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The public sector in Japan : past developments and future prospects

Ihori, Toshihiro; Doi, Takerō - 2009

This book provides the reader with the basis for a theoretical understanding of public-sector finance in general - and more specifically, a comprehensive, policy-oriented application of that understanding to Japanese public finance. Particular emphasis is placed upon developing tools which can...

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Handbook of accounting, accountability and governance

Carnegie, Garry D. (ed.); Napier, Christopher (ed.) - 2023

"This Handbook explores how accounting, accountability and governance are interconnected, and demonstrates that they … other markets is premised on relevant and reliable accounting information, proper accountability, and good governance …, accountability and governance are seen as requiring not just technical practices but also social and moral practices. Emphasizing …

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Public private partnerships : the worldwide revolution in infrastructure provision and project finance

Grimsey, Darrin - 2004

This path-breaking book considers the recent trend for governments to look increasingly to private sector finance, provided by private enterprises constructing and managing public infrastructure facilities in partnership with government bodies

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The impact of globalization on Argentina and Chile : business enterprises and entrepreneurship

Lluch, Andrea (contributor); Jones, Geoffrey (contributor) - 2015

This unique book compares the effects of globalization on two differing Latin American countries, Argentina and Chile, while utilizing both the historical lens of the late nineteenth century and the status of the modern economy to draw its conclusions. Focusing on these two eras of...

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Privatization and market development : global movements in public policy ideas

Hodge, Graeme A. (contributor) - 2006

This accessible book aims to inform readers interested in assessing privatization and market development concepts on a global scale, and outlines a range of thinking on how these policy ideas have moved around the globe. Bringing together an international team of contributors, the book traces...

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Structuring public-private research partnerships for success : empowering university partners

Rausser, Gordon C. - 2016

1. Public research enterprises: the changing landscape -- 2. The scientific research process -- 3. Public good versus private good research: the empirical evidence -- 4. Crowding-in versus crowding-out of public good research -- 5. Knowledge creation and the research and development process --...

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The evaluation of active labour market policies : measures, public private partnerships and benchmarking

Koning, Jaap de (contributor) - 2007

This book argues that active labour market policies are necessary to improve the position of the unemployed but have so far performed relatively poorly. The contributing authors seek ways to improve active labour market policy and consider three means of doing so: improving the quality by better...

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Innovation in public sector services : entrepreneurship, creativity and management

Windrum, Paul (contributor); Koch, Per M. (contributor) - 2008

This groundbreaking book provides new key insights and opens up an important research agenda. The book develops a new taxonomy of the different types of innovation found in public sector services, and investigates the key features and drivers of public sector entrepreneurship. The book contains...

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The economics of organisation and bureaucracy

Jackson, Peter M. - 2013

This authoritative and in-depth collection presents seminal papers from leading academics in the field of organisation and bureaucracy. It encompasses sections on organisational boundaries, neo-Schumpeterian theories, hierarchy and international organisation, organisational culture and...

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Firms, governments, and economic change : an entrepreneurial perspective

Yu, Tony Fu-Lai - 2001

This topical book interprets firms, governments and economic change from an entrepreneurial perspective. Essentially, it applies the Austrian theory of human agency and evolutionary theories of the firm to explain economic organisation, the state and institutional change. Tony Yu begins by...

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