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The art of audit : eight remarkable government auditors on stage
Accountability, good government and public trust are intricately linked. Supreme Audit Institutions fulfil an exceptional role in the public domain, checking if governments spend their money properly. They are like 'watchdogs' for citizens and parliaments with the purpose of auditing public expenditure and examining the effectiveness of policies. They aim to strengthen the trustworthiness of go…
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- 9789462980914
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- 103p. : ill
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- 657.835045 JAN a
The big reset : war on gold and the financial endgame
A system reset seems imminent. The world's financial system will need to find a new anchor before the year 2020. Since the beginning of the credit crisis, the US realized the dollar will lose its role as the world's reserve currency, and has been planning for a monetary reset. According to Willem Middelkoop, this reset will be designed to keep the US in the driver's seat, allowing the new monet…
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- 9789462980273
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- 330p. : ill.
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- 332.4222 MID b
Narrating China's governance : stories in Xi Jinping's speeches
This open access book captures and elaborates on the skill of storytelling as one of the distinct leadership features of Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and the President of the People’s Republic of China. It gathers the stories included in Xi’s speeches on various occasions, where they conveyed the essence of China’s history and culture, its reform and d…
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- 9789813291782
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- xxv, 266p. : ill
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- 951 NAR n
Public participation, science and society : tools for dynamic and responsible…
The field of public participation is developing fast, with phenomena such as citizen science and crowdsourcing extending the resource base of research, stimulating innovation and making science more accessible to the general population. Promoting public participation means giving more weight to citizens and civil society actors in the definition of research needs and in the implementation of…
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- 9781351272964
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- xvii, 133p. : ill.
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- 659.295 PUB p
E-government in Europe : re-booting the state
This book traces the development of e-government and its applications across Europe, exploring the effects of information and communication technology (ICTs) upon political action and processes. Explores a range of concepts and topics underpinning e-government in Europe: the degree to which e-government translates into genuine reform of government and public administration the dual role of the …
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- 9780203962381
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- xxviii, 220p. : ill.
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- 352.3802854678 ELE e
Managing consultants : a practical guide for busy public sector managers
Public service cutbacks have increased reliance on consultants. But new legislation and rules governing the procurement of services from consultants are scattered over different legislative instruments. The first edition of this book attracted a record number of online hits. Busy public sector managers now have available to them an updated version that integrates an easy-to-follow, step-by-step…
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- 9781760460471
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- xvi, 100p. : ill.
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- 352.3730994 DOB m
The three sector solution : delivering public policy in collaboration with no…
This collection of essays had its origins in a one-day workshop held in August 2015 at The Australian National University. Jointly convened by Dr John Butcher (ANZSOG) and Professor David Gilchrist (Curtin Not-for-profit Initiative) the purpose of the workshop was to bring together academic researchers, policy practitioners and thought leaders to address a variety of emerging issues facing poli…
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- 9781760460396
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- xxxi, 374p. : ill.
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Learning from agri-environment schemes in Australia : investing in biodiversi…
Learning from agri-environment schemes in Australia is a book about the birds and the beef — more specifically it is about the billions of dollars that governments pay farmers around the world each year to protect and restore biodiversity. After more than two decades of these schemes in Australia, what have we learnt? Are we getting the most out of these investments, and how should we do thin…
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- 9781760460167
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- xxvii, 310p. : ill.
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- 333.95160994 LEA l
Opening government : transparency and engagement in the information age
Transparency and citizen engagement remain essential to good government and sound public policy. Indeed, they may well be the key to restoring trust in government itself, currently at an all-time low in Australia. It is ironic, then, that this has occurred at a time when the technological potential for information dissemination and interaction has never been greater. Opening Government: Transpa…
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- 9781760461942
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- xii, 165p. : ill.
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- 323.445099409046 OPE o
Competing for influence : the role of the public service in better government…
Amidst growing dissatisfaction with the state of government performance and an erosion of trust in our political class, Competing for Influence asks: what sort of public service do we want in Australia? Drawing on his experience in both the public and private sectors – and citing academic research across the fields of public sector management, industrial organisation, and corporate strategy …
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- 9781760462772
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- xiii, 433p. : ill.
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