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Hardcover. This collection offers a critical, analytical perspective and empirical data on market-orientated social policy reforms in Latin America. The six case studies presented examine labour, education, health and general social development programmes. Editor(s): Haagh, Louise; Helgo, Camilla. Series: St Antony's. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFF; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333998656
- ISBN
- 9780333998656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.87
€ 122.87
Hardcover. By assembling original, ethnographically-grounded research in legislatures, executives, and bureaucracies, this volume illuminates and unpacks the structures, practices, and values of government actors in local, regional, and national contexts. Editor(s): Coulter, Kendra; Schumann, William R. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137009210
- ISBN
- 9781137009210
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Condition: New
€ 63.91
€ 63.91
Hardcover. In the wake of the economic crisis, many public services are facing a challenging environment in which they receive less funding but are expected to deliver better services. Organisational Innovation in Public Services develops new theoretical models and analyses case studies to provide an important insight into how to modernise public services. Editor(s): Valkama, Pekka; Bailey, Stephen J.; Anttiroiko, Ari-Veikko. Series: Governance and Public Management. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPP; JPQB; KJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137011831
- ISBN
- 9781137011831
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Condition: New
€ 64.43
€ 64.43
Hardcover. This comprehensive book examines the Iranian government's mobilization of resources to develop science and technology, presenting an overview of the structure, dynamics, and outcomes of the government's science and technology policies. Authors are leaders in the industries they discuss and offer an unparalleled look into Iran's technology sector. Editor(s): Soofi, Abdol S.; Ghazinoory, Sepehr. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JPQB; KNDH; KNTX; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137030092
- ISBN
- 9781137030092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.97
€ 63.97
Hardcover. Drawing on research across a wide range of European countries, this book analyzes the key issues at stake in developing long-term care systems for older people in Europe with a focus on progression and improvement for policy and practice. Editor(s): Leichsenring, Kai; Billings, Jenny; Nies, Henk. Num Pages: 408 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JKSG; JPQB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137032331
- ISBN
- 9781137032331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.34
€ 123.34
Hardcover. Globalization and the technological revolution have forced organizations to rethink decision-making structures favouring the adoption of highly innovative practices. This book analyzes the impact of new technologies testing empowerment, engagement and democratization against the new organizational morphology of political parties and corporations. Editor(s): Avril, Emmanuelle; Zumello, Christine. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKS; JPA; JPP; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137264220
- ISBN
- 9781137264220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.14
€ 64.14
Hardcover. This edited collection interprets and assesses the transformation of Brazil under the Workers' Party. It addresses the extent of the changes the Workers' Party has brought about and examines how successful these have been, as well as how continuity and social change in Brazil have affected key domains of economy, society, and politics. Editor(s): De Castro, Fabio; Koonings, Kees; Wiesebron, Marianne. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JM; JPL; JPQ; JPS; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137273802
- ISBN
- 9781137273802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.29
€ 64.29
Hardcover. The authors assess the constitutional and partisan powers of Asian presidents, and analyse how they are used in actual policy-making processes. Country case studies on Afghanistan, Indonesia, the Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan analyze how their constitutional and partisan powers are used in actual policy-making processes. Editor(s): Kasuya, Yuko. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JPHC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137277268
- ISBN
- 9781137277268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.01
€ 64.01
Hardcover. This handbook offers a comprehensive picture of the European activities of national parliaments in all 28 member states of the European Union. In the aftermath of the Lisbon Treaty, it assesses the extent to which national legislatures actually matter in European governance. Editor(s): Hefftler, Claudia; Neuhold, Christine; Rozenberg, Olivier; Smith, Julie. Num Pages: 792 pages, 46 black & white tables, 16 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QFE; JPH; JPQ; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 242 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1332.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137289124
- ISBN
- 9781137289124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 274.22
€ 274.22
Hardcover. The word Eurocracy has resonance throughout out Europe but in reality we know little about the people who work in and around the EU or how they fit into its large bureaucratic framework. Based on extensive fieldwork, this book addresses this problem by exploring the MEPs, diplomats, civil servants and commissioners that work in and around the EU. Editor(s): Georgakakis, Didier; Rowell, Jay. Series: European Administrative Governance. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPH; JPP; JPQ; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137294692
- ISBN
- 9781137294692
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.86
€ 63.86
Hardcover. This book is a comprehensive study of migration politics in ten European countries, tracing how language, discourse, and political parties matter to migration policymaking. Editor(s): Korkut, Umut; Bucken-Knapp, Gregg; McGarry, Aidan; Hinnfors, Jonas; Drake, Helen. Series: Europe in Transition: The NYU European Studies Series. Num Pages: 236 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137310897
- ISBN
- 9781137310897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.61€ 45.41
€ 50.61
€ 45.41
Paperback. A comprehensive examination of the inability of liberal capitalism to generate the technological innovations necessary to prevent dangerous climate change. The case is made for the need for institutional evolution to drive the climate innovation, and the potential for climate innovation in an increasingly economically interconnected world. Editor(s): Harrison, Neil E.; Mikler, John. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 332 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPB; JPQB; KCN; KJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137319883
