ASPA National Weblog

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Many things have sparked a renewed interest in the vetoing process as I think about accountability and holding elected officials to a higher standard while they make decisions for those who vote them in.

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Death and Taxes

MAY 26, 2022

Working capital management is a managerial strategy that monitors and uses current assets (e.g., cash, accounts receivable, and inventory) and current liabilities (e.g., accounts payable and notes payable) to ensure smooth operations. By Michelle Lofton and Mikhail Ivonchyk.

Management 40

Management Financial Management Budgeting Public Administration 40

Public Purpose - An Independent Advisory Company

MAY 1, 2020

In other words, we either spruik the benefits of the neo-liberal, new public management framework of the past 40 years or advocate and even in some cases warmly predict the return of “socialism” or “big” government. Or is that merely fantastical, reeking of an unhelpfully naïve romanticism?

Public Works 52

Public Works Government Public Sector Leadership 52

Death and Taxes

JULY 21, 2021

His publications and ongoing research fall into four interrelated tracks: 1) budgetary institutions and fiscal policy outcomes; 2) public engagement in the budgetary process; 3) local government financial management under fiscal stress; and 4) Local government strategic interaction and fiscal competition.

Local Government 40

Local Government Financial Management Budgeting Public Affairs 40

First State Insights

APRIL 13, 2021

Daniel Bromberg and Étienne Charbonneau speak about their co-authored book, Calibrating Public Accountability, with Troy Mix, Associate Director at the University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration. Opening and closing music: "I Dunno" by Grapes, used under Creative Commons 3.0

Accountability 52

Accountability Public Administration Public Policy Nonprofit 52

Barrett & Greene

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

He served for two years in the army at the White Sand Proving Grounds in New Mexico after which he became part of the then Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara’s Whiz kids; a group which advised McNamara in his efforts to turn around the management of the Department of Defense in the 1960s. Evaluators Association in 1996.

Management 52

Management Public Administration Parks And Recreation Public Policy 52

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

JANUARY 19, 2017

Public administration scholars will have to closely monitor the shape of actual governmental changes that take place during the Trump years. Contracting and Accountability. Privatization and public-private partnerships will expand, with particular relevance for some sectors. One area to watch will be contracting.

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