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Paperback. 'Community' continues to attract the attention of policy makers and scholars. Taking account of changes since the publication of the first edition, this new edition explores the challenges of empowering communities and assesses the lessons for policy and practice of community-based approaches to social disadvantage and exclusion. Series: Public Policy and Politics. Num Pages: 376 pages, 4 black & white tables, 13 figures. BIC Classification: JFS; JKS; JPQB; RP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd ed. 2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230242654
ISBN
9780230242654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.36

Paperback. First published in 1983, this textbook is now published in a completely revised and updated form to take full account of changes in policy-making in the second half of Mrs Thatcher's first decade in power. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPQB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2 ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631172437
ISBN
9780631172437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.69

Hardback. Manski argues that public policy is based on untrustworthy analysis. Failing to account for uncertainty in an uncertain world, policy analysis routinely misleads policy makers with expressions of certitude. Manski critiques the status quo and offers an innovation to improve both how policy research is conducted and how it is used by policy makers. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 graph, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 242 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066892
ISBN
9780674066892
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.41
€ 49.84

paperback. Containing essays from leading feminist academics, and social activists, Public Policy for Women addresses important public policy issues that fail to address women's needs. Editor(s): Cohen, Marjorie Griffin; Pulkingham, Jane. Series: Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 figures. BIC Classification: JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780802095008
ISBN
9780802095008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 41.07

paperback. This book draws together a collection of lively and authoritative essays on the future of public policy by distinguished academics in the field. Compiled in memory of Henry Neuburger, a leading economic analyst and adviser, the essays together form an excellent introduction to key issues in contemporary policy making. Editor(s): Fraser, Neil; Hills, John. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16figs.16tabs. BIC Classification: 3JM; JPQB; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861342676
ISBN
9781861342676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.78

Paperback. Editor(s): Goodchild, Lester F.; Jonsen, Richard W.; Limerick, Patty; Longanecker, David A. Series: Higher Education and Society. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNK; JNM; JPP; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349479825
ISBN
9781349479825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.93
€ 46.67

hardcover. Public policy research requires using statistics to address complex problems in a pragmatic way. This volume describes the analytical techniques and applications that typify how statistical thinking has been applied at the Rand Corporation. This casebook is designed for statistics courses at both the advanced undergraduate and graduate levels. Editor(s): Rolph, John (University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA). Series: Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; JPRB; PBT; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
Edition
2000th Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387987774
ISBN
9780387987774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.89

Hardback. As technocratic public policy analysis approaches evolve to include greater sensitivity to political contexts, this volume synthesizes these former methods with new multi-actor, multiple perspective and poly-centric modes of analysis that are more inclusive. Editor(s): Thissen, Wil A. H.; Walker, Warren E. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 286 pages, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; KJT; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461446019
ISBN
9781461446019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.33

Hardback. This is an English version of a text on public policy analysis originally written for practitioners in Switzerland and France. It presents a model for the analysis of public policy and includes examples of its application in everyday situations. This English version introduces supplementary illustrations and examples from the United Kingdom. Num Pages: 346 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861349071
ISBN
9781861349071
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.87

Hardback. This book joins in the same volume a set of theoretical visions and empirical assessments by leading scholars about public policies towards entrepreneurship in Europe and how to rethink them. It appears at a challenging time, in economic and social terms. Editor(s): Leitao, Joao; Baptista, Rui. Series: International Studies in Entrepreneurship. Num Pages: 300 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, 40 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCP; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441902481
ISBN
9781441902481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 199.78

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ; JPQB; KCP; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Cornell University Press ne
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0227907
ISBN
9780801439841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; JPQ; JPVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
114
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739145418
ISBN
9780739145418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.98

Hardcover. Drawing on rich source material - one local authority's involvement in the epic central/local confrontation over local government spending in 1980s England - this book develops a multifaceted and widely applicable analysis of public law within government as a process of 'sustaining the art of the possible'. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPH; JPP; JPQB; LBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 145 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230553026
ISBN
9780230553026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Hardback. Editor(s): Bloom, Nicholas Dagen; Umbach, Fritz; Vale, Lawrence J. Num Pages: 296 pages, 22 black & white halftones, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFFB; JFSG; JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801452048
ISBN
9780801452048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.77

Paperback. Editor(s): Bloom, Nicholas Dagen; Umbach, Fritz; Vale, Lawrence J. Num Pages: 296 pages, 35, 22 black & white halftones, 7 tables, 6 charts. BIC Classification: JFFB; JFSG; JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 371.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801478741
ISBN
9780801478741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Series: Urban Institute Press. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Urban Institute Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877667551
ISBN
9780877667551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.40

Paperback. Winner of the 2016 AESA Critics' Choice Book Award Molly Makris uses an interdisciplinary approach to urban education policy to examine the formal education and physical environment of young people from low-income backgrounds and demonstrate how gentrification shapes these circumstances. Series: Palgrave Studies in Urban Education. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JNF; JNK; JNT; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349491759
ISBN
9781349491759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.93
€ 46.13

Hardcover. Editor(s): Larsen, Sara M. Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613247785
ISBN
9781613247785
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.40
€ 110.66

Paperback. This book examines current theory, methods, and ethics underlying global trends in involving publics in the governance of new technologies. Editor(s): O'Doherty, Kieran; Einsiedel, Edna F. Num Pages: 712 pages, 18 tables, 8 figures. BIC Classification: JF; JPQB; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774824613
ISBN
9780774824613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

hardcover. The issue of asymmetric information and public decision-making has been widely explored by economists. This book encompasses different contributions to these issues, on both theoretical and practical areas. It is also devoted to discussing the applications of the theory to different public sector activities. Editor(s): Marrelli, Massimo; Pignataro, Giacomo. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
2001st Edition
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792372387
ISBN
9780792372387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.02

Hardback. Public Budgeting Reform in China: Theory and Practice Editor(s): Liu, Xiaonan. Series: Research Series on the Chinese Dream and China's Development Path. Num Pages: 250 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPQB; KCG; KCP; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 543.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662477755
ISBN
9783662477755
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.24

Paperback. Budgeting has long been considered a rational process using neutral tools of financial management, but this outlook fails to consider the outside influences on leaders' behavior. This title shows that political culture and ideological orientations are at least as important as financial tools in shaping budgets. Series: Texts and Teaching/Politics, Policy, Administration Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPQ; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878407521
ISBN
9780878407521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.04

hardcover. Exploring the increasing involvement of the private sector in social policy, this collection examines the complex relationship between the public and private sectors from an international perspective, focusing on health and pension policies. Editor(s): Beland, Daniel; Gran, Brian. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKS; JPQB; KFFP; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2008th Edition
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230527331
ISBN
9780230527331
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.17

Paperback. Exploring theincreasing involvement of theprivatesector in social policy, thiscollection examines the complex relationship between the public and private sectors from an international perspective, focusing on health and pension policies." Editor(s): Beland, Daniel; Gran, Brian. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKS; JPP; JPQB; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349358083
ISBN
9781349358083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.07

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