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1 online resource (xxii, 438 pages) : color illustrations, 1 color map |
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Economic and social affairs |
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Economic & social affairs.
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Summary |
This publication provides an overview of 144 successful innovations in governance and public administration from 50 countries that received the United Nations Public Service Awards, which is the most prestigious international recogition of excellence in public service. The purpose of this book is to disseminate, through descriptive case studies, information about innovative practices by looking at the problem that led to an innovation, at the solution that was designed and implemented to respond to the specific challenge, at the actors and steps involved in the innovation process, and lessons learned. Learning more about how public institutions from around the world have solved difficult governance challenges can be a powerful and inspirational tool for those engaged in improving public sector performance. Publisher's note |
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"Ms. [Adriana] Alberti is the substantive editor of this publication"--Acknowledgments |
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"United Nations publication sales no.: E.11. II. H.1"--Title page verso |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
Subject |
United Nations -- Awards
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SUBJECT |
United Nations fast |
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Public administration -- Case studies
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Public administration -- Awards
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Executive Branch.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Affairs & Administration.
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Awards
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Public administration
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Public administration -- Awards
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Genre/Form |
Case studies
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Alberti, Adriana.
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United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
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ISBN |
9789210549509 |
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9210549503 |
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