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Reshaping Social Policy to Combat Poverty and Inequality
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 233

Reshaping Social Policy to Combat Poverty and Inequality

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2020-04-25
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

The gap between various social classes occurs due to inequality in various social categories arising from lack of opportunities and exclusion from resource distribution due to various attributes of these societal classifications. The social problems of poverty and inequality created by economic uncertainty become a compelling force for states to introduce welfare programs. Reshaping Social Policy to Combat Poverty and Inequality is a critical scholarly publication that delivers extensive coverage of policy practice and a unique emphasis on the broad issues and human dilemmas inherent in the pursuit of social justice. The book further explores how the economic fluctuations and political change interact with shifting social values to shape and re-shape social policies. Highlighting a range of topics such as economics, discrimination, and sustainable development, this book is essential for policymakers, academicians, researchers, social psychologists, sociologists, government officials, and students.

Human Rights, Public Values, and Leadership in Healthcare Policy
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 337

Human Rights, Public Values, and Leadership in Healthcare Policy

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2018-11-23
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

The legitimacy of any national health system depends on how it serves the interest of the poorest and most vulnerable people. As such, a commitment to equity should be at the heart of human rights discussions regarding universal health coverage. Human Rights, Public Values, and Leadership in Healthcare Policy is an essential reference source on the importance of access to timely, quality, and affordable healthcare, and how overt or implicit discrimination in the delivery of health services violates fundamental human rights and can have serious health consequences. This publication covers current health-policy debates and reforms that focus on extending universal health coverage, decreasing the growth of costs through improved efficiency, and expanding prevention and wellness of programs. While highlighting topics such as authority hierarchy, HIV/AIDS experiences, and veterans’ mental health, this publication is ideally designed for health practitioners/professionals, scholars, researchers, institutions, students, consultants, and policymakers.

MANAGING PERSONNEL IN PUBLIC SECTOR
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 393

MANAGING PERSONNEL IN PUBLIC SECTOR

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2017-09-05
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  • Publisher: Lulu.com

Fundamental of Public Personnel Administration was written to help students at undergraduate and graduate levels understand the principles and practices of personnel administration in the Public Service. Management of people is very crucial in the civil service, especially for Bureaucrats.The governments at the Federal, State and local levels employ large army of people.In Nigeria, these levels of government are the highest employers of people. In the light of this, the principle of managing in organizations are discussed but illustrated with civil service experience. In this approach, the deficiencies are high-lighted for future review that would enhance result-oriented Public Service in Nigeria.

Theory and Practice of Business Intelligence in Healthcare
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 355

Theory and Practice of Business Intelligence in Healthcare

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2019-12-27
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

Business intelligence supports managers in enterprises to make informed business decisions in various levels and domains such as in healthcare. These technologies can handle large structured and unstructured data (big data) in the healthcare industry. Because of the complex nature of healthcare data and the significant impact of healthcare data analysis, it is important to understand both the theories and practices of business intelligence in healthcare. Theory and Practice of Business Intelligence in Healthcare is a collection of innovative research that introduces data mining, modeling, and analytic techniques to health and healthcare data; articulates the value of big volumes of data to h...

Emergency and Disaster Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1758

Emergency and Disaster Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2018-07-06
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

In a world of earthquakes, tsunamis, and terrorist attacks, emergency response plans are crucial to solving problems, overcoming challenges, and restoring and improving communities that have been affected by these catastrophic events. Although the necessity for quick and efficient aid is understood, researchers and professionals continue to strive for the best practices and methodologies to properly handle such significant events. Emergency and Disaster Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications is an innovative reference source for the latest research on the theoretical and practical components of initiating crisis management and emergency response. Highlighting a range of topics such as preparedness and assessment, aid and relief, and the integration of smart technologies, this multi-volume book is designed for emergency professionals, policy makers, practitioners, academicians, and researchers interested in all aspects of disaster, crisis, and emergency studies.

Enabling Technologies and Architectures for Next-Generation Networking Capabilities
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 399

Enabling Technologies and Architectures for Next-Generation Networking Capabilities

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2018-10-19
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

With the rise of mobile and wireless technologies, more sustainable networks are necessary to support communication. These next-generation networks can now be utilized to extend the growing era of the Internet of Things. Enabling Technologies and Architectures for Next-Generation Networking Capabilities is an essential reference source that explores the latest research and trends in large-scale 5G technologies deployment, software-defined networking, and other emerging network technologies. Featuring research on topics such as data management, heterogeneous networks, and spectrum sensing, this book is ideally designed for computer engineers, technology developers, network administrators and researchers, professionals, and graduate-level students seeking coverage on current and future network technologies.

Handbook of Research on Global Challenges for Improving Public Services and Government Operations
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 644

Handbook of Research on Global Challenges for Improving Public Services and Government Operations

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2020-11-20
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

As the field of public administration has been changing due to globalization, government reforms, and increasing governance practices within intergovernmental networks, research and teaching in public administration also adapted itself to these changes. Public policy research and instruction has become transformed and has diffused into other countries with the help of international organizations and other agents of change and transfer. Research in this field is seen as an opportunity for a definitive shift from traditional models of public administration in the sense that policies may be better designed, articulated, and governed through a collaborative approach, while service provision coul...

Political Identity and Democratic Citizenship in Turbulent Times
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 357

Political Identity and Democratic Citizenship in Turbulent Times

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2020-06-19
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

Turbulent times challenge democratic politics and governance in Western countries. Party systems, in many instances, have failed to produce solutions to vital policy problems, like immigration, state borders, welfare, or environmental issues. While subjective perceptions of macroeconomic outcomes are consistently related to political trust at the micro level, few studies have explored how individuals develop political engagement and identity. New insights are needed from studies focusing on how people become politically active and how political identities develop. Political Identity and Democratic Citizenship in Turbulent Times is a critical scholarly research publication that investigates, ...

Emerging Automation Techniques for the Future Internet
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 371

Emerging Automation Techniques for the Future Internet

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2018-10-12
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

Automation techniques are meant to facilitate the delivery of flexible, agile, customized connectivity services regardless of the nature of the networking environment. New architectures combine advanced forwarding and routing schemes, mobility features, and customer-adapted resource facilities used for operation and delivery of services. Emerging Automation Techniques for the Future Internet is a collection of innovative research on the methods and applications of new architectures for the planning, dynamic delivery, and operation of services. While highlighting topics including policy enforcement, self-architectures, and automated networks, this book is ideally designed for engineers, IT consultants, professionals, researchers, academicians, and students seeking current research on techniques and structures used to enhance experience and services rendered.

Mobile Applications and Solutions for Social Inclusion
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 375

Mobile Applications and Solutions for Social Inclusion

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2018-05-19
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

Advancements in technology have allowed the creation of new tools and innovations that can improve different aspects of life. Mobile technologies are an ever-expanding area of research that can benefit users. Mobile Applications and Solutions for Social Inclusion provides emerging research on the use of mobile technology to assist in improving social inclusion in several domains and for users in their daily lives. While highlighting topics such as alert systems, indoor navigation, and tracking and monitoring, this publication explores the various applications and techniques of mobile solutions in assistive technology. This book is an important resource for researchers, academics, professionals, and students seeking current research on the benefits and uses of mobile devices for end users and community acceptance.