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Handbook of State Government Administration

By: John J. Gargan

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Handbook of State Government Administration

By: John J. Gargan

Devised to meet the ongoing challenge of identifying the skills and knowledge necessary for expanding the governing capacity of state and local authorities, this book discusses the fiscal consequences of get tough approaches to crime and presents more effective and less expensive policy options. Surveying the range of administrative and management practices employed by state governments, the editor and contributors explore the results of the governmental reform tradition, the impact of federalism and intergovernmental relations, and the effects of political culture on state government by focusing on economic development, welfare, corrections, and environmental programs and policies.

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695

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CRC Press

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ISBN 10

0824742036

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9780824742034

Handbook of Local Government Administration

By: John J. Gargan

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Handbook of Local Government Administration

By: John J. Gargan

This theoretically and experientially grounded reference provides a complete overview of the principles and applications of government administration and management practices in the local public sector. Written by over 25 distinguished academics and professionals with substantial experience as practitioners and consultants of administrative operations to local governments, the book covers the effects of environmental conditions on local administrators and management techniques to administration in different types of local government. It helps readers reduce research time by presenting advanced materials on local government administration and management in a single source.

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580

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Routledge

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135156448X

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9781351564489

Growing Up Fast, Poor, Cold, and Hungry

A First-Hand Account of Life During the Great Depression

By: John "Jack" Gargan

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Growing Up Fast, Poor, Cold, and Hungry

A First-Hand Account of Life During the Great Depression

By: John "Jack" Gargan

The title He Who Climbs a Tree and Hollers is a line taken from the little ditty "He who has a thing to sell and goes and whispers in a well is not as apt to get the dollars as he who climbs a tree and hollers." This is the incredible life story of John J. "Jack" Gargan, an ordinary guy who led an extraordinary life of adventure, involvement, and accomplishment. His long and productive life required four volumes to chronicle. It begins with a childhood of poverty and hardship during the Great Depression of the 1930s and culminates at age eighty-six with him and his young Thai wife in a daring flight for life from sadistic Thai gangsters. They fled with only the clothes on their backs, a small stash of silver coins, and a cocked and loaded .32 Colt revolver at their feet! In between volumes I and IV are involvements in business and politics, bringing him national and international fame and fortune. He counts such familiar icons as Ross Perot, Donald Trump, Jesse Ventura, Joan Rivers, and Jeb Bush among his circle of friends and acquaintances. It's been said that every person will have fifteen minutes of fame in their lifetime, but how many ordinary folks do you know of who can account for more than a dozen incidents of celebrity? These range from local to statewide, to national, to at least five worldwide celebrity experiences. Exposures range from being Time magazine's "Hero of the Week" to inclusion in his high school hall of fame to founding the world's largest and premier professional association for financial consultants. This is a rags-to-riches-and-back-to-rags-again story like none other you have ever heard of!

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184

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Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

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1640280936

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9781640280939

Managing Urban America

By: Robert E. England,John P. Pelissero,David R. Morgan

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Managing Urban America

By: Robert E. England,John P. Pelissero,David R. Morgan

Managing Urban America guides students through the challenges, politics, and practice of urban management—including managing conflict through politics, adapting to demographic and social changes, balancing budgets, and delivering a myriad of goods and services to citizens in an efficient, equitable, and responsive manner. The Eighth Edition has been thoroughly updated to include a discussion of the difficulties cities confront as they deal with the lingering economic challenges of the 2008 recession, the concept of e-government and how it affects the theory and practice of management, and the implications of environmental issues for urban government management.

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393

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CQ Press

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1506310486

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9781506310480

Book's by John J. Gargan

Handbook of State Government Administration

Handbook of State Government Administration

Handbook of Local Government Administration

Handbook of Local Government Administration

Growing Up Fast, Poor, Cold, and Hungry

Growing Up Fast, Poor, Cold, and Hungry

Managing Urban America

Managing Urban America

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