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This work serves as a comprehensive collection of global scholarship regarding the vast fields of public administration and public policy. Written and edited by leading international scholars and practitioners, this exhaustive resource covers all areas of the twin fields of study. In keeping with the multidisciplinary spirit of these fields, the entries make use of various theoretical, empirical, analytical, practical, and methodological bases of knowledge. The encyclopedia provides a snapshot of the most current research in public administration and public policy, covering such important areas as: 1. organization theory, behavior, change and development 2. administrative theory and practice 3. bureaucracy 4. public budgeting and financial management 5. public finance and public management 6. public personnel and labor-management relations 7. crisis and emergency management 8. institutional theory and public administration 9. law and regulations 10. ethics and accountability Relevant to professionals, experts, scholars, general readers, and students worldwide, this work will serve as the most viable global reference source for those looking for an introduction to the field.

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Accounting for Public Debt and Deficit .- Alternative Marketing Strategies in Nonprofit Organizations .- Budget Approval and the Legislative Process .- Bureaucratic Structure .- Community Resilience and Crisis Management .- Consular Emergency Management .- Dictatorships and Nonprofit Organizations .- Donor Withdrawal and the Implications for Public Governance in Latin America .- Economic Liberalization and Governance .- Governing and Managing International and Global Organizations .- Government Structure in Russia .- Integrated Reporting .- Lean in the Public Sector .- Modernizing Procurement .- OSHA as a Social Policy .- Population Policy, China .- Security and Public Policy in Turkey .- Stakeholders Perspective in Nonprofit Organizations .- Tourism Policy .- Volunteers in Public Service .- Youth Unemployment in Egypt.

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