Meeting the challenge of 9/11 : blueprints for more effective government / edited by Thomas H. Stanton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stanton, Thomas H., 1944-

Series:

Transformational trends in governance & democracy.

Transformational trends in governance and democracy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration--United States.

Public administration.

National security--United States.

National security.

United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 p.)

Place of Publication:

Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, Inc., c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Focuses on how to make government more effective, especially in our post-9/11 era of heightened concern for national and homeland security. This is guidebook for improving government organization and performance. It addresses the key issues of homeland security (biodefense, border security, immigration control, and infrastructure protection).

Contents:

Introduction : meeting the challenge of September 11 / Thomas H. Stanton

Public administration since September 11

Moving toward more capable government : a guide to organizational design / Thomas H. Stanton

Developing the domestic security state / James Carroll

Organizing for more effective government : creating the department of homeland security : choosing an old corrective for a new problem / Frederick M. Kaiser

The undersecretary for management : an essential position in a cabinet department / Alan L. Dean and Dwight Ink

The proposal for an Office of Federal Management revisited / Ronald C. Moe

Managing for more effective government

Observations on organization and management / Murray Comarow

Managing change that makes a difference / Dwight Ink

Developments in the federal performance management movement : balancing

Conflicting values in GPRA and part / Beryl Radin

Addressing critical issues

The many cultures of government / Michael Maccoby

Contractingan American way of governance : post' 9/11 constitutional choices / Dan Guttman

Improving the military personnel system / Cindy Williams

Will Homeland Security improve intergovernmental nagement? / Enid Beaumont and Bruce McDowell

Improving Federal relations with states, localities, and private organizations on matters of Homeland Security : the stakeholder council model / Thomas H. Stanton.

Notes:

First published 2006 by M.E. Sharpe.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-317-46489-3

1-315-70245-2

1-317-46490-7

1-280-91284-7

9786610912841

0-7656-2179-7

9781315702452

OCLC:

437183470