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Public Sector Enterprise Risk Management

Public Sector Enterprise Risk Management

Thomas H. Stanton, Kenneth C. Fletcher
Through a series of case studies and selected special topics, Public Sector Enterprise Risk Management presents examples from leading Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) programs on overcoming bureaucratic obstacles, developing a positive risk culture, and making ERM a valuable part of day-to-day management. Specifically designed to help government risk managers, with concepts and approaches to help them advance risk management beyond the basics, the book: Provides a balanced mix of concepts, instruction and examples; Addresses topics that go beyond the basics of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program design and implementation; Includes insights from leading practitioners and other senior officials. Many government organizations can refer to the growing body of materials that provide examples of ERM processes and procedures. Far fewer reference materials and examples exist to help organizations develop a risk-mature organizational culture that is critical to the long-term success and strategic value that ERM represents to government organizations. Public Sector Enterprise Risk Management begins to fill that void and is intended to help public sector risk managers overcome barriers that inhibit ERM from becoming an active contributor to major decisions that top officials must make.
Public Budgeting in African Nations

Public Budgeting in African Nations

Peter Fuseini Haruna, Shikha Vyas, Doorgapersad
Public Budgeting in African Nations aims to provide usable budgeting and fiscal policy management information to development practitioners interested in improving the performance of governments in the context of good governance. It shares regional and cross-cultural experiences with international audiences and gives reflective attention to comparative budgeting and fiscal policy management. With a promising economic and fiscal forecast, such information is timely for international development practitioners and for scholars and researchers interested in advancing development management. This book adopts an interdisciplinary/pragmatic approach to analyze and present research findings on public budgeting as a sustainable development tool. The central argument is that development practice will benefit from a bottom-up, decentralized approach to budgeting and fiscal policy management, involving national, sub-national, and civil society institutions. From this perspective, a balanced budget should draw from and reflect values and priorities across the full spectrum of social and political life.
Collaborative Governance: Principles, Processes, and Practical Tools

Collaborative Governance: Principles, Processes, and Practical Tools

Steven Greenwood, Laurel Singer, Wendy Willis
Traditional governance, even when it is functioning effectively and fairly, often produces clear winners and clear losers, leaving smoldering resentments that flare up whenever there is a shift in the balance of power. Over the past two and a half decades, a new style of governance has arisen to disrupt some of that winner-takes-all dynamic, offering parties a means to collectively navigate their interests in a highly focused and democratic way. Collaborative Governance is the first comprehensive practice-based textbook on the topic, presenting a solid grounding in relevant theory while also focusing on case studies, process design, and practical tools. Bringing together theory and tools from the fields of negotiation and mediation, as well as political science and public administration, this book introduces students and practitioners to the theory of collaborative governance in the context of practical applications.
Coverage includes:
- A connection of the practices of collaborative governance with the field's theoretical underpinnings;
- Tools for students and practitioners of collaborative governance--as well as public administrators and other possible participants in collaborative governance processes--to discern when collaborative governance is appropriate in politically complex, real-world settings;
- A roadmap for students, practitioners, and process participants to help them design--and effectively participate in--productive, efficient, and fair collaborative governance processes;
- An exploration of constitutional democracy and the ways in which collaborative governance can be used as a tool in building a more just, fair, and functional society.
Collaborative Governance is an ideal primary textbook in public administration, planning, and political science courses, as well as a jargon-free primer for professionals looking to learn more about the theory and practice of this important field.
The Public Policy Primer: Managing the Policy Process

The Public Policy Primer: Managing the Policy Process

Xun Wu, Michael Howlett, M. Ramesh, Scott Fritzen
This short guide provides a concise and accessible overview of the entire policy cycle taking the reader through the various stages of agenda setting, policy formulation, decision making, policy implementation and policy evaluation.
Public officials at every level of government play a vital role in the development, adoption and implementation of government policies. Yet existing works focus only on senior politicians and public officials and, thus, fail to provide an insight into the work of the vast majority of other officials. This book provides an introduction to the key policy functions, the challenges they entail, and how the challenges may be addressed by public officials. Written from a comparative perspective, the authors include examples from a diverse range of countries at different stages of development, highlighting key principles and practices through which officials can effectively manage their policy processes and outcomes.
This important tool offers students of public policy and policy practitioners' guidance on how to make, implement and evaluate public policies in ways that improve citizens' lives.
The Public Policy Primer: Managing the Policy Process

The Public Policy Primer: Managing the Policy Process

Xun Wu, Michael Howlett, M. Ramesh, Scott Fritzen
This short guide provides a concise and accessible overview of the entire policy cycle taking the reader through the various stages of agenda setting, policy formulation, decision making, policy implementation and policy evaluation.
Public officials at every level of government play a vital role in the development, adoption and implementation of government policies. Yet existing works focus only on senior politicians and public officials and, thus, fail to provide an insight into the work of the vast majority of other officials. This book provides an introduction to the key policy functions, the challenges they entail, and how the challenges may be addressed by public officials. Written from a comparative perspective, the authors include examples from a diverse range of countries at different stages of development, highlighting key principles and practices through which officials can effectively manage their policy processes and outcomes.
This important tool offers students of public policy and policy practitioners' guidance on how to make, implement and evaluate public policies in ways that improve citizens' lives.
A Practical Guide to Theoretical Frameworks for Social Science Research

A Practical Guide to Theoretical Frameworks for Social Science Research

Robert Mitchell, Andrea J. Bingham, Daria S. Carter
Publication details
 
Title             : A Practical Guide to Theoretical Frameworks for Social Science Research
 
Authors       : Robert Mitchell, Andrea J. Bingham and Daria S. Carter
 
Publisher    :Routledge, New York, NY
 
Year of Publication  : 2024
 
Physical description
 
Pages   : 243
 
Document type:  Book
 
Language   : English
 
Dimensions   : 6.85/0.53/9.69 Inches
 
Bibliographic notes
 
Includes bibliographical references and index
 
Identifiers and numbering
 
ISBN
9781032199924
9781032199894
 
LCCN
2023041525
 
Classification - LC
H62 .B5246 2023
 
CONTENTS/SUMMARY
 
"This practical book offers a guide to finding, choosing, and applying theoretical frameworks to social sciences research, and provides researchers with the scaffolding needed to reflect on their philosophical orientations and better situate their work in the existing landscape of empirical and theoretical knowledge. Using a multifaceted approach, the book provides clear definitions, primary tenets, historical context, highlights of the challenges and contemporary discussion and, perhaps more importantly, concrete and successful examples of studies that have drawn on and incorporated each theoretical framework. The authors define and explain the connections among such concepts as ontology, epistemology, paradigm, theory, theoretical frameworks, conceptual frameworks, and research methodology; describe the process of finding and effectively using theoretical and conceptual frameworks in research; and offer brief overviews of particular theories within the following disciplines: sociology, psychology, education, leadership, public policy, political science, economics, organizational studies, and business. The book also has a dedicated chapter on critical theories, and for each theory, provides a definition, explores how the theory is useful for researchers, discusses the background and foundations, outlines key terms and concepts, presents examples of theoretical applications, and gives an overview of strengths and limitations. This book offers a useful starting point for any researcher interested in better situating their work in existing conceptual and theoretical knowledge, but it will be especially useful for graduate students and early career researchers who are looking for clear definitions of complex terms and concepts, and for an introduction to useful theories across disciplines"-- Provided by publisher
Content notes
Introduction -- Understanding and Applying Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks -- Critical Theories -- Sociology -- Psychology -- Education -- Leadership -- Public Policy --
Political Science -- Economics -- Organisational Studies -- Business