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Paperback. EPUB Editor(s): Verhoest, Koen; Thiel, Sandra van; Bouckaert, Geert; Lagreid, Per. Series: Public Sector Organizations. Num Pages: 496 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPB; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 498
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230354364
- ISBN
- 9780230354364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 140.76
€ 140.76
Hardcover. This book describes and compares how semi-autonomous agencies are created and governed by 30 governments. It leads practitioners and researchers through the crowded world of agencies, describing their tasks, autonomy, control and history. Evidence-based lessons and recommendations are formulated to improve agencification policies in post-NPM times. Editor(s): Verhoest, Koen; Thiel, Sandra van; Bouckaert, Geert; Lagreid, Per. Series: Public Sector Organizations. Num Pages: 496 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPB; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230354357
- ISBN
- 9780230354357
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.48
€ 130.48
Hardcover. Daniel DiSalvo contends that the power of public sector unions is too often inimical to the public interest. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; KNV; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199990740
- ISBN
- 9780199990740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.41
€ 35.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. Editor(s): Heims, Corey D. Num Pages: 101 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JPVH; JW; KC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 8. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 101
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608760855
- ISBN
- 9781608760855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.41€ 45.36
€ 62.41
€ 45.36
Hardback. A well-written, lively, optimistic book that calls for the transformation of technology in government from lipstick on a bulldog to total information awareness. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQ; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742541757
- ISBN
- 9780742541757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.48
€ 45.99
€ 38.48
Paperback. Series: Nation Today. Num Pages: 92 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 6. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1966
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 92
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349001590
- ISBN
- 9781349001590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.99
€ 64.99
Paperback. The ideal of a neutral, objective press has proven in recent years to be just that - an ideal. In Governing with the News, Timothy E. Cook goes far beyond the single claim that the press is not impartial to argue that the news media are in fact a political institution integral to the day-to-day operations of our government. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPH; KNTD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226115016
- ISBN
- 9780226115016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 29.04
€ 35.99
€ 29.04
Paperback. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was an intervention of historic proportions in the US economy during the Great Recession. What lessons for the future can we learn from this massive federal program? In this book, scholars from public administration and public policy analyze the fraught politics and complex implementation of ARRA. Editor(s): Conlan, Timothy J.; Posner, Paul L.; Regan, Priscilla M. Series: Public Management and Change Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 figures, 15 tables, 11 figures, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626163706
- ISBN
- 9781626163706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.32
€ 46.32
Hardback. Based on the replies of over 400 cabinet ministers, this empirical analysis examines the growth of the role of the prime minister all over Western Europe, as well as the trend towards letting cabinet decisions be taken by committees or even by individual ministers. Editor(s): Blondel, Jean; Muller-Rommel, Ferdinand. Num Pages: 347 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DD; JPH; JPQ; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 347
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333556566
- ISBN
- 9780333556566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.01
€ 195.01
Paperback. Editor(s): Blondel, Jean; Muller-Rommel, Ferdinand. Num Pages: 347 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 451.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1993
- Number of pages
- 347
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349229383
- ISBN
- 9781349229383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.05
€ 194.05
Paperback. Editor(s): Prow, Charles. Num Pages: 148 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPP; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442216624
- ISBN
- 9781442216624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.64
€ 62.64
Editor(s): Prow, Charles. Num Pages: 148 pages, black & white illustrations, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: JPP; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442216617
- ISBN
- 9781442216617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.13
€ 120.13
Hardback. The authors shows how and why standards are used as governance tools. They follow the historical development of standards and their new forms and roles, across the substantive areas of industrial and organizational 'quality', the financial sector, environment, and labour. Editor(s): Ponte, Stefano; Gibbon, Peter; Vestergaard, Jakob. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 331
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230295407
- ISBN
- 9780230295407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.26
€ 152.26
Paperback. Series: Studies in Crime and Public Policy. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JKV; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195386011
- ISBN
- 9780195386011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.66
€ 57.66
Paperback. Managing identity through biometric technology has become a routine and ubiquitous practice in recent years. This book interrogates what is at stake in the merging of the body and technology for surveillance and securitization purposes drawing on a number of critical theories and philosophies. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB; JKV; JP; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 325.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349340477
- ISBN
- 9781349340477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.70
€ 126.70
Hardcover. Managing identity through biometric technology has become a routine and ubiquitous practice in recent years. This book interrogates what is at stake in the merging of the body and technology for surveillance and securitization purposes drawing on a number of critical theories and philosophies. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFN; JFMG; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230321618
- ISBN
- 9780230321618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Paperback. In 1815 the shocked and exhausted victors of the decades of fighting that had engulfed Europe for a generation agreed to a new system for keeping the peace. This title tells the history of world government. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141011936
- ISBN
- 9780141011936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNC; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 357.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816674473
- ISBN
- 9780816674473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Hardback. This book examines US recourse to military force in the post-9/11 era. In particular, it evaluates the extent to which the Bush and Obama administrations viewed legitimizing the greater use-of-force as a necessary solution to thwart the security threat presented by global terrorist networks and WMD proliferation. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPS; JWJ; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137411433
- ISBN
- 9781137411433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPP; JPS; JPWL; JW; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349489251
- ISBN
- 9781349489251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95