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作者:Ewalt, JAG; Jennings, ET Jr
作者单位:Eastern Kentucky University; Eastern Kentucky University; University of Kentucky
摘要:Landmark welfare reform legislation passed in 1996 has been operating by legislative extensions since its expiration in September 2002. At this writing, reauthorization has been derailed by controversy over various legislative proposals. In this article, we contribute to the welfare policy debate by studying the importance of specific policy tools and the role of public administration in the dramatic fall in welfare caseloads from 1996 to 2000. Using administrative and survey data on welfare p...
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作者:Avery, G
作者单位:University of Minnesota System; University of Minnesota Twin Cities; University of Minnesota System; University of Minnesota Twin Cities
摘要:During the 1990s, terrorist actions using biological weapons and the fear that rogue states possessed such weapons placed bioterrorism on the political agenda, a policy window widened by the September 11 attacks. Advocates for improving the U.S. public health infrastructure attempted to use this window to obtain the resources necessary for modernization. This article examines those efforts and identifies significant problems arising from a mismatch between the goals of public health policy ent...
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作者:Coates, P
作者单位:Iowa State University; Iowa State University; Iowa State University
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作者:van Blijswijk, JAM; van Breukelen, RCJ; Franklin, AL; Raadschelders, JCN; Slump, P
作者单位:University of Oklahoma System; University of Oklahoma - Norman
摘要:Trust in government is foundering. Ethics codes have limited utility in bolstering public trust, and a clear correlation between such codes and changed behavior must still be established. They are a means for external oversight, but they do nothing in terms of providing an internal moral compass. To rebuild trust in government, employees must also act with integrity Actions that are both ethical and carried out with integrity are necessary neither is sufficient. Acknowledging this, the Dutch T...
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作者:Moynihan, DP
作者单位:Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University College Station; Bush School of Government & Public Service
摘要:The increased use of information technology promises to revolutionize both the provision of government services and the vibrancy of democracy. In the aftermath of the Florida voting controversy during the 2000 presidential election, governments have placed their faith in technology, adopting e-voting machines that offer enhanced voter convenience and eliminate the need for subjective recounts. However, the same underlying assumptions that apply to e-government theory do not apply to e-voting b...
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作者:Page, S
作者单位:University of Washington; University of Washington Seattle
摘要:This article examines the intersection of two types of innovations that are increasingly common in public administration-accountability for results and interagency collaboration. Recent scholarship suggests four approaches that collaborators can use to increase their accountability for results. The article proposes measures of these four approaches to assess a collaborative's capacity for accountability, and uses them to compare the accountability of human services collaboratives in 10 states....
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作者:Hambleton, R; Sweeting, D
作者单位:University of Illinois System; University of Illinois Chicago; University of Illinois Chicago Hospital
摘要:Significant changes in the political management of local authorities in the United Kingdom are now taking place as a result of legislation passed by the Labour government since 1997. The new political management models aim to modernize local governance by strengthening local leadership, streamlining decision making, and enhancing local accountability. These changes owe much to U.S. experience: They involve the introduction of a separation of powers between an executive and an assembly, and the...
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作者:Potoski, M; Prakash, A
作者单位:Iowa State University; University of Washington; University of Washington Seattle
摘要:Across the United States and around the world, businesses have joined voluntary governmental and nongovernmental environmental regulations. Such codes often require firms to establish internal environmental management systems to improve their environmental performance and regulatory compliance. Meanwhile, governments have been offering incentives to businesses that self-police their regulatory compliance and promptly report and correct violations. This article examines how governmental regulat...
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作者:Bozeman, B; Pandey, SK
作者单位:University System of Georgia; Georgia Institute of Technology; Rutgers University System; Rutgers University New Brunswick; Rutgers University Camden
摘要:One obvious aspect of public management decisions and decision making has largely escaped attention-decision content. We examine the effects of decision content by asking the following questions for budget cutback and information technology decisions: How does content affect the time required for decision making? How does content affect who participates? How does content affect the decision criteria employed? How does content affect the information quality used in the decision-making process a...
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作者:Roberts, A
作者单位:Syracuse University