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Paperback. How might happiness research affect government policy in the United States - and beyond? This book examines how governments could use the rapidly growing research data on what makes people happy - in a variety of policy areas to increase well-being and improve the quality of life for all their citizens. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JFCD; JPQB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152561
ISBN
9780691152561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.08

Paperback. Diseases do not recognize national borders, and as we are gradually learning, failure to govern health effectively at a global level profoundly affects us all. This book is about how global health governance has evolved to become stronger, more complex, and more important than ever before in history. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKS; JPA; JPQB; JPS; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349373291
ISBN
9781349373291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

hardcover. Num Pages: 173 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JFMG; JPQB; KNDF; TDCT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 375.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan Switzerland
Number of pages
173
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2017
SKU
V9783319339832
ISBN
9783319339832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.28

Paperback. Tingjin Lin explores the conflict between self-interest and the provision of equality of opportunity facing educators in China. Provincial leaders prove reluctant to equalize education when doing so means sacrificing their future promotion. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPP; JPQB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349435975
ISBN
9781349435975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.74

Paperback. Series: Interventions. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; JPQB; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 135 x 200 x 11. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415640848
ISBN
9780415640848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.29

Paperback. This book sees evaluation as an inherently political activity, as much about forms of governance as scientific practice. Using a wide range of examples from neighbourhood renewal, health and social care and other aspects of social policy, it relates practical issues in evaluation design to their political contexts. Editor(s): Taylor, David; Balloch, Susan. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861346056
ISBN
9781861346056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.98

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

€ 66.78

Paperback. 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, R; Schnapper, P. Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL; JHB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349468874
ISBN
9781349468874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.89

Paperback. In the 1980s some developing countries adopted orthodox market-oriented policies in response to international economic crises, others experimented with alternative programs, and still others failed to develop coherent adjustment strategies of any sort. This title examines the role of the state in the adjustment process. Editor(s): Haggard, Stephan; Kaufman, Robert R. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFG; 3JJPR; JPQB; KCL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
n
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691003948
ISBN
9780691003948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.92
€ 53.97

paperback. Ange-Marie Hancock argues that beliefs about poor African American mothers were the foundation for the contentious 1996 welfare reform debate that effectively "ended welfare as we know it." She shows how stereotypes and politically motivated misperceptions about race, class and gender were effectively used to instigate a politics of disgust. Num Pages: 210 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814736708
ISBN
9780814736708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardback. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AC; JF; JPQ; YNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312219741
ISBN
9780312219741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Paperback. Editor(s): Rubin, Barry. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. . Good clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Foreign Policy Institute,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
SKU
KSG0011349
ISBN
9780941700610
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bristol University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447307150
ISBN
9781447307150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.87

Paperback. In the second, revised edition of this indispensable book, the author looks behind 'the mirror of power' to discover the reality of civil society - or 'Big Society', as it has become known. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPP; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bristol University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447307143
ISBN
9781447307143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.98

Paperback. In this frank account of events, Sir Richard Packer, former Permanent Secretary at MAFF, details the facts of the BSE outbreak, how government responded to the crisis and how the press contributed to widespread public panic. He reveals how the decisions taken to protect public health were a combination of informed guesswork and sheer good fortune. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPQB; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349540280
ISBN
9781349540280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.46

Hardback. During the presidency of George Bush (1989-1993), the proliferation of weapons became a significant issue on the American security agenda. The efforts of the executive branch and several congressmen to improve implementation of the Missile Technology Control Regime are examined here. Series: Southampton Studies in International Policy. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; JPSF; JWK; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 521.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333754542
ISBN
9780333754542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.39

Hardback. Noted political scientist and public policy expert John J. Pitney, Jr., explains how autism has evolved into a heated political issue disputed by scientists, educators, social workers, and families. Num Pages: 190 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 1 tables. BIC Classification: JKSB; JKSM; JMP; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442249608
ISBN
9781442249608
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.37

Hardback. Num Pages: 230 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCP; KFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137486295
ISBN
9781137486295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.61

Paperback. HIV/AIDS is the major political challenge of our time. Based on empirical observations from all over the world, this book examines how HIV/AIDS has become increasingly transnational, as nation states have extended their programmes across borders, and transnational networks have increased their activities. Editor(s): Foller, Maj-Lis. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; JHB; JPQB; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349363704
ISBN
9781349363704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.46

Hardback. This study of contemporary Swiss politics draws on research in Switzerland, and the author's own observations and offers wide coverage of Swiss political forces, processes and policies. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333692776
ISBN
9780333692776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.24

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