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Hardcover. As firms from East Asia gain global market share they are stirring trade disputes with import-competing firms in the West. Jessica Liao analyzes the role played by government-business collaboration in determining how effective East Asian governments are in helping their exporters gain an edge over western competitors through WTO litigation. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; JPQB; KCLT; KCP; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 250 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137489555
- ISBN
- 9781137489555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.13
€ 127.13
Hardcover. This is the first book to examine how and why museums are political institutions. By concentrating on the ways in which power, ideology and legitimacy work at the international, national and local levels of the museum experience, Clive Gray provides an original analysis of who exercises power and how power is used in museums. Series: New Directions in Cultural Policy Research. Num Pages: 200 pages, 4. BIC Classification: GM; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137493408
- ISBN
- 9781137493408
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Condition: New
€ 116.19
€ 116.19
Hardcover. This book provides an in-depth and timely analysis of the member states' compliance patterns with the key European Union Anti-Discrimination Directives. It examines the various structural, administrative, and individual aspects which significantly affect the degree and the nature of compliance patterns in select European Union member states. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPQ; JPS; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137495181
- ISBN
- 9781137495181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.18
€ 66.18
Hardcover. New Labour was outwardly hostile to trade unions and their concerns. Yet the Blair government worked closely with the TUC on several key employment reforms. Steve Coulter analyses the dimensions of the often fractious Labour-union partnership and shows how the TUC pursued an 'insider lobbying' route to influence the shape of New Labour's policies. Num Pages: 162 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHL; JPQB; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137495747
- ISBN
- 9781137495747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.34
€ 66.34
Hardcover. The book analyzes Brazil's Africa engagement as a rising power's strategy to gain global recognition, linking it to Brazil's broader foreign policy objectives and shedding light on the mechanisms of Brazilian status-seeking in Africa. Num Pages: 234 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLSB; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137499561
- ISBN
- 9781137499561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.17
€ 68.17
Hardback. Series: Education Policy. Num Pages: 185 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JNA; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 461.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137502230
- ISBN
- 9781137502230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. The book provides a comprehensive analysis of the international development policies of ten Central and Eastern European countries that joined the EU between 2004 and 2007. The contributors offer the first thorough overview of the 'new' EU member states' development cooperation programmes, placing them in a larger political and societal context. Editor(s): Horky-Hluchan, Ondrej; Lightfoot, Simon. Series: Eadi Global Development Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, 7 black & white tables, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; 1QFE; 3JMC; JPQB; JPSN2; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137505408
- ISBN
- 9781137505408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.31
€ 67.31
Political Decision-Making in Switzerland: The Consensus Model under Pr...
Sciarini, Pascal, Fischer, Manuel, Traber, De...
Hardcover. This in-depth study of the decision-making processes of the early 2000s shows that the Swiss consensus democracy has changed considerably. Power relations have transformed, conflict has increased, coalitions have become more unstable and outputs less predictable. Yet these challenges to consensus politics provide opportunities for innovation. Series: Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 304 pages, 43 black & white tables, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1DFH; JPH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137508591
- ISBN
- 9781137508591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.09
€ 139.09
Hardcover. This book focuses on the question of whether and how civil society may contribute to policy innovation. As the focus of civil society research is often more on the constraints on civil society by the state and less on the agency and effects of civil society organisations the authors provide a fresh and fruitful perspective. Series: The Nottingham China Policy Institute Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 4 black & white tables, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137518637
- ISBN
- 9781137518637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.21
€ 128.21
Hardback. Num Pages: 119 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBL; JKSN1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 119
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137521866
- ISBN
- 9781137521866
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Condition: New
€ 66.01
€ 66.01
Hardcover. Charity is an important feature of life in the UK, yet there is no clear understanding of what charity is, how it operates, who it benefits, and what it can and cannot be expected to do. This book helps tackle misunderstandings of charitable activity in British society, particularly as these affect the thinking of politicians and policymakers. Num Pages: 144 pages, 19 black & white tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JF; JHB; JHBC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137522634
- ISBN
- 9781137522634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.83
€ 82.83
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JN; JNF; JP; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137522764
- ISBN
- 9781137522764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.66
€ 138.66
The Globalisation of Intercultural Education. The Politics of Macro-Mi...
