Handbook of Globalization, Governance, and Public Administration

Content: Handbook of Globalization
 Preface
 Editors
 Contributors
 Contents
 Section I: Concepts, Meanings, and Theoretical Perspectives
 Chapter 001: Globalization: A Theoretical Analysis with Implications for Governance and Public Administration
 Introduction
 Big Changes and the Challenge of Globalization
 Meaning of Globalism and Globalization
 Globalization and the State
 What Does Globalism Mean?
 What Does Globalization Mean?
 Theoretical Perspectives: A Bird's Eye View
 Conclusion: Implications for Governance and Public Administration
 References
 Chapter 002: Cultural Globalization. IntroductionCultural Globalization and Communication
 Arguments for Cultural Homogeneity
 Argument against Cultural Homogenization
 Conclusion
 References
 Chapter 003: Planning for Change: Globalization and American Public Administration
 Globalization: Some Definitions
 Globalization: A Historical Overview
 Globalization: What Will It Mean for the Practice of American Public Administration?
 Public Administration from Self-Governance to World/Transnational Governance
 Public Administration to Transnational Administrative Structure. Public Administration to Transnational Collaborative ManagementGlobalization: How Can Public Administration/Administrators Plan for the Changes?
 Conclusion
 References
 Section II: Consequences and Implications for Public Administration
 Chapter 004: The Challenge of Globalization to Public Administration Identity
 Introduction
 Centripetal Forces
 Centrifugal Forces
 The Decline of the State
 Issue Networks
 The Role of Public Managers
 Globalization and the Public Interest: Who or What Public?
 The Dilemma of the Public Manager: More Questions than Answers
 References. Chapter 005: Globalization and Its Impact on Strategic SecurityNew Balances, New Threats
 Policies or Identity
 A Failure of Modernity
 Disconnectedness Portends Danger
 Failed States
 Unilateralism, Preemption, and Hegemony
 Is Democracy the Answer?
 Conductivity, Not Empire
 The Role of Soft Power
 References
 Chapter 006: Nation-Building: An Appraisal
 References
 Chapter 007: Globalization and the Regulation of Professions
 Impact of Globalization on the Regulation of Professions and Occupations
 Traditional Regulation of Occupations. Tensions Involving Domestic Professional Regulation with GlobalizationConcepts and Models of Global Professional Services Regulation
 Transformation in Several Specific Professions
 Accountancy
 Architecture
 Engineering
 Financial Planning
 Law
 Nursing
 Conclusions and the Feasible Future
 References
 Chapter 008: Globalization and Media Coverage of Public Administration
 Introduction
 Media Coverage of Public Administration: First World Nations
 Media Coverage of Public Administration: Eastern Europe.