SICA - Links

A Brief Introduction *Note: This page was prepared with the assistance of David Htun, Arizona State University.*	This page contains links to other sites related to international or comparative public administration. Given the speed with which the Internet is changing and growing, this list is far from comprehensive or exhaustive. Suggestions for new links or corrections to existing one should be sent to the Webmaster. Additional member links are always welcome. The links are grouped into the following categories: Member Links Related US Professional Organizations International Professional Organizations International and Regional Organizations Organizations of Universities and Programs of Study General International and Development Information
Member Links	Fred Riggs' This web-site provides an extensive set of links to sites dealing with such issue areas as public administration, globalization, and ethnicity. His site also contains several of his papers and his autobiography.
Related US Professional Associations	American Political Science Association Of particular interest are the links to national political science associations and area studies organizations. Also of use are links to ASPA's organized sections focused on public policy and public administration. The PA section has its own International Corner. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management APPAM encourages excellence in research, teaching, and practice in the field of public policy analysis and management. APPAM operates through its annual fall and spring conferences, a newsletter, and the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. The web-site also includes links to the schools and programs that are institutional members. National Academy of Public Administration The National Academy of Public Administration is an independent, nonpartisan organization chartered by Congress to assist federal, state, and local governments in improving their effectiveness, efficiency, and accountability. It also had an International Program to provide technical assistance.
International Professional Associations	Institute of Public Administration of Australia Institute of Public Administration of Canada An ASPA International Affiliate. Hong Kong Public Administration Association An ASPA International Affiliate. An ASPA International Affiliate. Korean Association for Public Administration A Korean-only web-site. An ASPA International Affiliate Royal (UK) Institute of International Affairs European Group of Public Administration An ASPA International Affiliate. International Institute of International Sciences (IIAS) Promotes the development of the administrative sciences and the better operation of public administrative agencies at all levels. Represented in a hundred countries in all regions of the world by researchers and specialists of the administrative sciences in public law, public sector management and institutional development. International Political Science Association IPSA sponsors international conferences and 48 research committees, several of which deal with international and comparative administration. The site also contains links to national Political Science Associations, and other politically oriented sites.
International and Regional Organizations	Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development The OECD groups 29 member countries in an organization that, most importantly, provides governments a setting in which to discuss, develop and perfect economic and social policy. Some work on development administration. See also PUMA - OECD Work on Public Management. Asian Development Bank The pages maintained by Governance and Public Management Cluster provide links to its work in the region The World Bank An overview of the Bank's public sector support activities provides a useful entry into this huge web-site. The United Nations The Department of Economic and Social Affairs web-site contains links to a variety of programs and publications of interest, including links to the Division of Public Economics and Public Administration, an ASPA International Affiliate. The United Nation's Development Programme The UNDP has several web pages devoted to its governance activities. The U.S. Agency for International Development This web-site documents U.S. development strategy both thematically and in various regions. Also of interest is the extensive list of development-oriented links. The Caribbean Centre for Development Administration CARICAD was established by an Agreement signed by CARICOM member states in 1980 as a regional inter-governmental organization to assist governments in upgrading their managerial capabilities for public policy analysis, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of public sector reform programs. Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management CAPAM develops curricula in public sector management and plans regional conferences and national seminars on related issues to involve a wider cross-section of Commonwealth public servants. The Latin American Centre for Development Administration The Latin American Centre for Development Administration (CLAD) is an inter-governmental organisation, established in 1972, as a regional agency that would assist member governments modernize public administration, a strategic factor in he economic and social development process.
Organizations of Universities and Programs of Study	International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration Constituent organ of IIAS, ASIA now has a world-wide membership of over 170 institutions in 70 countries as well as several international organizations. The Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe Founded in 1995, the aim of NISPAcee is to strengthen schools and institutes of public administration education and training in and to assist in the continuing development and refining of public administration theory and practice in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration A US-based organization of schools offering graduate training in public administration. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management A US-based organization of schools offering graduate training in public policy.
General International and Development Information	CIA World Factbook This site, maintained by the CIA, contains basic information on the political institutions, economy, and geography for each of the world's independent countries. State Department's Background Notes These entries provide a fuller treatment of a country's history and current political and economic situation than the World Fact Book. However, some entries are a bit dated. This site is the gateway. You need to select a region and then the specific country. Area Handbooks This series, once coordinated by the U.S. Army, is now managed by the Library of Congress. These handbooks are book-length surveys of politics, economic, history, and geography. Handbook are currently available for 85 countries around the world. Governments on the WWW This site, maintained by Gunnar Anzinger, emphasizes links to official web-sites of governments (ministries, political parties, embassies, tourist offices, etc.). Politician and Government Address Directory Mailing addresses for almost every nation's leaders and provincial governors, with phone, fax, E-mail, and web-site addresses where available. Development Links Several sites maintain extensive lists of links to development-oriented agencies and organizations, including: Harvard University's Center for International Development Interaction International Development Network U.S. Agency for International Development

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