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Paperback. Generally referring to all forms of social coordination and patterns of rule, the term 'governance' is used in many different contexts. In this Very Short Introduction, Mark Bevir explores the main theories of governance and considers their impact on ideas of governance in the corporate, public, and global arenas. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, c. 7 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPP; JPQ; KJR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 172 x 9. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199606412
ISBN
9780199606412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Based on internal documents, long-term fieldwork, and interviews, this book charts the emergence of population as a central source of power in the People's Republic of China, documenting the gradual shift from hard birth planning techniques toward soft neoliberal approaches. Num Pages: 412 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; 3JMC; JHBD; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804748803
ISBN
9780804748803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.83

Hardcover. By assembling original, ethnographically-grounded research in legislatures, executives, and bureaucracies, this volume illuminates and unpacks the structures, practices, and values of government actors in local, regional, and national contexts. Editor(s): Coulter, Kendra; Schumann, William R. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137009210
ISBN
9781137009210
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.85

Paperback. Translation of: Le gouvernement des catastrophes. Paris: Editions Karthala, 2013. Editor(s): Revet, Sandrine; Langumier, Julien. Series: The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JHMC; JKSN; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349493203
ISBN
9781349493203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.94

Hardback. The book focuses on how to enhance the political incentives on democratically-elected governments to protect the interests of future generations. Editor(s): Boston, Jonathan. Series Editor(s): Berman, Evan. Series: Public Policy and Governance. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPHV; JPQB; KJR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 239 x 38. Weight in Grams: 952.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786350565
ISBN
9781786350565
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 177.79

Paperback. Examines health care policymaking from a long-term, political perspective, describing how Congress, the president, special interest groups, bureaucracy, and state governments help define health policy problems and find politically feasible solutions. This book covers legislative efforts, including the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Num Pages: 464 pages, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JPQB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801884320
ISBN
9780801884320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.64

hardcover. Governing the Energy Challenge is a comparative study between Canada and Germany that features essays by leading energy and public policy specialists from both countries. Editor(s): Eberlein, Burkard; Doern, G. Bruce. Num Pages: 416 pages, 15 figures, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBC; JPQB; KCN; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802093059
ISBN
9780802093059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.80

Paperback. This book provides a wide-ranging historical account of the development of the Japanese economy, from the 17th century to the present day. The author presents an alternative theory to the traditional western view of Japan's economic development, emphasising the role of the state. Series: Aspects of Political Economy S. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; JPQB; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745614144
ISBN
9780745614144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

hardcover. Original, engaging, and authoritative, this study has much to say about the political climate in Prague after the downfall of communism, and makes insightful conclusions about the factors that contributed to present political circumstances in the region. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 figures, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 3JJPR; JFSG; JPHV; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802093288
ISBN
9780802093288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNC; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 357.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816674473
ISBN
9780816674473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardcover. This cross-disciplinary edited collection presents an integrated approach to critical diversity studies by gathering original scholarly research on ideational, technical and actual social dimensions of contemporary governance through diversity. Editor(s): Matejskova, Tatiana; Antonsich, Marco. Series: Global Diversities. Num Pages: 213 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137438249
ISBN
9781137438249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.64

Editor(s): Prow, Charles. Num Pages: 148 pages, black & white illustrations, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: JPP; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442216617
ISBN
9781442216617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.13

Paperback. Editor(s): Prow, Charles. Num Pages: 148 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPP; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 245.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442216624
ISBN
9781442216624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.64

Hardback. Based on the replies of over 400 cabinet ministers, this empirical analysis examines the growth of the role of the prime minister all over Western Europe, as well as the trend towards letting cabinet decisions be taken by committees or even by individual ministers. Editor(s): Blondel, Jean; Muller-Rommel, Ferdinand. Num Pages: 347 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DD; JPH; JPQ; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
347
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333556566
ISBN
9780333556566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.97

Paperback. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was an intervention of historic proportions in the US economy during the Great Recession. What lessons for the future can we learn from this massive federal program? In this book, scholars from public administration and public policy analyze the fraught politics and complex implementation of ARRA. Editor(s): Conlan, Timothy J.; Posner, Paul L.; Regan, Priscilla M. Series: Public Management and Change Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 figures, 15 tables, 11 figures, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626163706
ISBN
9781626163706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.32

Hardback. A well-written, lively, optimistic book that calls for the transformation of technology in government from lipstick on a bulldog to total information awareness. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQ; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742541757
ISBN
9780742541757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.48

Hardback. .
Publisher
Lexington Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781498530576
ISBN
9781498530576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.69
€ 16.34

Hardcover. Editor(s): Sauter, Matthew A. Num Pages: 129 pages, tables, graphs. BIC Classification: JPQ; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
129
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617286803
ISBN
9781617286803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.92
€ 95.53

Hardback. Suitable for scholars and graduate students in political science, public policy, public administration, and law, this title addresses such question as: How do we understand institutional change? How do we measure the effects of institutions on societal sectors and public policy? And, more. Editor(s): Wagenaar, Hendrik. Series: Library of Public Policy & Public Administration. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792367208
ISBN
9780792367208
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.60

Paperback. While acknowledging the political context of all public administration systems, they argue that effective management of these systems nevertheless provides the key to good government performance. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in Governance and Public Management. Num Pages: 216 pages, 4, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801872280
ISBN
9780801872280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.42

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