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State Secretaries Reform in Ukraine: Attempt to Delineate Responsibilities between Ministers and Senior Civil Servants 乌克兰的国务秘书改革:试图划分部长和高级公务员之间的责任

Political Institutions: Bureaucracies & Public Administration eJournal Pub Date : 2016-06-16 DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-7702

Oleksii Balabushko

引用次数: 2

Public Policy and Informal Institutions: A New Moral Economy of Corruption in Rural India 公共政策与非正式制度:印度农村腐败的新道德经济

Political Institutions: Bureaucracies & Public Administration eJournal Pub Date : 2016-06-08 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2802655

Thibaud Marcesse

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引用次数: 1

Internal Audit Risk Management in Metropolitan Municipalities 大城市内部审计风险管理

Political Institutions: Bureaucracies & Public Administration eJournal Pub Date : 2016-05-20 DOI: 10.22495/RCGV6I3ART7

C. Ackermann, B. Marx

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引用次数: 13

The Proper Role of the Fda for the 21st Century Fda在21世纪的正确角色

Political Institutions: Bureaucracies & Public Administration eJournal Pub Date : 2016-02-02 DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.3191411

Jason Briggeman, Ethan Roberts, J. Gulfo

引用次数: 6

Guns, Latrines, and Land Reform: Private Expectations and Public Policy 枪支、厕所和土地改革:私人期望和公共政策

Political Institutions: Bureaucracies & Public Administration eJournal Pub Date : 2016-01-01 DOI: 10.3386/W21915

M. Kremer, Jack Willis

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引用次数: 2

A Practical Approach to Establishing and Maintaining a Values-Based Conflicts of Interest Compliance System 建立和维护基于价值观的利益冲突合规制度的实践途径

Political Institutions: Bureaucracies & Public Administration eJournal Pub Date : 2015-12-29 DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.2724894

M. Davies

引用次数: 1

Policies and Processes for Social Inclusion: Using EquiFrame and EquIPP for Policy Dialogue; Comment on 'Are Sexual and Reproductive Health Policies Designed for All? Vulnerable Groups in Policy Documents of Four European Countries and Their Involvement in Policy Development' 社会包容的政策和程序:利用平等框架和装备进行政策对话性健康和生殖健康政策是为所有人设计的吗?欧洲四国政策文件中的弱势群体及其对政策制定的参与

Political Institutions: Bureaucracies & Public Administration eJournal Pub Date : 2015-11-16 DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2015.200

M. Maclachlan, H. Mannan, T. Huss, A. Munthali, Mutamad Amin

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引用次数: 12

Public Administration System of Russia: Dysfunctions and Institutional Reforms 俄罗斯公共行政体制:功能失调与制度改革

Political Institutions: Bureaucracies & Public Administration eJournal Pub Date : 2015-11-10 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2728890

V. Osipov

引用次数: 0

Behavioural Science, Randomized Evaluations and the Transformation of Public Policy: The Case of the UK Government 行为科学、随机评价与公共政策的转变:以英国政府为例

Political Institutions: Bureaucracies & Public Administration eJournal Pub Date : 2015-11-02 DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.2685049

P. John

引用次数: 8

Critical Junctures and the Department of Finance: From DPS to DPER 关键时刻和财政部门:从DPS到DPER

Political Institutions: Bureaucracies & Public Administration eJournal Pub Date : 2015-10-17 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2675077

T. Ward

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