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Hardcover. Knowing Governance sets out to understand governance through the design and making of its models and instruments. What kinds of knowledge do they require and reproduce? How are new understandings of governance produced in practice, by scientists and policy makers and by the publics with whom they engage? Editor(s): Voss, Jan-Peter. Series: Palgrave Studies in Science, Knowledge and Policy. Num Pages: 312 pages, 3 black & white tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: HPK; JHBA; JPA; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137514493
- ISBN
- 9781137514493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.15
€ 128.15
Paperback. A collection of papers on the relevance of Keynes' economic theory after 50 years. It covers a diversity of topics relating the theory to subjects varying from the effect of fiscal reflation upon employment, and the significance of public sector borrowing to the international dimension. Num Pages: 491 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPP; KCA; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 738.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 491
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349103409
- ISBN
- 9781349103409
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Condition: New
€ 68.91
€ 68.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JPP; LNTJ; MBN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421419473
- ISBN
- 9781421419473
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.19
€ 38.99
€ 33.19
Hardback. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPP; JPS; LBB; LBBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312216498
- ISBN
- 9780312216498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442628885
- ISBN
- 9781442628885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.47
€ 38.99
€ 35.47
Paperback. This book examines Japanese wartime zoo policy during World War II, analyzing the reasons why the Home Ministry destroyed more than 300 showpiece animals throughout Japan well before U.S. air strikes were anticipated, with international comparisons of the effects of the war on zoos in Europe, the United States, and the Middle East. Num Pages: 265 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JFC; JPA; JPP; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 343.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349291830
- ISBN
- 9781349291830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. The 2012 election in Japan ejected the governing DPJ and returned the LDP overwhelmingly to power while brand new parties pulled in millions of voters. This book explains what happened, why it happened and what it means. International experts analyze the election results, parties strategies, gender issues, policy implications and more. Editor(s): Reed, S. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHF; JPP; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349467655
- ISBN
- 9781349467655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
Paperback. Series: Islam and Nationalism. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HR; JFSL; JPP; JPQB; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349470860
- ISBN
- 9781349470860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.46
€ 126.46
Hardcover. Is decentralisation good for development? This book explains when the answer is 'Yes' and when it is 'No'. It shows how decentralisation can be designed to drive development forward, and focuses on the institutional incentives that can strengthen democracy, boost economies, and improve public sector performance. Editor(s): Faguet, Jean-Paul; Poschl, Caroline. Num Pages: 352 pages, Figures and Tables. BIC Classification: JPP; JPQB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198737506
- ISBN
- 9780198737506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.31
€ 196.31
Hardback. Editor(s): Cunningham, Nicolas B. Num Pages: 100 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP; LNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634844666
- ISBN
- 9781634844666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.82€ 135.43
€ 177.82
€ 135.43
Paperback. This is a global study of government subsidies to attract investment. The book shows how corporations use site selection as rent extraction, with developing countries investing more than developed ones. It demonstrates that incentive use is rarely a good policy, especially for countries without adequate education and infrastructure. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPP; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349310418
- ISBN
- 9781349310418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. Why do policy actors create branded policy ideas like Big Society and does launching them on Twitter extend or curtail their life? This book reveals how policy analysis can adapt in an increasingly mediatised to offer interpretive insights into the life and death of policy ideas in an era of hashtag politics. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- SKU
- V9781349470822
- ISBN
- 9781349470822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This is the first volume in the trilogy 'Many Peaces' on transrational peace and elicitive conflict transformation. It proposes an innovative analysis of peace interpretations in global history and contemporary cultures of peace, the so-called five families of energetic, moral, modern, post-modern, and transrational. Series: Many Peaces. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPA; JPP; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 433.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349347940
- ISBN
- 9781349347940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.48
€ 72.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 364 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPP; KCL; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349085811
- ISBN
- 9781349085811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.84
€ 127.84
Paperback. Written for practitioners and practitioners-in-training of education development, this book reviews education issues in developing countries and provides in-depth case studies from Egypt, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNK; JPA; JPP; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 315.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349342822
- ISBN
- 9781349342822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. Editor(s): Bauer, Michael W.; Knill, Christoph; Eckhard, Steffen. Series: Public Sector Organizations. Num Pages: 225 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPB; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349949762
- ISBN
- 9781349949762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.83
€ 204.83
Paperback. "This book addresses the question: how, and to what degree, are political institutions important in explaining the state of post-Communist political systems today? More specifically, it analyses the nature of political leadership and explains how, and under what circumstances, ideas and identity have influenced post-Soviet political change"-- Series: St Antony's. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349362325
- ISBN
- 9781349362325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Hardback. What does it take to build and sustain effective government institutions? What have we learnt about the attempts to design and redesign public sector institutions in different countries? What works and what doesn't, and why? This book intends to answer these questions and presents analytical tools essential in planning for institutional reform, Series: Research in Public Policy Analysis and Management. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPP; JPQ; KNV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780528687
- ISBN
- 9781780528687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.31
€ 155.31
Paperback. In 21st century Britain, a 'perfect storm' seems to have engulfed many of its institutions. This book is the first wholesale consideration of the crisis of legitimacy that has taken root in Britain's key institutions and explores the crisis across them to determine if a set of shared underlying pathologies exist to create this collective crisis. Editor(s): Smith, Martin; Hay, Colin. Series: Understanding Governance. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPHF; JPHV; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349462698
- ISBN
- 9781349462698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.57
€ 127.57
Hardcover. This book explores new forms of private, mutual municipal, public-private and 'reverse' state funding of public investments, co-payments and shared contributions, vouchers, and pooled public risk-financing. It includes case studies taken from the Nordic countries, UK, Spain, Slovenia, Slovakia, Turkey and South Korea. Editor(s): Bailey, Stephen J.; Valkama, Pekka; Anttiroiko, Ari-Veikko. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPP; KCP; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230241596
- ISBN
- 9780230241596
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.37
€ 67.37
Innovations in Financing Public Services: Country Case Studies
. Ed(S): Valkama, Pekka; Anttiroiko, Ari-Veik...
paperback. This bookexplores new forms of private, mutual municipal, public-private and 'reverse' state funding of public investments, co-payments and shared contributions, vouchers, and pooled public risk-financing. It includes case studies taken from the Nordic countries, UK, Spain, Slovenia, Slovakia, Turkey and South Korea." Editor(s): Valkama, Pekka; Anttiroiko, Ari-Veikko. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPP; KCP; KFFD; KFFH; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- SKU
- V9781349317356
- ISBN
- 9781349317356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.56
€ 66.56
Hardcover. Addresses issues relevant to an understanding of the innovation journeys on which public organizations have embarked. If public innovation is defined as a necessary condition for establishing meaningful interactions between the government and society what are the relevant issues that may explain successful processes and forms of public innovation? Editor(s): Bekkers, Victor; Edelenbos, Jurian; Steijn, Bram. Series: Governance and Public Management. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPP; KJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284524
- ISBN
- 9780230284524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.47
€ 67.47
Paperback. Innovation is key to ensuring that public sectors are able to deliver services efficiently and effectively while also creating a system that can cope with the many societal challenges that exist in today's world. In this compelling collection,contributors explore ways in which civil services are adapting to meet the many challenges they now face. Editor(s): Bekkers, Victor; Edelenbos, Jurian; Steijn, Bram. Series: Governance and Public Management. Num Pages: 296 pages, 7 figures, 24 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JPP; KJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137472564
- ISBN
- 9781137472564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JPP; JPQB; KCP; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 217 x 37. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190467036
- ISBN
- 9780190467036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.16
€ 70.16