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Public Law and Public Administration
"Public law is what gives public service professionals the authority to implement and administer policies and programs at all levels of government. This well-established text provides both the enduring foundational knowledge of this important field and also addresses its most contemporary questions. It assumes no prior knowledge of law and engages readers with clear language and plentiful examples. Part I of [this book] provides a firm grounding in the foundations of law and the legal process, the knowledge and skills to work with critical legal authorities and opinions, and an understanding of how courts work in relation to public agencies at all levels. Part II engages the core elements of administrative law, from rulemaking to administrative adjudication, to judicial review. Part III addresses the integration of law, politics, policy, and administration in chapters on informal process, administrative discretion. law and information policy, law and public employees, and administrative responsibility." -- Back cover.
Governing by Contract
Is the public getting a good deal when the government contracts out the delivery of goods and services? Phillip Cooper attempts to get at the heart of this question by exploring what happens when public sector organizations—at the federal, state and local levels—form working relationships with other agencies, communities, non-profit organizations and private firms through contracts. Rather than focus on the ongoing debate over privatization, the book emphasizes the tools managers need to form, operate, terminate or transform these contracts amidst a complex web of intergovernmental relations. Cooper frames the issues of public contract management by showing how managers are caught in bet...
The War Against Regulation
A concise survey and analysis of presidential attempts over the last thirty years--by Democrats and Republicans alike--to dismantle the regulatory state that first appeared under FDR. Argues that the war against regulation failed and that its excesses remind us of the value and proper role of regulation in American government.
Sustainable Development in Crisis Conditions
In the midst of great crisis, it is difficult to contemplate the future. In recent decades, determining what kind of future to imagine has been an ongoing challenge for millions of people around the world who have been subjected to war, terrorism, and civil disorder. While destruction of the environment has long been part of warfare, it has become increasingly important as environmental pressures have intensified in our time. Focusing on the challenges and issues that arise for those contemplating a way forward in the wake of catastrophic upheavals, Sustainable Development in Crisis Conditions takes a broad-based and integrative approach. What emerges is that the post-WWII reconstruction or nation-building perspectives are inadequate and inappropriate to most of the contemporary post-conflict challenges--a successful response requires a sustainable development approach, and Sustainable Development in Crisis Conditions is a preliminary exploration of this complex subject.
Implementing Sustainable Development
Despite all the talk of sustainability, there has not been enough action to halt or reverse the impacts of climate change. Decades after the Rio Earth Summit and despite the many policies and commitments to move toward sustainable development, there continues to be a serious implementation gap. Implementing Sustainable Development focuses on the challenges of turning international commitments and policy promises into local action. Through global examples and cases, the authors examine not only the core principles, but also successful and failed efforts to address the social, environmental, and economic dimensions of sustainable development. They systematically guide readers through the techn...
Public Administration for the Twenty-first Century
The authors hold varied perspectives that yield a balanced and comprehensive view of the challenges that await public administrators in the new millennium.
By Order of the President
Cooper defines the different forms these powers take--executive orders, presidential memoranda, proclamations, national security directives, and signing statements--demonstrates their uses, critiques their strengths and dangers, and shows how they have changed over time. Here are Washington's "Neutrality Proclamation," Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, and the more than 1,700 executive orders issued by Woodrow Wilson in World War I. FDR issued many executive orders to implement his National Industrial Recovery Act--but also issued one that led to the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. Truman issued orders to desegregate the military and compel loyalty oaths for federal employees. Eisenhower issued numerous national security directives. JFK launched the Peace Corps and issued an order to control racial violence in Alabama. All through executive action.
The Burger Court
This volume offers valuable insights into the thirteen justices who served on the Supreme Court while Warren E. Burger was chief justice, from 1969 to 1986. Each chapter focuses on one of the thirteen, beginning with a brief introduction and biographical sketch and then analyzing the individual justice's contributions to major areas and issues of constitutional law.
Secrets of Creative Visualization
Do you want to improve your life by having more vitality and self-confidence? The aim of this book is quite simple-to show you how "practical magic" and mind power techniques can interact directly with the material world! Unlike ordinary thinking, which has no effect on the inner mind, creative visualization has the power to change your beliefs. Use this guide to find simple ways to leave ordinary thinking behind. Use affirmations, words of power, and more to transform your life.
Civil Rights in Public Service
Promises of justice and equality made in the U.S. Constitution, numerous Amendments, and decisions of the Supreme Court are hallmarks of American civil rights. Yet the realities of inequality remain facts of modern life for too many Native Americans, African Americans, and Latino Americans, even though state-mandated racial segregation has been outlawed for years. Women still face a variety of forms of discrimination—some subtle and others more overt. There remain many laws that treat people differently because of sexual orientation. People with disabilities are supposed to be protected by a variety of statutes, but many of these policies remain unfulfilled promises. These are just some of...
