Public Administration

Scholarly essays from a study of public administration undertaking by a career public servant with a Master of Arts in Public Administration. This collection of essays touch on a variety of topics of great interest to those interested in public service or anyone interesting in government or civics.

Master the hidden mechanics of public policy and navigate the complex bureaucracy that truly shapes our daily lives. Whether you are a career changer exploring civil service or an active citizen seeking clarity during your morning commute, this pragmatic guide demystifies the inner workings of...

From the former secretary of defense and author of the acclaimed #1 best-selling memoir Duty, a characteristically direct, informed, and urgent assessment of why big institutions are failing us and how smart, committed leadership can effect real improvement regardless of scale. Across the...

Navigate the collision of political crises and digital transformation to build resilient public policy. Whether you are fueling your professional development on a morning commute or studying systemic change, this urgent guide equips you to lead through global disruption. Dive into how modern...

Integrity is the foundation of effective public leadership. Integrity in Action: Ethics, Accountability, and Public Trust is the second volume in the Randolph County Public Leadership Library, developed by Runic Consulting™ for the Randolph County Leadership Academy. This practical guide equips current and emerging public-sector leaders with the knowledge, frameworks, and decision-making tools needed to lead ethically, strengthen public confidence, and build organizational cultures grounded in accountability. Public service is built on trust. Every decision, conversation, and action has ...

Public leadership is experienced one interaction at a time. A resident calls with a question. A business owner needs guidance. A family is trying to understand a county process. An employee needs support from another department. A service is delayed. A complaint is filed. A difficult decision must be explained. In each of these moments, leadership becomes visible. Service Leadership: Customer Focus, Resident Experience, and Public Trust is a practical leadership and professional-development guide designed for public-sector supervisors, managers, emerging leaders, and employees who want to ...

Over the past 50 years, rates of autoimmunity and chronic disease have exploded. In this provocative book, Dr. Thomas Cowan argues for a direct causal relationship to a corresponding increase in the number of vaccines American children typically receive. The goal of these vaccines is precisely what we’re now seeing in such abundance among our chronically ill children: the provocation of immune response. Cowan looks at emerging evidence that certain childhood illnesses are actually protective of disease later in life.

In the US, there is a wide-ranging network of at least 370 food banks, and more than 60,000 hunger-relief organizations such as food pantries and meal programs. And yet hunger still affects one in nine Americans. What are we doing wrong? In Reinventing Food Banks and Pantries, Katie Martin argues that if handing out more and more food was the answer, we would have solved the problem of hunger decades ago. Martin instead presents a new model for charitable food, one where success is measured not by pounds of food distributed but by lives changed. 

This is Citizen Jack’s book, a masterful demonstration of a personal view turned sociopolitical gold. —CHARLES R. AULT JR., Professor Emeritus, Lewis & Clark College Discover the truth about the Trump years with Citizen Jack's gripping and detailed account in The Trump Files. Renowned science educator, researcher, blogger, and author Jack Hassard vividly documents the nation's turbulent Trump years and brings readers back to those troubling days. Through sharp, clear-eyed prose, he takes on racial injustice, the Trumpist worldview, and how science was diminished in the Trump era. The ...

This book is structured to explore each governance theory in detail, discussing the core issues, principles, and critiques associated with each one. Each chapter will be dedicated to a specific theory of governance

THE NEW HANBOOK FOR BUSINESS SCHOOL IN USA & UNITED KINGDOM It Manual left nothing pending, because all the topics and sub-themes will complete any doubt you have and are related to this field so influential in our days in the global economy.Beginning with chapter one where we address the general concepts of commerce with the definitions of the most fundamental terms of commercial operations and industries. In the second chapter entitled "Direction and administration" we define its stages, characteristics and theories; In addition to presenting a compendium of the most used diagrams in ...

Public administration places people in situations where decisions carry real consequences for citizens, institutions, and public trust. In Critical Thinking & Strategic Management, Shahid Hussain argues that the quality of governance depends less on good intentions than on the quality of thinking behind public decisions. Drawing on philosophy, administrative theory, and the social sciences, he introduces a practical framework for disciplined reasoning in government. The book presents ten distinct modes of thought that public servants can use to approach complex policy problems with greater ...

The world we live in changes dramatically every second. The globalization, the terrorism, the poverty and all other problems have a huge impact on our economy and security. For the next period, these two main domains of study will be predominant because nowadays, the world faces multiple risks and challenges. If you wanted to succeed in growing your business and reaching new markets, you would need to develop new skills. After reading this book you will know: *How to communicate using English business patterns of communication in multiple situation and via different channels: telephone, e-...

Whether you are looking to position yourself as an industry expert, extend your sphere of influence, or gain the support and backing of vital constituencies, The 7 Principles of Public Speaking will give you the tools you need to achieve your goal.

Master ethical decision-making and navigate intense political pressure to build a resilient public administration career. Whether you are a civil servant facing a workplace dilemma or a policymaker commuting to a government agency, this audio experience delivers practical strategies for...

Public Procurement and Contract Administration: A Brief Introduction (Third Edition) is a practical guide for new and developing public procurement practitioners who need to understand not only the rules of procurement, but how to apply them effectively in practice. This substantially revised Third Edition follows the procurement process from governance and planning through solicitation, evaluation and award, and then into contract administration, including performance monitoring, acceptance, payment control, changes, claims and disputes, and contract closeout. The book emphasizes a ...

In The Invented State, Emily Thorson argues that a problematic and understudied aspect of political misinformation reflects widespread public misperception about what the government does. Because much of public policy is invisible to the public, there is fertile ground for false beliefs to flourish, leading to what Thorson terms the "invented state": systematic misperceptions about public policy.

In this "meticulously researched" account (New York Times Book Review), a Pulitzer Prize-winning author examines the dangers of a failing public health system unequipped to handle large-scale global risks like a coronavirus pandemic. 

A New York Times bestseller A Washington Post Notable Book Named a Best Book of the Year by The Wall Street Journal and NPR "This book will serve as the definitive guide to the past and future of health care in America.”—Siddhartha Mukherjee, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The...

As bad as Covid-19 was, the next pandemic could be worse—but we have the tools to prepare, as revealed in this urgent, gripping warning by the New York Times bestselling authors of Deadliest Enemy. The Covid-19 pandemic was the most devastating natural event of the last century, killing more...