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Regional government
Hardback. How far can government be reinvented? What is the impact of globalization on the delivery of government services around the world? This comparative book debates managerial and policy paradigms, with an analysis of the potential effects of the marketizing of government services. Editor(s): Massey, Andrew. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPR; KFFD; KJMV7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333654095
- ISBN
- 9780333654095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.28
€ 127.28
Hardback. A study of Britain as a capitalism poised between American and European models, exploring themes of legitimation, denial and opportunism via a series of substantial case studies framed by a reinterpretation of Thatcherism's economic contexts and a critical assessment of New Labour. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPP; JPR; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230553095
- ISBN
- 9780230553095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
Paperback. A study of the effects of decentralization on thirty Mexican municipalities. It describes how local governments respond when they are assigned new responsibilities and resources under decentralization policies. It explains why decentralization leads to better local governments in some cases - and why it fails to in others. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 halftones. 9 line illus. 17 tables. 7 maps. BIC Classification: JPH; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140988
- ISBN
- 9780691140988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.68
€ 36.99
€ 27.68
Hardback. This book project is a cultural history of rice consumption in the city of Canton (now Guangzhou), China's southernmost metropolis. Special emphasis is placed on the qualitative dimension of the local food culture and the dynamic interactions between the local society and the modern state. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 tables, 6 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; JPRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804772266
- ISBN
- 9780804772266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.24
€ 86.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 85 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JPRB; KCC; KNBL; KNBW; THRD; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- RAND United States
- Number of pages
- 85
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780833028419
- ISBN
- 9780833028419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.30
€ 17.30
Hardback. This book provides rare insights into the nature of contemporary, technologically-facilitated government. Its multidisciplinary approach demonstrates that information technology is more than a tool for politicians and policy-makers. E-government has reconfigured public administration, policy, power and citizenship. Num Pages: 283 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPP; JPR; UBJ; UBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230205888
- ISBN
- 9780230205888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.02
€ 139.02
Hardback. This stimulating text considers questions of influence and power within local institutions and decision-making processes using numerous illustrations from municipalities across Canada. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 b&w illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6147 x 4217. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774810623
- ISBN
- 9780774810623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.52
€ 113.52
Hardback. This volume examines the challenges of governance in the North American Arctic. It examines the institutions of Alaska, the Canadian Far North, and Greenland developed within distinctive federal systems and how they are evolving to address contemporary issues of security, environmental protection, indigenous rights, and economic development. Editor(s): Berry, Dawn Alexandrea; Bowles, Nigel; Jones, Halbert, III. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MTN; JPRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137493903
- ISBN
- 9781137493903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.04
€ 150.04
Hardcover. Num Pages: 204 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JPR; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 187 x 18. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590338834
- ISBN
- 9781590338834
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.03€ 72.36
€ 93.03
€ 72.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 430 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761835646
- ISBN
- 9780761835646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 106.42
€ 106.42
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761806431
- ISBN
- 9780761806431
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.49
€ 134.49
Sheet map, flat. .
- Publisher
- Ordnance Survey
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- February 2016 ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780319089484
- ISBN
- 9780319089484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.02
€ 24.99
€ 19.02
Sheet map, flat. .
- Publisher
- Ordnance Survey
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- February 2016 ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780319089491
- ISBN
- 9780319089491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.79
€ 24.99
€ 23.79
Greece, Financialization and the EU: The Political Economy of Debt and...
Fouskas, Vassilis K., Dimoulas, Constantine
Hardcover. The debt crisis in Greece has sparked lively debates about the origins of the crisis and policy measures to be adopted in order to fix it. The authors offer the first original and comprehensive narrative on Greece. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1QFE; JPRB; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137273444
- ISBN
- 9781137273444
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.49
€ 105.49
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137528124
- ISBN
- 9781137528124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Hardback. This seventh edition brings you the who, where, when, and how questions and answers about New York State government. An excellent supplement to courses on New York State government and institutional framework. Includes glossary and appendix on New York State Executive, Judicial, Legislative, and Administrative departments and offices. Editor(s): Fairbanks, Mary Jo. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHF; JPR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Policy Studies Associates United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780936826417
- ISBN
- 9780936826417
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.24
€ 52.24
Hardcover. The author of this book argues that the new local governance system 'created' by Margaret Thatcher's reforms, when combined with New Labour's emphasis on delivering measurable improvements to outputs, has enabled Tony Blair to have unprecedented control over the public policy process. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333738856
- ISBN
- 9780333738856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.21
€ 127.21
Hybrid Governance in European Cities: Neighbourhood, Migration and Dem...
Skelcher, Chris, Sullivan, Helen, Jeffares, S...
Hardcover. This wide-ranging study of three European cities shows how hybrid forms of governance emerge from the tensions between new ideas and past legacies, and existing institutional arrangements and powerful decision makers. Using detailed studies of migration and neighborhood policy, as well as a novel Q methodology analysis of public administrators. Series: Understanding Governance. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPB; JPP; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230273221
- ISBN
- 9780230273221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44
Hardcover. Eirikur Bergmann explains the exceptional case of Iceland's fantastical boom, bust and rapid recovery after the Crash of 2008 and explores the lessons for the wider EU crisis and for over-reaching economies that over-rely on financial markets. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNC; JPQB; JPRB; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137331991
- ISBN
- 9781137331991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Paperback. Can cities solve the biggest problems of the twenty-first century better than nations? Is the city democracy's best hope? Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JPHL; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 147 x 35. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300209327
- ISBN
- 9780300209327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.68
€ 19.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. This report addresses the critical issues of implementation of the long-term public service agenda. The authors draw upon a unique range of research, practice and theory from the fields of community development, regeneration projects, public and private sector management and organisation development, as well as public and social policy. Num Pages: 180 pages, 3figs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKSN1; JPQB; JPR; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861341433
- ISBN
- 9781861341433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.62
€ 31.99
€ 30.62
Hardback. Local governments encounter many problems, and although there is not one panacea that works internationally, this book argues that there are mechanisms to improve local situations. By drawing on case studies from the developing world, the authors review best practices in good governance. Editor(s): Vries, Michiel S. de; Reddy, P. S.; Haque, M. Shamsul. Series: Governance and Public Management. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JPP; JPR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517523
- ISBN
- 9780230517523
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
In Pursuit of Performance is an invaluable tool for government leaders and the scholars who study them. Editor(s): Ingraham, Patricia W. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in Governance and Public Management. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JPQ; JPR; KJMV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801885686
- ISBN
- 9780801885686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.45
€ 70.45
Paperback. Presents a comprehensive portrait of the local heroes - front-line public servants and middle managers - who are reinventing state and local government. Based on a study of more than 200 successful government innovations, this book offers a large-scale, systematic analysis of innovation in American government. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878406883
- ISBN
- 9780878406883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.84
€ 75.84