1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458243303321

Autore

Brassett James.

Titolo

Cosmopolitanism and global financial reform : a pragmatic approach to the Tobin tax / / James Brassett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-136-97072-X

1-136-97073-8

1-282-62956-5

9786612629563

0-203-85162-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (151 p.)

Collana

RIPE series in global political economy

Disciplina

336.2/7833245

Soggetti

International finance - Moral and ethical aspects

Globalization - Moral and ethical aspects

Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The ethical turn in IPE: The case for a pragmatic approach; 2 Vocabularies of the Tobin tax: From economics to politics and ethics; 3 Cosmopolitan justice and the Tobin tax; 4 Cosmopolitan democracy and the Tobin tax; 5 Pragmatic cosmopolitanism: The Tobin tax campaign as sentimental education; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Acknowledgement of the ethical dimension of global finance is commonplace in the wake of financial crises. The sub-prime crisis and ensuing credit crunch are only the latest in a long run of global financial crises that wreak social havoc and force us to consider alternative possibilities for global finance.By defining cosmopolitanism and analysing how cosmopolitan ideas can increasingly provide an account of the governance of global finance, Brassett examines whether global finance can be regulated so as to provide cosmopolitan values like social security, equality and democratic ac



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910830992603321

Autore

Niven Paul R

Titolo

Balanced scorecard step-by-step for government and nonprofit agencies [[electronic resource] /] / Paul R. Niven

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2008

ISBN

1-119-19728-7

1-281-38172-1

9786611381721

0-470-32798-7

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (385 p.)

Disciplina

352.3/57

Soggetti

Total quality management in government

Administrative agencies - Management - Evaluation

Nonprofit organizations - Management - Evaluation

Benchmarking (Management)

Performance standards

Organizational effectiveness - Measurement

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction to the balanced scorecard -- Adapting the balanced scorecard to fit the public and nonprofit sectors -- Before you begin -- Training and communication planning for balanced scorecard success -- Mission, values, and vision -- Strategy : the core of every balanced scorecard -- Strategy maps -- Performance measures, targets, and initiatives -- Creating alignment by cascading the balanced scorecard -- Linking resource allocation to the balanced scorecard -- Reporting results -- The City of Charlotte : a balanced scorecard success story -- Sustaining balanced scorecard success.

Sommario/riassunto

""The Balanced Scorecard has risen to the performance measurement challenge of the private sector and is equally well-equipped to facilitate a rapid and dramatic transition of twenty-first-century nonprofit and public organizations."" -from Chapter Two   The emphasis today on demonstrated organizational performance is not limited to private-



sector corporations. Public and nonprofit agencies are also finding that, as financial resources decrease and demand for results increases, they too must institute performance goals along with programs and processes that consistently progress toward those