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Hardcover. China is growing in importance to the economies and governments of the world, and it has been run by men with very different ideas. How China copes with the pressures for good governance with the Asian economic model, treats its ethnic minorities under scrutiny, and gathers resources to fuel its dynamic economy, impacts us all. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; HRAM2; JFSL; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137033833
- ISBN
- 9781137033833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
Hardcover. Do NGOs strengthen Turkey's efforts at Europeanization and democratization or do they use EU funding to serve other interests?This book offers a critical investigation of the relationship between Turkish NGOs and the European Union (EU) and a nuanced assessment of the opportunities and limitations to fashioning social change by funding NGOs. Series: New Perspectives on South-East Europe. Num Pages: 200 pages, 5 graphs, 4 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1D; JPH; JPQ; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137034519
- ISBN
- 9781137034519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Hardcover. The Race for the White House from Reagan to Clinton provides a foundation for how the presidential nomination process and the presidential election process have changed over the past three decades by addressing a number of important questions about the nomination and electoral processes. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137268594
- ISBN
- 9781137268594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.64
€ 66.64
Hardcover. By exploring the anti-corruption strategies in six countries, this book is the first detailed, cross-national analysis on techniques to address corruption. It highlights the importance of understanding that quality of governance is critical to tackling corruption and that only when this link is truly appreciated can inroads into corruption be made. Series: Political Corruption and Governance. Num Pages: 184 pages, 19 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JKVC; JPB; JPQ; JPZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137268709
- ISBN
- 9781137268709
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.38
€ 116.38
Hardcover. This book explores the gendered dynamics of institutional innovation, continuity and change in candidate selection and recruitment. Drawing on the insights of feminist institutionalism, it extends the 'supply and demand model' of political recruitment via a micro-level case study of the candidate selection process in post-devolution Scotland. Series: Gender and Politics. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 219 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137271921
- ISBN
- 9781137271921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Hardcover. History of Britain's official international development efforts, beginning with its colonial era and then following the establishment of a new Ministry created by Prime Minister, the Rt Honourable Harold Wilson. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; GTF; JKSR; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137272324
- ISBN
- 9781137272324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. Learning from the successes and failures of others is a necessity in the field of public sector innovation. This book develops guidelines for policymakers, practitioners and policy analysts to understand what drives policy success and to transfer innovations from a source case to a target case with a view to assisting effective policy design. Num Pages: 116 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPP; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Number of pages
- 118
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137291011
- ISBN
- 9781137291011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.94
€ 65.94
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137300522
- ISBN
- 9781137300522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
Hardcover. This book explores how and why the EU and its member states define immigration policies. A comparison of EU negotiations on five EU immigration directives reveals interests of actors in EU integration and whether common policies aim at a restriction or expansion of immigration to the EU. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFFN; JPQB; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137302557
- ISBN
- 9781137302557
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Hardcover. Ralf Emmers assesses whether the joint exploration and development of resources can act as a means to reduce tensions in contested territories. Num Pages: 96 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPH; JPQB; JPS; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137310132
- ISBN
- 9781137310132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.86
€ 65.86
Hardcover. Russia remains among the top-5 greenhouse gas emitters in the world and thus an important player in the field of international climate politics. To gain a deeper understanding of how Russian climate politics is formed, the changing and somewhat unexpected role scientists and scientific knowledge play in shaping Russian policymaking is explored. Num Pages: 130 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JPQ; JPS; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 132
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137310514
- ISBN
- 9781137310514
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.04
€ 66.04
Hardcover. Comitology is the most important form of multi-level governance in the EU. Member State and Commission actors together create roughly 2,500 executive acts per year amounting to half of all European laws. Using new European and national data, this books argues that its accountability has improved over time, but that unexpected gaps have emerged. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 200 pages, 16 figures, 15 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPH; JPQB; JPSN2; LNDP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137319630
- ISBN
- 9781137319630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Hardcover. Unbroken Government demonstrates how institutional and electoral characteristics present since the writing of the Constitution influence policy development. Utilizing policy areas as diverse as human spaceflight, clean air, homeland security, and foreign policy, this work shows how these patterns manifest themselves in the policymaking process. Num Pages: 203 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137339188
- ISBN
- 9781137339188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Paperback. Inside Defense brings together scholars, policy experts and practitioners to provide a comprehensive view of the US military to understand the military's role in international politics and its relationship with domestic institutions and society. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPQB; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137343000
- ISBN
- 9781137343000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.46
€ 72.46
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137345370
- ISBN
- 9781137345370
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
Climate Change and Order: The End of Prosperity and Democracy (Energy,...
