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Hardback. Transparency has become a global concept of responsible government. This book argues that the transnational discourse of transparency promotes potentially contradictory policy ideas that can lead to unintended consequences. It critically examines whether or not increased transparency really leads to increased democratic accountability. Series: Public Sector Organizations. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPP; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2012 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230300057
- ISBN
- 9780230300057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Paperback. Many Americans view the government as the saviour of the environment. This work explores how the political process can adversely impact the quality of the environment and argues that the government's track record in managing natural resources is abysmal. Case studies are included. Editor(s): Leal, Donald R.; Meiners, Roger E. Series: The Political Economy Forum. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCN; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521810
- ISBN
- 9780742521810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.86
€ 76.86
Hardback. Many Americans view the government as the saviour of the environment. This work explores how the political process can adversely impact the quality of the environment and argues that the government's track record in managing natural resources is abysmal. Case studies are included. Editor(s): Leal, Donald R.; Meiners, Roger E. Series: The Political Economy Forum. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCN; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521803
- ISBN
- 9780742521803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.12
€ 199.12
Hardback. Num Pages: 174 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789812876577
- ISBN
- 9789812876577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Paperback. This book examines the rolegovernments play in managing policy challenges such as religion, romance, gender relations, same-sex marriages and privacy protection in response to social changes in marriage.Elizabeth van Ackerasks whether governments can or should intervene in this personal sphere." Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHBK; JPP; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349281039
- ISBN
- 9781349281039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.18
€ 66.18
Paperback. Grassroots Advocacy and Health Care Reform places a detailed account of how the Health Care for America Now campaign in Pennsylvania carried out contemporary issue advocacy in the context of an understanding of American politics. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHF; JPP; JPQB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349464371
- ISBN
- 9781349464371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.04
€ 66.04
Paperback. By linking the grassroots activism of the constituencies with the federal and provincial Liberal parties, this book challenges the idea that Canada has two distinct political spheres - the provincial and the national. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: JPL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774820981
- ISBN
- 9780774820981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.13
€ 34.99
€ 32.13
Hardback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 304 pages, Figures: 32,. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPQB; RNC; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 556. China's Wind Power Industry and the Global Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. 304 pages, 32 figures. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPQB; RNC; THX. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 31. Weight: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231153300
- ISBN
- 9780231153300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.56€ 80.25
€ 104.56
€ 80.25
Hardback. Shows how the environmental policy pursued in The Netherlands has undergone a revolutionary change: a change referred to as a paradigm shift. A trend can be detected from top-down governance to an interactive form of governance. This book aims to offer the reader an analysis of this paradigm shift. Editor(s): Driessen, Peter P.J.; Glasbergen, Pieter. Series: Environment & Policy. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDN; JPQB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402006524
- ISBN
- 9781402006524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.57
€ 128.57
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HB; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1926
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642472619
- ISBN
- 9783642472619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.37
€ 72.37
Paperback. Synthesizing theory, personal research, and prior studies on interest groups and other lobbies, the author offers an overview of organized political interests and explains how and why they affect public policy. Drawing on his experience researching interest groups, he assesses the impact that special interests have long had in shaping policy. Editor(s): Powers, Gerard F.; Christiansen, Drew, SJ; Hennemeyer, Robert T. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPH; JPQB; JPWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878406821
- ISBN
- 9780878406821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.19
€ 75.19
Paperback. Hispanics are the largest immigrant group in the United States and the largest ethnic minority group in the nation. One in five children in the U.S. has immigrant parents. These children face a range of challenges, often caught in their communities' changing social, political, and economic forces. Series: Urban Institute Press. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Urban Institute Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877667636
- ISBN
- 9780877667636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53
paperback. This book presents the latest evidence from Young Lives, a unique international study of children and poverty. It shows how the persistence of inequality amid general economic growth is leaving some extremely poor children behind, despite the promises of the Millennium Development Goals. Editor(s): Bourdillon, Michael; Boyden, Jo. Series: Palgrave Studies on Children and Development. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JKSN; JPQB; JPS; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- SKU
- V9781349487165
- ISBN
- 9781349487165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.52
€ 66.52
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1935
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642898860
- ISBN
- 9783642898860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.54
€ 71.54
Paperback / so. Series: Die Wissenschaft Von Der Politik. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1968
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663196150
- ISBN
- 9783663196150
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.06
€ 73.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590337035
- ISBN
- 9781590337035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.55
€ 38.99
€ 28.55
Paperback. Editor(s): Bianchi, Carlo. Num Pages: 95 pages. BIC Classification: JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 151 x 8. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 95
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606927984
- ISBN
- 9781606927984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.66€ 52.53
€ 73.66
€ 52.53
Paperback. This book discusses the guiding principles for spatial development being a virulent new approach to the future development of Germany in spatial differentiation. It addresses these guiding principles both theoretically and empirically. Editor(s): Strubelt, Wendelin. Series: German Annual of Spatial Research and Policy. Num Pages: 234 pages, 44 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: AMG; JPQB; RPC; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642100260
- ISBN
- 9783642100260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439913222
- ISBN
- 9781439913222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
paperback. The second amendment is the most hotly debated and controversial right in the Constitution. This anthology includes selections from legal cases, hunting stories, public policy briefs and journalistic accounts. Anyone looking for a fair, even-handed account of the gun issue will find it in this book. Editor(s): McClurg, Andrew J.; Kopel, David B.; Denning, Brannon P. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JPQB; JPVH1; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814747605
- ISBN
- 9780814747605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardback. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1230.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789024791415
- ISBN
- 9789024791415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.93
€ 132.93
paperback. What is 'addiction'? What does it say about us, our social arrangements and our political preoccupations? Where is it going as an idea and what is at stake in its ongoing production? Drawing on ethnographic research, interviews and media and policy texts, this book traces the remaking of addiction in contemporary Western societies. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPQB; MBS; MMH; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- SKU
- V9781349338887
- ISBN
- 9781349338887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.46
€ 72.46
Handbook of Development Policy Studies: 108 (Public Administration and...
. Ed(S): Mudacumura, Gedeon M.; Haque, M. Sha...
hardcover. Examines theories, policies, and sectoral priorities and various social, economic, and administrative factors that impact worldwide modernization and development. This book emphasizes the fact that communities must evaluate continuously and adjust their program activities in order to achieve a genuine mode of development. Editor(s): Mudacumura, Gedeon M.; Haque, M. Shamsul. Series: Public Administration and Public Policy. Num Pages: 750 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Routledge United States
- Number of pages
- 750
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780824706029
- ISBN
- 9780824706029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 417.26
€ 417.26
Hardback. This unique Handbook provides an in-depth overview of the themes and direction of science, technology, innovation, and public policy in an increasingly globalized world. Leading authorities discuss current debates, research issues, and prospects, and present a foundation for the development of global policy. Editor(s): Archibugi, Daniele; Filippetti, Andrea. Series: HGP - Handbooks of Global Policy. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; KJD; PD; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 177 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1108.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118739068
- ISBN
- 9781118739068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.66
€ 177.66