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Challenges to Public Value Creation : Authority, Process, and Complexity / / edited by Brian J. Cook
| Challenges to Public Value Creation : Authority, Process, and Complexity / / edited by Brian J. Cook |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2024.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (316 pages) |
| Disciplina | 336 |
| Collana | Public Sector Organizations |
| Soggetto topico |
Political planning
Public administration Public Policy Public Administration Public Sector Studies |
| ISBN | 3-031-46030-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Scholarship on Public Value: Ends and Means -- Content in Brief -- Part I: The Puzzle of Public Value, Public Authority, and Public Governance -- Part II: The Complexities of Authority and Process in Defining and Creating Public Value in Particular Contexts -- Part III: Rethinking and Reshaping Processes and Authorities to Create Public Value -- Conclusion -- References -- Part I: The Puzzle of Public Value, Public Authority, and Public Governance -- Chapter 2: The Challenge of Government: Public Value Is Unknowable -- Introduction -- The Problem Clarified -- Justification and Public Authority -- Publics and Their Values -- The Paradox of Government -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Searching for Sufficient Legitimacy to Make Public Policy Choices -- Prebble's Critique and the Standard of Knowability -- Addressing the Fundamental Problem of "Unknowability": Procedural Values as Alternatives to Substantive Values -- The Strategic Triangle and its Emphasis on Legitimacy and Support -- The Procedural Sources of Legitimacy and Support for Public Policy -- The Law Made Me Do It -- The Law Allowed Me to Do It -- Don't Worry, I'm an Expert -- Don't You Remember, We Talked About This and You Agreed -- It Is the Morally Right Thing to Do -- Knowing "With": Building Epistemic and Moral Communities -- Respect for Individuals: The Basis of a Democratic Epistemic and Moral Community -- The Experience of Respect, Fairness, and Justice: Substantive Values Reflected in and Produced Through Allegiance to Procedural Values -- Equality, Equal Respect, and Just Relationships as Substantive Outcomes -- Equality, Equal Respect, and Just Relationships in Public Policy Decision-Making.
Democratic Processes as a Method for Building "Voluntary" Compliance -- Conclusion: Building Capacities for Public Leadership -- References -- Chapter 4: The Cloud of Unknowing: The Theory and Practice of Public Value in Times of Extremity -- Introduction -- The Global Crisis, Hegemony, and Transition -- Radical Incrementalism in Institutions at the Intermediate Meso-Level -- The Micro-Level of Cultivating and Practicing Public Value -- Different Kinds and Ways of Knowing -- Unknowability, Accountability, and Learning from Intelligent Failure? -- Combining Pessimism of the Intellect with Optimism of the Will? -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Some Optimism About Public Governance -- How Can We Make Justifiable Decisions? -- Wicked Problems? -- Public Value and Democracy -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Public Value Is Knowable, Public Value Creation Is Not -- Starting Points -- Public Value Is Knowable -- Public Value Creation Is Not Knowable -- Where Does This Lead Us? -- References -- Chapter 7: Public Value, Knowability, and Legitimacy: A Thought Experiment -- Introduction -- The Experiment -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II: The Complexities of Authority and Process in Defining and Creating Public Value in Particular Contexts -- Chapter 8: Creating Public Value Through Nonprofit Involvement in Service Delivery: The Case of Veterans Services -- Introduction -- Public Value Creation: "Specific, Identifiable Content" -- The Policy Context: Veterans Services -- Nonprofits and Public Value Creation -- Expanding System Capacity and Service Innovation -- Shaping Civic Identities, Civic Engagement, and Democratic Action -- Strengthening Social Capital and Community-Building -- Strengthening Performance and Accountability -- Conclusion -- References. Chapter 9: Public Value Contestation in the Era of Fiscal Austerity and Crisis: Lessons from the State Takeover System in Michigan -- Defining and Classifying Public Value(s) -- Insights from Current Research on Public Value(s) Conflicts -- Research Design -- Data Collection and Analysis -- Fiscal Crisis and the Emergency Management System in Michigan -- Michigan Cities Under the Emergency Management -- Findings -- Network of Public Values in the State Receivership System -- Dominance of Fiscal Accountability -- Centralization and Democratic Governance -- Legality and Legal Authority in the Implementation of the State Receivership System -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: Leading and Recognising Public Value -- Introduction -- Theoretical Background and Literature Review -- Public Value -- Leadership -- Research Design and Methodology -- Findings -- Discussion -- Multiple Publics with Divergent Views of Public Value -- The Role of the Police in Convening Publics -- Exclusion from the Public Sphere -- The Discernment and Creation of Public Value -- Loss and Displacement of Public Value -- Leadership Constellations -- Leadership with Political Astuteness -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 11: Frontline Value Crafting: On the Micro-creation of Public Value at the Street Level -- Introduction -- Public Value Always Comprises Multiple Public Values at the Same Time -- Public Values Are Multi-dimensional Concepts, Invoking Conflicts -- Public Values Invoke Very Different Behaviors -- Two Alternatives to Public Value Analysis: Craftsmanship and Institutional Logics -- Investigating Craftsmanship Practices: Mapping Skills and Practices in Frontline Value Crafting -- Mapping Institutional Logics -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: Reception and Application of the Concept of Public Value in Latin America -- Introduction. The Role of Context -- Reception and Application of Public Value Concepts in Latin America -- Some First Publications on Public Value by Latin American Researchers -- Publications Focusing on Public Management Issues -- Publications Focusing on Public Policy, Citizens' Participation, and Governance -- Publications Focusing on Ethics -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Part III: Rethinking and Reshaping Processes and Authorities to Create Public Value -- Chapter 13: Unknowability, Heuristics, and Ethical Imperatives of Public Value Creation -- Unknowability in Public Values and Heuristics Frames -- Public Value Frameworks as Heuristics -- Ethical Imperatives of Public Value Creation -- Incorporating Ethics into Public Value Heuristics -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 14: Invulnerability as Public Value: A Micro-level Approach for Public Value Creation, Implementation, and Evaluation -- Overview -- What Is Missing from the Public Value Equation? -- Social Equity Is Missing from the Public Value Equation -- A Thorough Planning Strategy Is Missing from the Public Value Equation -- Relevant Concepts for the Discussion -- Equity -- Intersectionality -- Vulnerability -- The Proposal: A Goal-Oriented Approach -- Goalsetting -- Designing a Vulnerability Scorecard -- On the Evaluation of Public Value Outcomes -- The Case of Economic Impact Payments -- First Round of EIPs -- Second and Third Rounds of EIPs -- Observations -- Discussion -- The Public Value Equation -- Challenges -- References -- Chapter 15: Developing Strategies for the Creation of Public Value: An Exercise in Futility? -- Public Value -- Strategic Planning -- So, What Now? -- The Public Manager When Public Value Is Unknowable -- Humility as a Necessary but Insufficient Stance for Administrators (and Researchers) -- More Exploring and Engineering, Less Entrepreneurship. Better Understanding of Risks and Consequences -- Strategy Development When Public Value Is Unknowable -- Strategy Should Be a Dynamic Process Not a Fixed Plan -- Strategy Should Be Both Deliberate and Emergent -- Strategizing Should Be Far More Inclusive -- Moving Forward -- References -- Chapter 16: Conclusion -- The Dynamics of Government -- Authority -- Process -- Complexity -- Governance -- Closing Thoughts -- References -- Index. |
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| Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2024 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Public Net Worth : Accounting – Government - Democracy / / by Ian Ball, Willem Buiter, John Crompton, Dag Detter, Jacob Soll
| Public Net Worth : Accounting – Government - Democracy / / by Ian Ball, Willem Buiter, John Crompton, Dag Detter, Jacob Soll |
| Autore | Ball Ian |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2024.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (349 pages) |
| Disciplina | 339 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BuiterWillem
CromptonJohn DetterDag SollJacob |
| Soggetto topico |
Macroeconomics
Public administration Political science Accounting Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics Public Sector Studies Governance and Government Financial Accounting |