- ISBN
- 9781137319883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.36
€ 122.36
Hardcover. This book addresses the meanings and implications of self-organization and state society relations in contemporary Nigerian politics. Editor(s): Okome, Mojubaolu Olufunke. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; JPQ; JPR; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137324528
- ISBN
- 9781137324528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.78
€ 63.78
Hardcover. Employment Generation Schemes directs attention to challenges and opportunities of enacting direct job creation policies in developing countries and BRICS, including: China, Ghana, Argentina, and India. This exciting new volume investigates how the Job Guarantee might interface with other policy goals. Editor(s): Murray, Michael J.; Forstater, Mathew. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137324771
- ISBN
- 9781137324771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.56
€ 121.56
Hardcover. Russia 2025 offers a compelling insight into Russia's future by exploring thematic scenarios ranging from politics to demographics. The widening rift between a modernizing, post-Communist society and a paternalistic government will ultimately shape developments in the coming years and will impact on state-society and Center-periphery relations. Editor(s): Lipman, Maria; Petrov, Nikolay. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPH; JPQ; JPV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137336903
- ISBN
- 9781137336903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.91
€ 63.91
Hardcover. Evangelia Psychogiopoulou brings together distinguished scholars across a range of academic disciplines to investigate the media's freedom and independence, and the media policy processes, institutional spaces, regulatory practices and instruments that can support the development of free and independent media in Europe. Editor(s): Psychogiopoulou, Evangelia. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFD; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137337832
- ISBN
- 9781137337832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.12
€ 122.12
Hardcover. The contributors link innovative analytical concepts and ethnographic in-depth case studies from the Arab world. Based on the debates on politics from below and dynamic concepts of state, all the chapters focus on informal institutions, non-elite actors, and the dynamic and contradictory relationship between state and society. Editor(s): Bouziane, Malika; Harders, Cilja; Hoffmann, Anja. Series: Governance and Limited Statehood. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTF; JPQB; JPRB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137338686
- ISBN
- 9781137338686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.14
€ 64.14
Paperback. Updating the papers from the 2011 Asan Conference to cover the end of 2011, this book reflects the state of analysis on the eve of the important 2012-13 transition to China's fifth-generation leaders. Editor(s): Rozman, Gilbert. Series: Asan-Palgrave Macmillan Series. Num Pages: 343 pages, 35 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPH; JPQB; JPSD; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137344090
- ISBN
- 9781137344090
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Condition: New
€ 132.93
€ 132.93
Hardcover. This book explores continuity and change in British multiculturalism. It offers an original perspective on British multiculturalism and also presents an exploration of the politics of ethnic diversity in all the national contexts of the British Isles as well as the United Kingdom. Editor(s): Garbaye, Romain; Schnapper, Pauline. Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; JFSL; JPQB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137351531
- ISBN
- 9781137351531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.86
€ 63.86
Hardcover. The post-Yugoslav states have developed very differently since Yugoslavia dissolved in the early 1990s. This book analyzes the foreign policies of the post-Yugoslav states, thereby focusing on the main goals, actors, decision-making processes and influences on the foreign policies of these countries. Editor(s): Keil, Soeren; Stahl, Bernhard. Series: New Perspectives on South-East Europe. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 figures, 1 maps, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137384126
- ISBN
- 9781137384126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.09
€ 64.09
Hardcover. This cross-disciplinary edited collection presents an integrated approach to critical diversity studies by gathering original scholarly research on ideational, technical and actual social dimensions of contemporary governance through diversity. Editor(s): Matejskova, Tatiana; Antonsich, Marco. Series: Global Diversities. Num Pages: 213 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137438249
- ISBN
- 9781137438249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.71
€ 63.71
Hardcover. This edited collection examines various facets of governance - the organization and steering of political processes within society - for a better understanding of the complexities of contemporary policy making. Editor(s): Capano, Giliberto; Howlett, Michael; Ramesh, M. Series: Studies in the Political Economy of Public Policy. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPP; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137477965
- ISBN
- 9781137477965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.65
€ 132.65
Hardcover. This book studies the dynamics of political discourse in governance processes. It demonstrates the process in which political discourses become normative mechanisms, first marking socially constructed realities in politics, second playing a role in delineating the subsequent policy frames, and third influencing the public sphere. Editor(s): Korkut, Umut; Cox, Robert Henry; Bucken-Knapp, Gregg; Mahendran, Kesi. Num Pages: 252 pages, 10 black & white tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JPF; JPH; JPP; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137495778
- ISBN
- 9781137495778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.03
€ 64.03
Hardcover. Following the crisis in Ukraine, the Putin regime made political choices that will determine Russia's development for years to come. This cutting edge Pivot makes a key contribution to the debate on Russia's development and traces emerging trends in various spheres of Russian life, from the economy and foreign policy, to society and ideology. Editor(s): Lipman, Maria; Petrov, Nikolay. Num Pages: 165 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1DVUK; JPH; JPQB; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137548108
- ISBN
- 9781137548108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.40
€ 63.40