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作者：Ebdon, Carol; Franklin, Aimee L.
作者单位：University of Oklahoma System; University of Oklahoma - Norman
摘要：Citizen participation in government budgeting processes is a topic that has received attention for many decades. Despite prescriptive exhortations to cities, research in this area has significant limitations. We identify four elements that are believed to influence the participation process. The variables within each element have received attention in the empirical literature, but no systematic effort has been made to uncover interaction effects and extend theory to make it more robust. We con...
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作者：Meier, KJ; O'Toole, LJ Jr
作者单位：Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University College Station; Cardiff University; University System of Georgia; University of Georgia
摘要：The literature on political control of bureaucracy reveals that bureaucracies are highly responsive to political forces. This paper argues that the political control literature misses evidence from other academic literature that bears directly on this phenomenon. Specifically, researchers need to consider the values of the bureaucracy in any effort to assess the degree of political control. An empirical test is presented using a data set from public education. Results show bureaucratic values ...
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作者：Koontz, Tomas M.; Thomas, Craig W.
作者单位：University System of Ohio; Ohio State University; University of Washington; University of Washington Seattle
摘要：Many tout the benefits of collaborative environmental management as an alternative to centralized planning and command and control regulation, but the excitement over collaborative processes has not been matched by evidence that these processes actually improve the environment. The most crucial question in collaborative environmental management remains unanswered and often unasked- To what extent does collaboration lead to improved environmental outcomes? We know much about why collaboration i...
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作者：Brown, Trevor L.; Potoski, Matthew; Van Slyke, David M.
作者单位：University System of Ohio; Ohio State University; Iowa State University; Syracuse University
摘要：The contracting of public services has been an integral part of public managers' work for a long time, and it is here to stay. This essay sums up current research on the topic for busy practitioners and scholars. Where are we today with respect to the problems and pitfalls of contracting out, from balancing equity with efficiency to confronting the frequent problem of imperfect markets?
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作者：Waugh, William L., Jr.; Streib, Gregory
作者单位：University System of Georgia; Georgia State University
摘要：Collaboration is a necessary foundation for dealing with both natural and technological hazards and disasters and the consequences of terrorism. This analysis describes the structure of the American emergency management system, the charts development of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and identifies conflicts arising from the creation of the Department of Homeland Security and the attempt to impose a command and control system on a very collaborative organizational culture in a very c...
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作者：Bowling, Cynthia J.; Kelleher, Christine A.; Jones, Jennifer; Wright, Deil S.
作者单位：Auburn University System; Auburn University; Villanova University; University of North Carolina; University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
摘要：Trends of female access to and presence in responsible governmental positions have gained substantial attention. The research reported here assesses and seeks convergence on several issues associated with gender representation. It extends the research by focusing on top executive posts in American state governments. In particular the presence Of women agency heads in all 50 states is examined from 1970 through 2000 using the lenses of passive representativeness and active representation. The a...
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作者：Meyers, RT
作者单位：University System of Maryland; University of Maryland Baltimore County
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作者：Meyers, RT
作者单位：University System of Maryland; University of Maryland Baltimore County
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作者：Williams, DW
作者单位：City University of New York (CUNY) System; Baruch College (CUNY)
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作者：[Anonymous]
