| ACA | Affordable Care Act |
| AfD | Germany’s Alternative for Germany |
| ALPG | Australian Labour Party Governments |
| APS | Australian Public Service |
| AT&T | American Telephone and Telegraph |
| C40 | C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group |
| CIA | Central Intelligence Agency |
| CII | Confederation of Indian Industry |
| CNN | Cable News Network |
| DCFS | Department of Family and Children Services |
| DLC | Democratic Leadership Council |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| EU | European Union |
| FBI | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| FDI | Foreign Direct Investment |
| FDR | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| FMIP | Financial Management Improvement Programme |
| GATT | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
| GBE | Government Business Enterprises |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GRH | Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Initiative |
| IBAW | Indian Business Alliance on Water |
| ICTs | information and communication technologies |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| INTERPOL | International Criminal Policy Agency |
| LNPCG | Liberal-National Party Coalition Government |
| MPA | Master of Public Administration |
| MTFS | Medium Term Financial Strategy |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement |
| NGOs | non-governmental organizations |
| NHS | National Health Service (UK) |
| NPA | New Public Administration |
| NPM | New Public Management |
| NPS | New Public Service |
| NSA | National Security Agency |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OPEC | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| PSRC | Public Sector Research Centre |
| SAP | Swedish Social Democratic Labour Party |
| SoPK | System of Profound Knowledge |
| TQM | total quality management |
| UKIP | UK Independence Party |
| UNCED | United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
| USAID | United States Agency for International Development |