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[null,"1.","Record Nr.",null,"UNINA9910791464803321"]
[null,null,"Autore",null,"DeWiel Boris"]
[null,null,"Titolo",null,"Democracy: A History of Ideas [[electronic resource]]"]
[null,null,"Pubbl/distr/stampa",null,"Vancouver, BC, CAN, : UBC Press, 20000101"]
[{"$nulls":4},"UBC Press"]
[null,null,"ISBN",null,"1-283-11197-7"]
[{"$nulls":4},"9786613111975"]
[{"$nulls":4},"0-7748-5247-X"]
[null,null,"Descrizione fisica",null,"1 online resource (208 p.)"]
[null,null,"Disciplina",null,"321.8/09"]
[null,null,"Soggetti",null,"POLITICAL SCIENCE"]
[{"$nulls":4},"History & Theory"]
[{"$nulls":4},"Democracy - History"]
[{"$nulls":4},"Political Science"]
[{"$nulls":4},"Political Theory of the State"]
[{"$nulls":4},"Law, Politics & Government"]
[null,null,"Lingua di pubblicazione",null,"Inglese"]
[null,null,"Formato",null,"Materiale a stampa"]
[null,null,null,"Livello bibliografico","Monografia"]
[null,null,null,"Note generali","Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph"]
[null,null,"Nota di contenuto",null,"Democracy and value pluralism -- What is the people? : a conceptual history of civil society -- From ancient virtues to modern values : positive liberty and the creative will -- The teleology of modern time : negative liberty and human nature -- Splitting the individual : the subatomic values of liberalism -- Conservatism and the temporal order -- Socialism and the power of social unity -- Democracy as a pattern of disagreement."]
[null,null,null,"Sommario/riassunto","What is democracy? Is it the movement toward united self-government in which equality is our highest value? Or is it about preserving the freedom of individuals? In Democracy: A History of Ideas, Boris DeWiel argues that neither of these popular definitions is correct. Inspired by Isaiah Berlin, he describes democracy as a contest of values. Equality and liberty, like justice and fairness, are among our ultimate ideals, but no single value is supreme. Because they conflict with each other, democracy is an endless battle of true yet contrary ideals. The enduring structure of democratic conflict, the book argues, is rooted in the historical emergence of modern values. The approach is based on the simple premise that every new idea begins from an old one. Therefore, "]
[{"$nulls":4},"our own political ideas may be traced in stages to earlier beliefs about the good. By exploring the history of ideas, the book uncovers the deeply embedded pattern of ideological conflicts in politics today. The book suggests that wherever democracy arises, a pattern of conflict will emerge among socialist, liberal, and conservative ideas. Based on a sophisticated theory of politics, DeWiel's analysis promotes a better understanding of the major ideologies across democratic nations. By specifying the precise values embedded along the left-right continuum, the book concludes with an improved model of ideological differences for use in empirical and theoretical studies."]
[null,"2.","Record Nr.",null,"UNINA9910792328003321"]
[null,null,"Titolo",null,"Public administration Singapore-style [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Jon S.T. Quah"]
[null,null,"Pubbl/distr/stampa",null,"Bingley, : Emerald, 2010"]
[null,null,"ISBN",null,"1-282-55267-8"]
[{"$nulls":4},"9786612552670"]
[{"$nulls":4},"1-84950-925-5"]
[null,null,"Edizione",null,"[1st ed.]"]
[null,null,"Descrizione fisica",null,"1 online resource (335 p.)"]
[null,null,"Collana",null,"Research in public policy analysis and management, , 0732-1317 ; ; v. 19"]
[null,null,"Disciplina",null,"351.5957"]
[null,null,"Soggetti",null,"Political Science - Public Affairs & Administration"]
[{"$nulls":4},"Political Science - Public Policy - General"]
[{"$nulls":4},"Public administration"]
[{"$nulls":4},"Civil service & public sector"]
[{"$nulls":4},"Public administration - Singapore"]
[null,null,"Lingua di pubblicazione",null,"Inglese"]
[null,null,"Formato",null,"Materiale a stampa"]
[null,null,null,"Livello bibliografico","Monografia"]
[null,null,null,"Note generali","Description based upon print version of record."]
[null,null,null,"Nota di bibliografia","Includes bibliographical references and index."]
[null,null,"Nota di contenuto",null,"ch. 1. Introduction / Jon S.T. Quah -- ch. 2. Singapore's policy context / Jon S.T. Quah -- ch. 3. The evolution of the Singapore Civil Service (1819-1959) / Jon S.T. Quah -- ch. 4. Statutory boards / Jon S.T. Quah -- ch. 5. The public service commission / Jon S.T. Quah -- ch. 6. Compensation : paying for the 'best and brightest' / Jon S.T. Quah -- ch. 7. Administrative reform / Jon S.T. Quah -- ch. 8. Implementing PS21 in the Singapore Civil Service / Jon S.T. Quah -- ch. 9. Combating corruption / Jon S.T. Quah -- ch. 10. The PAP government's philosophy of governance / Jon S.T. Quah -- ch. 11. Public administration Singapore-style / Jon S.T. Quah."]
[null,null,null,"Sommario/riassunto","Singapore was ranked first for the competence of its public officials from 1999 to 2002 by The Global Competitiveness Report. While research has been done on various aspects of public administration in Singapore, there is to date no comprehensive study of the Singapore Civil Service and the statutory boards and their contribution to the attainment of national development goals. The aim of this book is to rectify this gap in the literature by providing a detailed study of public administration Singapore-style. Public administration Singapore-style is characterized by these features: macho-meritocracy; competing with "]
[{"$nulls":4},"the private sector for talent; low level of corruption; reliance on institutional and attitudinal administrative reforms; reliance on statutory boards to implement socio-economic development programs; effective policy implementation, improving service to the public; and using policy diffusion to solve problems. The books main thesis is that the nature of public administration in Singapore results from the combined influence of Singapores policy context and the various policies introduced by the Peoples Action Party government since it assumed office in June 1959, 50 years ago."]