Open Educational Resources (OER)

A comprehensive introduction to the vital subject of American government and politics. The text introduces the intricacies of the Constitution, the complexities of federalism, the meanings of civil liberties, and the conflicts over civil rights;explains how people are socialized to politics, acquire and express opinions, and participate in political life; describes interest groups, political parties, and elections—the intermediaries that link people to government and politics; details the branches of government and how they operate; and shows how policies are made and affect people's lives.

This book is a contemporary outlook on public sector management covering the main key topics in public administration. It embraces the various areas like the basics of public sector management, leading, planning, change and organisation. Since the public sector is evolving in relation to the needs of stakeholders like government, private sector and society at large, this book addresses current issues like politics and e-government that highly influence the workplace as from this present decade of the millennium.

The focus of this book is on using quantitative research methods to test hypotheses and build theory in political science, public policy and public administration.

This book evaluates what contradictions, unanswered questions, and best (or worst) practices exist in conducting and understanding research that can provide evidence-based policy and management guidance to practitioners in the field.