| ISBN | 3-031-44343-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | PART 1. PURPOSE AND PROLOGUE -- Chapter 1. Owning and Owing -- Chapter 2. From Warfare to Welfare in Three Generations -- PART 2. ACCOUNTING FOR GOVERNMENT -- Chapter 3. Why Government Accounting Matters -- Chapter 4. What Does the Government Balance Sheet Look Like? -- Chapter 5. Why Accrual Accounting Matters -- Chapter 6. Accrual Accounting – How it Works in Practice -- Chapter 7. Central Banks and the Public Sector Balance Sheet -- Chapter 8. Looking to the Future: The Comprehensive Balance Sheet -- Chapter 9. Comparison of Public Sector Balance Sheets -- Chapter 10. Comparison of Comprehensive Balance Sheets -- Chapter 11. Review of Fiscal Rules -- PART 3. MANAGING PUBLIC COMMERCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES -- Chapter 12. Finding, Understanding and Valuing Public Commercial Assets -- Chapter 13. The Asset Map: A Shortcut to Understanding Property Holdings Better -- Chapter 14. Institutionalising Asset Management -- Chapter 15. What Should Governments Do with Public Commercial Assets? -- Chapter 16. Managing Assets Better: The Role of Public Wealth Funds -- Chapter 17. Pensions and Other Liabilities: The Benefits of Disclosure and Management -- PART 4. PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE -- Chapter 18. Balance Sheets, Culture and National Achievement in Europe 1560 - 1834 -- Chapter 19. How Accounting Can Save Democracy -- Chapter 20. Implementing Change. |
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| Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2024 | ||
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Public Sector Financial Management for Sustainability and SDGs in Europe / / edited by Marco Bisogno, Isabel Brusca, Eugenio Caperchione, Sandra Cohen, Francesca Manes-Rossi
| Public Sector Financial Management for Sustainability and SDGs in Europe / / edited by Marco Bisogno, Isabel Brusca, Eugenio Caperchione, Sandra Cohen, Francesca Manes-Rossi |
| Autore | Bisogno Marco |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2024.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (152 pages) |
| Disciplina | 336.4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BruscaIsabel
CaperchioneEugenio CohenSandra Manes-RossiFrancesca |
| Collana | Public Sector Financial Management |
| Soggetto topico |
Political planning
Public administration Sustainability Finance, Public Public Policy Public Sector Studies Public Finance |
| ISBN |
9783031551352
9783031551345 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Spreading the sustainability puzzle pieces on the table - Isabel Brusca, Marco Bisogno, Eugenio Caperchione, Sandra Cohen and Francesca Manes-Rossi -- 2. Gender Budgeting - Sandra Cohen -- 3. Green Budgeting - Eugenio Caperchione -- 4. SDGs Budgeting and Reporting - Francesca Manes-Rossi -- 5. Environmental Reporting - Marco Bisogno -- 6. Sustainability Reporting - Marco Bisogno -- 7. Popular Reporting - Sandra Cohen -- 8. Assurance and Auditing of Sustainability and Non-Financial Reporting - Isabel Brusca -- 9. All that glitters is not gold. The sustainability puzzle and the pieces in place - Francesca Manes-Rossi, Marco Bisogno, Isabel Brusca, Sandra Cohen and Eugenio Caperchione. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910881095503321 |
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| Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2024 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Public Sector Management and Economic Governance in Ghana : Three Decades of the Fourth Republic / / edited by Joseph R.A. Ayee, Lloyd G.A. Amoah, Seidu M. Alidu
| Public Sector Management and Economic Governance in Ghana : Three Decades of the Fourth Republic / / edited by Joseph R.A. Ayee, Lloyd G.A. Amoah, Seidu M. Alidu |
| Autore | Ayee Joseph R. A |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2024.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (335 pages) |
| Disciplina | 320.6 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AmoahLloyd G. A
AliduSeidu M |
| Soggetto topico |
Political planning
Public administration Africa - Economic conditions Africa - Politics and government Public Policy Public Sector Studies African Economics African Politics |
| ISBN | 3-031-56964-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Introduction: Public Sector Management and Economic Governance Revisited -- Chapter 2. Reconceptualizing Neoliberal ‘‘Good Governance’’ Discourse and the Complexity of Global Self policing -- Chapter 3. Ghana’s Policy Elites and Engagement of the IMF under the Fourth Republic: Elite Agency, Compliance, or a Mixed Bag? -- Chapter 4. Transforming Ghana’s Economy: Where are we from? Where are we now? What more needs to be done? -- Chapter 5. The Contributions of Ghana National Petroleum Corporation towards Sustainability Efforts in Upstream Oil and Gas Operations in Ghana -- Chapter 6. Yɛ Te Sika So Nanso ɔkɔm Di Yɛn: The Case of Ghana's Poverty Amid Abundant Oil Resources and Revenues -- Chapter 7. The Legon Tradition of African Philosophy (TLTAP) and Contemporary Public Administration Theory (CPAT): the Case for Dialogic Engagement for a New African Public