Описание: In the era of globalization, comparative government and politics have come to the forefront due to the transformations of the social welfare state and the subsequent social, economic, political, cultural, technological and administrative changes. Taking a particular look at local government systems can uncover new perspectives on issues related to globalization, localization, governance, new democracy movements, managerial reformation, and privatization.Comparative Studies and Regionally-Focused Cases Examining Local Governments is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly research on the role played by local governments in overall administration, types and models of government at the local level, consequences of managerial reformations, and new develops regarding structure, process, personnel, and policymaking aspects of government. Highlighting relevant perspectives from comparative research and case studies, this book is ideally designed for students, government officials, politicians, civil society representatives, and academicians.
Описание: From Kleptocracy to Democracy: How Citizens Can Take Back Local Government provides students with a critical examination of the large-scale political corruption that looted Bell, California between 1993 and 2010. For 17 years, some city officials paid themselves more than a million dollars a year, using the police department as a “for profit” vehicle for collecting fines, and issuing over $100 million in bonds. They turned the city into their own private cash machine. Residents of the poor, immigrant community are still struggling to repay the city’s exorbitant debt.The book draws on interviews with more than 50 people connected to the Bell scandal to provide a compelling, in-depth look at how waves of factory closings, economic shifts, and immigration pressures gutted the structures that are essential to civic health, opening the way for grifting politicians. The book analyzes the seemingly minor breakdowns in civic life that invite corruption, and offers students and interested citizens tools for analyzing the health of their own communities. Apathy killed democracy in Bell for almost two decades, but the press—and the dogged political activism of young Latinos and Muslims in the Dreamers generation— brought it back. The book makes a clear connection between civil complacency and the resulting damage to American democracy. It demonstrates how citizens can actively resist political corruption by remaining involved and informed in local government.From Kleptocracy to Democracy inspires informed citizenship. It is an excellent supplementary resource for courses in local government, public administration, sociology, Chicano studies, urban politics, law and society, and ethics studies.
Автор: Agranoff, Robert Название: Local governments in multilevel governance ISBN: 1498530605 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781498530606 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 31266.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book explores the new administrative implications of local governments as they are interconnected with other governments and nongovernmental organizations in governance systems. The focus is on local system building, local politics, knowledge management, networks, interoperability, new forms of organization, and global influences.
Автор: Whitney Afonso Название: Budgeting in North Carolina Local Governments ISBN: 1560119276 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781560119272 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 3762.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: For North Carolina local governments and private sector contractors, architects, engineers, and others interested in the legal requirements for local government construction and professional design services contracting, this loose-leaf book provides the guidance you need. Each chapter provides a summary of the legal requirements for various aspects of the construction contracting process, and every topic is accompanied by frequently asked questions and answers.
In addition to competitive bidding requirements for public construction and repair projects, the book also discusses exceptions to competitive bidding and the legal requirements for contracting with architects, engineers, surveyors, and alternative construction delivery methods under the state's Mini-Brooks Act.
This volume is the fifth edition of the book published under the title, Construction Contracts with North Carolina Local Governments, and replaces the previous fourth edition, 2007, written by A. Fleming Bell, II.
Описание: Addresses the effects of recent reforms in the political-administrative system of local governments and politics as well as future outlooks. It reviews the challenges, innovations, and lessons from local governments while providing theoretical perspectives on methods for positive reform.
Описание: Open Meetings and Local Governments in North Carolina details the provisions of North Carolina's open meetings law in a question-and-answer format and contains the text of the law. This edition includes new content regarding meetings, hearings, and public comment periods, as well as a quick reference guide to closed sessions and a list of statutorily required public hearings.
Intended for lawyers, members of local governing boards, local government administrators, reporters, citizens, and others who deal on a recurring basis with the state's open meetings statute, the book covers the most commonly asked questions.
Описание: Provides a description of legal requirements for North Carolina local government contracts in a question-and-answer format. The appendix includes the text of the major statutes governing purchasing and contracting, as well as reprints of articles on the piggybacking exception and the responsiveness requirement in evaluating bids. The second edition has been revised to include legal requirements for local school units which are now subject to the procedures explained in the book.
The book contains updates, which incorporate recent legislative changes, and a revised Dollar Thresholds Chart, dated November 1, 2015. Effective July 27, 2005, the coverage of the informal bidding statute, G.S. 143-131 has changed. Update files are availlable as a free PDF download (https: //www.sog.unc.edu/publications/books/legal-guide-purchasing-and-contracting-north-carolina-local-governments-2004-edition-2007-supplement /details).
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