Edmondson, Beth, Levy, Stuart
Hardcover. Beth Edmondson and Stuart Levy examine why it is so difficult for the international community to respond to global climate change. In doing so, they analyse and explain some of the strategies that might ultimately provide the foundations for appropriate responses. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; JPS; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137351241
- ISBN
- 9781137351241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
Hardback. This book provides the first English-language account of the history of Danish sociology, examining it from the late 19th century to the present day. Focusing on the discipline's struggle for recognition in Denmark, it is a case study of how sociological knowledge has entered into ever-changing coalitions with welfare state bureaucracies. Series: Sociology Transformed. Num Pages: 137 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DND; JHBA; JHBC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137403414
- ISBN
- 9781137403414
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.10
€ 66.10
Hardcover. Addressing the specific contexts of communal leadership, educational policy, inter-communal relations, legal reform, media production, public discourse, public opinion, and responses to government policy, this volume examines Western-Muslim relations and makes proposals for enhancing Self-Other interaction to improve societal harmony. Editor(s): Karim, Karim H.; Eid, Mahmoud. Num Pages: 252 pages, 13 figures. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JFSR2; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137403681
- ISBN
- 9781137403681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.64
€ 66.64
Hardcover. In an EU increasingly worried about the security of its citizens and its territory, how should the European Parliament make policy decisions in these areas? This study investigates how the empowerment of the European Parliament has led it to abandon its defence of civil liberties in order to become a full partner in inter-institutional negotiations Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 black & white tables, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPH; JPQB; JPSN2; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137410542
- ISBN
- 9781137410542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.73
€ 66.73
Hardcover. This volume provides a pluralistic discussion from world-renowned scholars on the international aspects of the debt crisis and prospects for resolution. It provides a comprehensive evaluation of how the debt crisis has impacted Western Europe, the emerging markets and Latin America, and puts forward different suggestions for recovery. Editor(s): Stiglitz, Joseph E.; Heymann, Daniel. Series: International Economic Association. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JMC; 3JMG; JPQB; KCL; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137411464
- ISBN
- 9781137411464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.11
€ 129.11
Hardcover. Num Pages: 311 pages, 12 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMG; JKVP; JKVQ2; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 220 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137457332
- ISBN
- 9781137457332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
Community Economic Development in the United States: The CDFI Industry...
Greer, James L., Gonzales, Oscar
Hardcover. Num Pages: 213 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 9 colour illustrations, 17 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCA; KCF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 222 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137497901
- ISBN
- 9781137497901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.65
€ 160.65
Paperback. University rankings have gained popularity around the world and are now a significant factor shaping reputation. This second edition updates Ellen Hazelkorn's first comprehensive study of rankings from a global perspective, drawing in new original research and extensive analysis. It is essential reading for policymakers, managers and scholars. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNK; JNM; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137503008
- ISBN
- 9781137503008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.33
€ 138.33
Hardcover. Drawing from recent streams of scholarship, Democratizing Europe provides a renewed portrait of EU government that point at the enduring leading role of independent powers (the European Court, Commission and Central Bank). Vauchez suggests that we recognize this centrality and adjust our democratization strategies accordingly. Series: Europe in Transition: The NYU European Studies Series. Num Pages: 104 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPA; JPHV; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 279.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137540904
- ISBN
- 9781137540904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.80
€ 65.80