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作者:Morrell, Kevin; Currie, Graeme
作者单位:University of Warwick; University of Warwick
摘要:Various public administration jobs are described as impossible, meaning that they have an unpopular or illegitimate client base, stakeholders have conflicting values, and leaders and their agency's mission are continually questioned. Although this framework is widely used, it has also become overgeneralized. The authors propose three theoretical extensions to understanding impossible jobs based on findings from a three-year multimethod study of riot policing. First, a distinction can be drawn ...
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作者:Costello, Andrew
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作者:Perry, James L.
作者单位:Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington
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作者:Olsen, Asmus Leth
作者单位:University of Copenhagen
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作者:Eckerd, Adam; Heidelberg, Roy L.
作者单位:Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University; Louisiana State University System; Louisiana State University
摘要:Brownfields pose challenges to both communities and policy makers. Public funds are insufficient to remediate these contaminated sites, but, given the uncertainty of contamination and the complexity of liability, private interests are reluctant to become involved for fear of future litigation. From a New Public Management perspective, market incentives can be used to encourage private sector remediation of sites. However, this change implies a shift in administrative function from regulation t...
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作者:Jacobsen, Henrik
作者单位:University of Oxford
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作者:Chowdhury, Farzana
作者单位:Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington
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作者:Hennighan-Finlay, Paula
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作者:Leavitt, William M.
作者单位:Old Dominion University
摘要:This article examines General Douglas MacArthur's six years as Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers in post-World War II Japan. MacArthur was appointed by President Harry S. Truman in 1945 to preside over and administer the reconstruction of postwar Japan. No American serving in the role of a public administrator has ever had a more difficult task than the one MacArthur took on in Japan. At the end of World War II, Japan was devastated, and the entire population faced starvation. MacArthur'...
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作者:Ibsen, Marius