Background
Romzek, Barbara Sue was born on August 3, 1948 in Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Lawrence John and Theresa Agnes (Kociba) Romzek.
(Public accountability is a hallmark of modern democratic ...)
Public accountability is a hallmark of modern democratic governance. Democracy is just an empty exercise if those in power cannot be held accountable in public for their acts and omissions, decisions, policies, and expenditures. Accountable Governance: Problems and Promises is a finely detailed and richly informed consideration of accountability in both government and the contemporary world of governance. Twenty-nine leading experts comprehensively cover various aspects of the accountability movement-such as multiple and competing accountabilities, measuring accountability, accountability and democratic legitimacy, and accountability and information technology-and apply them to governments, quasi-governments, nongovernment organizations, governance organizations and voluntary organizations. Melvin Dubnick and H. George Frederickson have edited a volume that is the most current and comprehensive volume available on public accountability. They present a multinational and multilevel approach to accountability, with a blend of theoretical, empirical, and applied approaches.
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(Throughout the 1990s public demand for a fundamental shif...)
Throughout the 1990s public demand for a fundamental shift in the relationship between government and its citizens has intensified. In response, a "new governance" model has emerged, emphasizing decreased federal control in favor of intergovernmental collaboration and increased involvement of state, local, and private agencies. As the authors of this volume show, one of the best examples of "new governance" can be found in the National and State Rural Development Councils (NRDC and SRDC), created in 1990 as the result of President Bush's Rural Development Initiative and now called the Rural Development Partnership. This effort was part of a move within policymaking circles to redefine a rural America that was no longer synonymous with family farming and that required innovative new solutions for economic revival. By 1994 twenty-nine states had created and ten other states were in the process of forming such councils. In this first detailed analysis of the NRDC and SRDCs, the authors examine the successes and failures of the original eight councils in Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, and Washington; as well as eight other councils subsequently created in Iowa, New Mexico, North Carolina, Vermont, New York, North Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. Combining empirical analysis with current theories about networks and inter-organizational relations, this volume should appeal to academics and practitioners interested in rural development policy, public administration, public policy and management, and intergovernmental relations.
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public administration educator
Romzek, Barbara Sue was born on August 3, 1948 in Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Lawrence John and Theresa Agnes (Kociba) Romzek.
Bachelor, Oakland University, 1970. Master of Arts, Western Michigan University, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, Austin, 1979.
Assistant instructor, University Texas, Austin, 1977-1979;
assistant professor political science, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1979-1985;
research associate Center for Public Affairs, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1981-1984;
associate professor public administration, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1985-1995;
chairperson Department Public Administration, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1988-1993;
professor public administration, U. Kansas, Lawrence, since 1995. Consultant public affairs various local, state, national and international organizations, since 1980. Interim director human resources Board Public Utilities, Kansas City, Kansas, 1986.
Guest scholar Brookings Institution, 1995.
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(Public accountability is a hallmark of modern democratic ...)
Member governing board Public Management Research Association, since 2009. Fellow National Academy Public Administration. Member American Political Science Association (public administration section chairperson 1988-1989, member public administration section executive council 1986-1991, member Gaus award committee 1989, member White award committee 2000-2001, member Kaufman award committee 2002-2003, national council 1992-1994, chair committee organized sections 1993-1997, Kaufman award, 2002), American Society Public Administration (governing board Kansas chapter 1983-1984, Brownlow award committee 1987, Mosher award committee 1988, chair Levine award committee 1993-1995, vice chair task force conferences 1994-1995, Webb award committee 1996-1997, Waldo award committee 2001-2003, Public Administration Review editor search committee 2004-2005 Mosher award 1988), Academy Management (Levine award committee 1989, executive committee public sector division 1989-1995), Council Colleges of Arts and Sciences (research committee since 2006), National Association Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (executive council 1990-1993, dissertation award committee 1988-1989, committee chair 1989, commission on peer review and accreditation 1989-1992, research committee 1987-1990, joint task force on local government education with International City Management Association 1987-1990, task force on education for state and local public service 1991-1993, Staats award committee 1994-1995, committee chair 1994-1995, nominating committee 1996, constitution committee 1996-1997, standards committee 1999-2002), International City Management Association (task force on continuing education and professional development 1991-1993, board regents International Capital Market Association University 1996-1999), League Kansas Municipalities (special committee on future 1989), Pi Alpha Alpha (national council 1989-1993).
Married David Alan Greenamyre, May 19, 1984. Children: Wallis Greenamyre Romzek, Spencer Romzek Greenamyre.