many public policy programs fail to translate ambitious headlines to on-the-ground action. the reasons for this are many and varied, but for public administration and management scholars a large part of the gap between ambition and achievement is the challenge associated with the operation of the machinery of government itself, and how it relates to the other parties that it relies on to fulfil...

The study of Health in All Policies (HiAP) is gaining momentum. Authors are increasingly turning to wide swathes of political and social theory to frame (Program) Theory Based (or Informed) Evaluation (TBE) approaches. TBE for HiAP is not only prudent, it adds a level of elegance and insight to the research toolbox. However, it is still necessary to organize theoretical thinking appropriately. ...

Governments strive to achieve improvements in delivering public services, developing and implementing public policies, responding to crisis situations, and optimizing the use of public resources, among others. Achieving such goals requires collaboration across different levels and functions of government, and across public and private sectors in a Joined-Up Government. Establishing such collabo...

The introduction of e-commerce activity into an industry’s value chain has the potential to radically transform it. Some participants may become redundant as others use the Internet to sell their products; new digital intermediaries may enter the supply chain to compete with traditional participants. In the UK public sector, the government is driving forward an agenda for modernisation in its e...