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作者:Battaglio, R. Paul, Jr.
作者单位:University of Texas System; University of Texas Dallas
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作者:Riggs, Fred W.
作者单位:University of Hawaii System; University of Hawaii Manoa
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作者:Spicer, Michael W.
作者单位:University System of Ohio; Cleveland State University
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作者:Koontz, Tomas M.
作者单位:University System of Ohio; Ohio State University
摘要:Herbert Kaufinan 1960 investigation of federal forest rangers provided important insights into administrative discretion, agency culture, and natural resource policy making. Subsequent studies of Forest Service administration have documented that agency change over time, mirroring broad Changes in federal public administration. But little is known about stateforest administration. This article describes results from a survey of line officers in 48 stateforest agencies, as well as stateforest s...
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作者:White, Joseph; Neumann, Peter J.
作者单位:University System of Ohio; Case Western Reserve University; University System of Ohio; Case Western Reserve University
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作者:Spicer, Michael W.
作者单位:University System of Ohio; Cleveland State University
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作者:van Heerden, Ivor Ll.
作者单位:Louisiana State University System; Louisiana State University; Louisiana State University System; Louisiana State University
摘要:Hurricane Katrina made landfall as a fast-moving Category 3 storm. Thereafter, 85 percent of Greater New Orleans was flooded, 1,500 lives were lost, and approximately 100, 000 were left homeless. New Orleans' hurricane protection system failed catastrophically, leavi ng miles of levees without protection from waves. With global warming accelerating, smarter planning is needed for many coastal cities and communities. Surge defenses that make full use of natural and man-made components need to b...
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作者:Arnold, Peri E.
作者单位:University of Notre Dame
摘要:Analyzing Robert E. Cushman's study within the context of the Brownlow Report substantiates the argument that the immediate failure of the committee's recommendations-and their influence in the longer term-is best explained within the conceptual framework of changing political orders in American political development. Seventy years later, the field has the historical perspective to see that the committee's work was buffeted by tensions between competing political orders. Today, far from being ...
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作者:Christensen, Tom; Laegreid, Per
作者单位:University of Oslo; University of Bergen
摘要:In this article, the authors discuss whole-of-government initiatives as a reaction to the negative effects of New Public Management reforms such as structural devolution, single-purpose organizations, and performance management but also as a reaction to a more insecure world. The authors examine what is meant by a whole-of-government approach and explore how this concept might be interpreted in analytical terms. The structural approach is contrasted with a cultural perspective and a myth-based...
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作者:Haque, M. Shamsul
作者单位:National University of Singapore