Administration -- Chapter 8. The Audit Service as a Supreme Audit Institution in Ghana’s Fourth Republic: An Assessment -- Chapter 9. Reforming the Police Service for Effective Policing in Ghana’s Fourth Republic -- Chapter 10. Notes on the Position of Chief of Staff at the Presidency in Ghana’s Fourth Republic -- Chapter 11. The Phenomenon of Special Assistants as Gatekeepers and their Impact on the Performance of Bureaucrats in the Ghanaian Civil Service -- Chapter 12. Balancing the Decentralization Scale in Ghana to Promote Political Decentralization: A Perspective on Local Government Election in the Fourth Republic -- Chapter 13. Rural Development in Ghana -- Chapter 14. Ghana’s Foreign Policy in the Fourth Republic: Trends, Complexities and Future Implications -- Chapter 15. Conclusion: Ghana in the Next Thirty Years: The Public Sector, Economic Governance, and International Relations. |
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| Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2024 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Social Media and Africa's Public Sector : Perspectives on Contemporary Issues / / by Eric Kwame Adae, Kojo Kakra Twum, Robert Ebo Hinson, Helen Inseng Duh, Doreen Anyamesem Odame
| Social Media and Africa's Public Sector : Perspectives on Contemporary Issues / / by Eric Kwame Adae, Kojo Kakra Twum, Robert Ebo Hinson, Helen Inseng Duh, Doreen Anyamesem Odame |
| Autore | Adae Eric Kwame |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (143 pages) |
| Disciplina | 302.23096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Kakra TwumKojo
HinsonRobert Ebo DuhHelen Inseng OdameDoreen Anyamesem |
| Collana | Palgrave Studies of Public Sector Management in Africa |
| Soggetto topico |
International economic integration
Globalization Business Africa Management science Public administration Emerging Markets and Globalization African Business Business and Management Public Sector Studies |
| ISBN |
9783031226427
9783031226410 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Overview of Social Media and Africa’s Public Sector -- Chapter 2: Exploring Facets of Africa’s Public Sector’s Dance with Social Media -- Chapter 3: Main Objectives and Expectations for the Use of Social Media in the Public Sector in Africa -- Chapter 4: Catalysts for Social Media Adoption in the Public Sector in Africa -- Chapter 5: Democracy and Use of Social Media by Public Sector Organisations in Africa -- Chapter 6: Social Media and E-Government Services in Africa -- Chapter 7: The Way Forward for the Use of Social Media in the Public Sector in Africa. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910686476803321 |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Transformational Human Resources Management in Zimbabwe : Solutions for the Public Sector in the 21st Century / / edited by Mervis Chiware, Bernard Nkala, Innocent Chirisa
| Transformational Human Resources Management in Zimbabwe : Solutions for the Public Sector in the 21st Century / / edited by Mervis Chiware, Bernard Nkala, Innocent Chirisa |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2022.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (196 pages) |
| Disciplina | 410.5 |
| Soggetto topico |
Personnel management
Public administration Human Resource Management Public Sector Studies African Economics |
| ISBN | 981-19-4629-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. The Human Capital Management in the Zimbabwe public Sector. An Overview of issues and challenges -- Chapter 2. Role of the Higher and Tertiary Institutions in Human Capital Development in Zimbabwe -- Chapter 3. Enhancing the Quality of Practical Skills Assessment in Zimbabwean Higher Tertiary Education Institutions -- Chapter 4. Talent identification, Nurturing and mentorship: challenges and opportunities in the global economy -- Chapter 5. Digitalisation of Human Resources Systems and Process Necessary For Public Sector Transformation in Zimbabwe -- Chapter 6. Developing priority-driven leadership and supervisory skills within public sector low resource settings -- Chapter 7. Balancing the twin challenges of Performance management and Culture transformation in the public sector -- Chapter 8. Transformational Workforce Training approaches for the public sector in the 21st Century -- Chapter 9. trategic Human Resources Management for Public Sector Entities in Zimbabwe: Needs, Scope and Possibilities -- Chapter 10. Addressing Workforce Public Productivity Through Human Resources Outsourcing -- Chapter 11. The Health and Safety Perspectives in the Zimbabwe Public Sector -- Chapter 12. Picking up the Pieces and Way Forward. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910595049003321 |
| Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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