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Paperback. Sowell presents a devastating critique of the mind-set behind the failed social policies of the past thirty years. Sowell sees what has happened during that time not as a series of isolated mistakes b Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465089956
ISBN
9780465089956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. Lifelong learning is a key government strategy - both in the UK and internationally - to promote economic growth and combat social exclusion. This book presents a highly innovative study of participation in lifelong learning and the problems which need to be overcome if lifelong learning policies are to be successful. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2figs.25tabs. BIC Classification: JFF; JNP; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861342867
ISBN
9781861342867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 34.92

Paperback. Do presidents inevitably lose support the longer they are in office? Does the public invariably rally behind presidents during international crises? What are the criteria by which the public forms its judgment about whether or not the president is doing a good job? This book addresses these questions. Num Pages: 220 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3404 x 12. Weight in Grams: 245.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Edition
Anniversary and Revised ed.
SKU
V9780804720960
ISBN
9780804720960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.97

Paperback. Clean copy.Large format paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Berg Publishers
Number of pages
296
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
KEX0212186
ISBN
9781859731536
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. This book calls for a shift in policy focus from 'community cohesion' to social cohesion, and makes a valuable source both for practitioners, researchers and students. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFS; JKS; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847426949
ISBN
9781847426949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.79

Paperback. Analyzes the experience of gentrification for residents of two predominantly black New York City neighbourhoods. This book aims to dispute the conventional wisdom that gentrification is almost always a bad thing for long-term residents of disinvested neighborhoods. It also suggests ways for limiting the negative aspects of gentrification. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, 2 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: JHMP; JPQB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781592134373
ISBN
9781592134373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.63

Paperback. This book explores concrete ways to achieve urban sustainability based on integrated planning, policy development, and decision-making. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNU; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442612884
ISBN
9781442612884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.07

Hardback. This study looks at the constraints involving conflicts between individual and organizational commitments, the need for flexibility and rules and accountability issues in developing and managing public policy. In addition, the author addresses the issues of motivation, change and communication. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQ; KJMV; KJVN; KJVX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781567204551
ISBN
9781567204551
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.11

Paperback. . Very good clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Urban Inst Pr Washington
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0249989
ISBN
9780877667339
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. . Very good clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Urban Inst Pr Washington
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0249990
ISBN
9780877667339
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. . Very good clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Urban Inst Pr
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0250013
ISBN
9780877667438
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. . Very good clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Urban Inst Pr
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0250014
ISBN
9780877667438
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A welcome addition to the literature on democracy and civil society. This book demonstrates that new mechanisms being introduced in Western Europe can, and do, offer the potential to strengthen the democratic process. Editor(s): Khan, Usman. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JPQB; JPVH; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
UCL Press London
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
180
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KMR0002763
ISBN
9781857288421
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A welcome addition to the literature on democracy and civil society. This book demonstrates that new mechanisms being introduced in Western Europe can, and do, offer the potential to strengthen the democratic process. Editor(s): Khan, Usman. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JPQB; JPVH; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
UCL Press London
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
180
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KMR0003240
ISBN
9781857288421
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A welcome addition to the literature on democracy and civil society. This book demonstrates that new mechanisms being introduced in Western Europe can, and do, offer the potential to strengthen the democratic process. Editor(s): Khan, Usman. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JPQB; JPVH; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
UCL Press London
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
180
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KRS0003871
ISBN
9781857288421
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Friedman discusses a government system that is no longer controlled by "we, the people." Instead of Lincoln's government "of the people, by the people, and for the people," we now have a government "of the people, by the bureaucrats, for the bureaucrats," including the elected representatives who have become bureaucrats. Num Pages: 18 pages. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 45.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817954420
ISBN
9780817954420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.07

Paperback. Bob Jessop presents an up-to-date account of his distinctive approach to the dialectics of structure and strategy in the exercise of state power. While his earlier work critically surveys other state theories, this book focuses on the development of his own strategic-relational approach. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745633213
ISBN
9780745633213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.89

Paperback. The most accessible policy text available. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
Third Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393912722
ISBN
9780393912722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.89

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
PublicAffairs,U.S.
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610393218
ISBN
9781610393218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. Examining social housing provision in the context of current and historical practice, the contributors argue that the homeless, particularly those with mental health problems, run the very real risk of being socially excluded; and present arguments for how policy should develop. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFB; JKSB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853026386
ISBN
9781853026386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.39

Paperback. Tells how organized participation in nature protection provided an arena for affirming and perpetuating self-generated social identities in the USSR and preserving a counterculture whose legacy survives today. Num Pages: 570 pages, 28 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JPFC; JPH; JPQB; JPVH2; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 231 x 35. Weight in Grams: 886.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
570
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520232136
ISBN
9780520232136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.50

Hardback. Series: Routledge Revivals. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCN; RNH; TQSR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 213.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138956568
ISBN
9781138956568
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.07
€ 52.50

Paperback. A radical look at the Irish austerity measures and the attempts to prop up business and the banks at the expense of ordinary citizens, left to bear the brunt of conditions they did not cause. Many of these contributors predicted Ireland's rapid cyle of boom and bust, even at the height of the Celtic Tiger boom. Editor(s): Coulter, Colin; Nagle, Angela. Num Pages: 312 pages, Tables, black & white|Graphs. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JM; JPQB; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780719091995
ISBN
9780719091995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.40

Paperback. In the post-Ryan Report (2009) on child abuse in the modern state, this book is the first study to document and analyse the issues in a frank expose that challenges many of the myths about children and young people in Ireland. Series Editor(s): Kitchin, Rob. Series: Irish Society. Num Pages: 302 pages, Tables, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JKSB1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780719095429
ISBN
9780719095429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.04

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