Hajisoteriou, Christina; Panayiotis, Angelide...
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 colour illustrations, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JNFR; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137522986
- ISBN
- 9781137522986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. This book analyses how key 'systems integration' technical pressures, and the increasing use of collaborative alliances for market and product development are impacting on the socio-technical policy directives of Chinese State leaders and the strategic behaviour of key Chinese high-technology firms operating in the global wireless sector. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 235 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPQ; KCP; KNT; TJKW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137529640
- ISBN
- 9781137529640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.76
€ 66.76
Hardback. Editor(s): Durr, Eveline; Pascht, Arno. Num Pages: 233 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 11 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1MK; JHB; JHMC; JPQB; RND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137533487
- ISBN
- 9781137533487
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.80
€ 149.80
Hardcover. This book provides an account of milestone health insurance reforms that took place in Korea and Thailand, which significantly advanced equitable access and redistribution in health care. Thai and Korean welfare champions were deeply informed by their experiences as activists in their countries' democracy movements. Series: Asia Today. Num Pages: 273 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 1FPK; JPQB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137537119
- ISBN
- 9781137537119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.99
€ 138.99
Hardcover. This book is about complexity-driven, trandsisciplinary approach to language study. It illustrates how complexity science can be applied in the research of language and society in order to create and sustain a transdisciplinary dialogue across interested communities of practice which may be beneficial in improving living conditions of real people. Num Pages: 158 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137538451
- ISBN
- 9781137538451
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.30
€ 66.30
Hardcover. The Public Sector R&D Enterprise combines a primer on how government R&D programs actually work with a sophisticated methodology for prospectively putting a dollar figure on the value of R&D investments before they are made. Series: Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy. Num Pages: 144 pages, 13 black & white tables, 13 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137542083
- ISBN
- 9781137542083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.13
€ 66.13
Hardback. Editor(s): Stambach, Amy; Hall, Kathleen D. Series: Anthropological Studies of Education. Num Pages: 187 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JN; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 375.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137547859
- ISBN
- 9781137547859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.17
€ 149.17
Hardback. Editor(s): Bender, Steven W. Num Pages: 300 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 5 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1K; JFFN; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137550736
- ISBN
- 9781137550736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.35
€ 150.35
Hardback. Editor(s): Cosar, Simten; Ergul, Hakan. Series: Palgrave Critical University Studies. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JN; JNF; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137552112
- ISBN
- 9781137552112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.21
€ 139.21
Hardback. To a large extent, elite politicians, bureaucrats, and businessmen hold the fortunes of their societies in their hands. This edited volume describes how formal and informal institutions affect elite behaviour, which in turn affects corruption and the quality of government. Editor(s): Dahlstrom, Carl; Wangnerud, Lena. Series: Executive Politics and Governance. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHC; JPL; JPQ; JPZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137556271
- ISBN
- 9781137556271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.43
€ 150.43
Developmental Local Governance: A Critical Discourse in 'Alternative D...
Schoburgh, Eris D., Martin, John, Gatchair, S...
Hardcover. The primary purpose of the book is to evaluate critically the relationship between local government and national economic development. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 225 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137558350
- ISBN
- 9781137558350
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.82
€ 127.82
Hardback. This book is an examination of minority government performance in conjunction with the territorial distribution of state power and the territorial interests of political parties. It examines political institutions, and the reconcilability of party goals and the contingent bargaining circumstances, in multilevel and territorial perspectives. Series: Europe in Transition: The NYU European Studies Series. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JPB; JPL; JPQ; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 284 x 25. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137559791
- ISBN
- 9781137559791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.87
€ 138.87