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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779234003321

Titolo

The public manager case book : making decisions in a complex world / / edited by Terrel L. Rhodes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London : , : SAGE, , 2002

ISBN

1-4522-3113-3

1-4522-6677-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 194 pages) : ill., maps

Altri autori (Persone)

RhodesTerrel L. <1949->

Disciplina

352.33

Soggetti

Public administration

Political planning

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1 - Balancing the Budget in Gaston County, North Carolina; 2 - Emergency Management at the Millennium; 3 - The Quest to Continue; 4 - Ending Welfare As We Know It? Cabarrus County Implements Welfare Reform; 5 - Evolving Objectives; 6 - Teaching What They Practice; 7 - The Edifice Complex; 8 - Smart Cards for Paperless Transactions; Index; About the Editor; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

This collection of eight public administration cases helps students practise the decision-making skills they need in their jobs as public managers.