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作者:Catlaw, Thomas J.; Stout, Margaret
作者单位:Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Tempe; Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Tempe; West Virginia University
摘要:This essay examines the governance of small towns in the United States. Small towns have received little attention in the public administration literature to date, yet 1 in 10 Americans still lives in one, representing roughly 75 percent of all municipalities in the United States and some 33 million people. Small towns are characterized as dense, multiplex networks that lend unique dynamics to local politics. However, they face significant social, economic, technological, and demographic trend...
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作者:Gordon, Rebecca
作者单位:University of San Francisco
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作者:Crow, Michael M.
作者单位:Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Tempe
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作者:Einolf, Christopher
作者单位:DePaul University
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作者:Josephs, Kate
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作者:Kim, Younsung; Darnall, Nicole
作者单位:George Mason University; George Mason University; Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Tempe; Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Tempe
摘要:While many scholars have discussed the merits of collaborative governance, especially for addressing complicated modern policy challenges, the literature has paid less attention to how business can serve as an effective collaborative partner during the formation of mandatory policies and regulations. Drawing on scholarship in the management sciences and combining it with literature in public administration and public policy, the authors elaborate on four distinct types of business responses to...
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作者:Guinn, David E.; Straussman, Jeffrey D.
作者单位:State University of New York (SUNY) System; University at Albany, SUNY; State University of New York (SUNY) System; University at Albany, SUNY
摘要:Both the donor community and scholars have created a cottage industry studying fragile states. International nongovernmental organizations that have developed indexes measuring corruption or governance have been unkind to Afghanistan. One index suggests a different and more optimistic story. The International Budget Partnership measures transparency every two years with its Open Budget Index. Afghanistan demonstrated dramatic improvement on this index between 2008 and 2012. The authors use the...
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作者:Ruscio, Kenneth P.
作者单位:Washington & Lee University
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作者:Blank, Rebecca M.
作者单位:University of Wisconsin System; University of Wisconsin Madison
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作者:Terjesen, Siri; Bosma, Niels; Stam, Erik
作者单位:Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington; Utrecht University; Utrecht University
摘要:Findings from a large and growing body of entrepreneurship research offer insights for public policy and public officials and managers. Entrepreneurship policy is defined as measures undertaken to stimulate entrepreneurship in a region or country. The authors discuss generalizations from empirical research on three types of entrepreneurship activity that are vital for inclusive, sustainable economic growth: high-growth (stressing economic impact), female (inclusive impact), and social (sustain...