Regional government
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Regional government
Paperback. Despite a modest revival in city living, Americans are spreading out more than ever - into "exurbs" and "boomburbs" miles from anywhere, in big houses in big subdivisions. This book tells the untold story of development in America - how the landscape is shaped by a furious clash of political, economic and cultural forces. Num Pages: 312 pages, 24, 24 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMVD; JFSF; JPP; JPR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Updated
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407814
- ISBN
- 9781421407814
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€ 33.99€ 28.66
€ 33.99
€ 28.66
Paperback. The contributors examine the latest research on pressing challenges, explore how states are coping with these challenges, and consider what the future holds for public postsecondary education in the United States. Editor(s): Heller, Donald E. Num Pages: 288 pages, 27, 27 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNM; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- second edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421401225
- ISBN
- 9781421401225
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€ 33.99€ 28.90
€ 33.99
€ 28.90
Hardcover. Presents a comparison of the patterns of ethnic minority politics in British and French city politics. This work includes direct comparisons of particular cities Birmingham, Lille and Roubaix. It shows how ethnic and cultural diversity translates into political conflict in different political systems. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DDF; JFSL; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405126977
- ISBN
- 9781405126977
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Condition: New
€ 78.49
€ 78.49
Paperback. This book presents a comparison of the patterns of ethnic minority politics in British and French city politics. A comparison of the participation of ethnic minorities in British and French cities. Includes direct comparisons of particular cities Birmingham, Lille and Roubaix. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DDF; JFSL; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405126946
- ISBN
- 9781405126946
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Condition: New
€ 28.46
€ 28.46
Paperback. A study of the constitutional and political development of the Isle of Man. This book analyses three broad aspects of twentieth-century political development: constitutional progress towards self-government, elections and public policy and the changing role of the state in Manx society. Series: Centre for Manx Studies Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKZ; 3JJ; HBTB; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 830.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853237877
- ISBN
- 9780853237877
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Condition: New
€ 55.50
€ 55.50
Paperback. Series: Globalization and Community. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 b&w photos, 5 maps, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1KBBEY; JPQB; JPR; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 624.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816677436
- ISBN
- 9780816677436
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Hardback. The danwei (workunit) has been the fundamental social and spatial unit of urban China under socialism. With particular focus on the link between spatial forms and social organization, this book traces the origins and development of this critical institution up to the present day. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 table, 12 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHBL; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804750387
- ISBN
- 9780804750387
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Condition: New
€ 86.97
€ 86.97
Paperback. Introduces a new way of building partnerships aimed at solving the civic problems too big for anyone to solve alone, and a new kind of leadership based on bringing together diverse stakeholders to solve the community's problems. Num Pages: 304 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JPR; KJMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 196 x 17. Weight in Grams: 574.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787957193
- ISBN
- 9780787957193
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Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Paperback. Offers comprehensive analysis of electoral politics in America's municipalities. Arguing that explanations of voting behavior are ill suited for local contests, the author puts forward a theory that the differences between local, state, and national democracies. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 line illus. 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143569
- ISBN
- 9780691143569
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.59
€ 46.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. Why do more people vote - or get involved in other civic and political activities - in some communities than in others? This book demonstrates that our communities shape our civic and political engagement, and that schools are especially significant communities for fostering strong civic norms. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 280 pages, 31 line illus. 35 tables. BIC Classification: JPHF; JPRB; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138299
- ISBN
- 9780691138299
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. Governments spend huge amounts of public money on public services such as health, education, and social care, and yet the services that are delivered are often low quality, inefficiently run, and inequitable in their distribution. This book argues that the solution is to offer choice to users and to encourage competition among providers. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPQB; JPRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129365
- ISBN
- 9780691129365
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Condition: New
€ 68.74€ 53.22
€ 68.74
€ 53.22
Paperback. Tells the dramatic story of how the nation's second-largest city completed a major reform of its government in the face of a deeply threatening movement for secession by the San Fernando Valley. The afterword by the author analyzes the 2005 election of Los Angeles's first modern Latino mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 halftones. 23 tables. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSG; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126036
- ISBN
- 9780691126036
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.64
€ 46.99
€ 33.64
Paperback. Analyzes the reconstitution of the Russian polity. This book looks at Russia's democratic transition at the local level. It explains why some of the political institutions in the Russian provinces weathered the monumental changes of the early 1990s better than others. Num Pages: 264 pages, 47 tables, 1 map, 6 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JPR; KCB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 432.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691092812
- ISBN
- 9780691092812
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Condition: New
€ 53.34€ 42.00
€ 53.34
€ 42.00
Paperback. In the years following its near-bankruptcy in 1976 until the end of the 1980s, New York City came to epitomize the debt-driven of the Reagan era. This book asks why a city with a large minority population and a long tradition of liberalism elected a conservative mayor who promoted real-estate development and belittled minority activists. Series: City in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 320 pages, 26 tables 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBTB; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691036731
- ISBN
- 9780691036731
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Condition: New
€ 71.12€ 54.23
€ 71.12
€ 54.23
Paperback. * Uses popular press articles, reviews of applied economics literature, and regression--based empirical studies to examine pressing public policy issues in urban areas. * Ends sections with discussion questions and samples from selected further readings. Editor(s): Wassmer, Robert W. Series: Blackwell Readings for Contemporary Economics. Num Pages: 544 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSG; JPRB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 31. Weight in Grams: 936.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631215882
- ISBN
- 9780631215882
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Condition: New
€ 78.42
€ 78.42
Hardback. * Uses popular press articles, reviews of applied economics literature, and regression-based empirical studies to examine pressing public policy issues in urban areas. * Ends sections with discussion questions and samples from selected further readings. Editor(s): Wassmer, Robert W. Series: Blackwell Readings for Contemporary Economics. Num Pages: 544 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSG; JPRB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 187 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1162.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631215875
- ISBN
- 9780631215875
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Condition: New
€ 172.54
€ 172.54
Hardback. An introduction to the context in which UK social work is practised, Local Authority Social Services. The book is based on the realities of work in a modern social services department and addresses the major changes that have taken place. It also looks at the prospects for personal social services. Editor(s): Hill, Michael; Hudson, Bob; Mitchell, Stephen; Shaw, Ian; Tunstill, Jane. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JKSN; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631209461
- ISBN
- 9780631209461
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Condition: New
€ 127.38
€ 127.38
Paperback. This introductory textbook provides an historical overview of developments in local government in postwar Britain. The authors incorporate the latest research into their overview to offer a an up-to-date assessment of the dominant arguments and debates. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631195825
- ISBN
- 9780631195825
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Condition: New
€ 61.24
€ 61.24
Paperback. Divided Cities is the comparative analysis of New York and London which many have been waiting for. Wider in scope and richer in detailthan any previous study, this work provides the best introduction available to these pre--eminent world cities. Editor(s): Fainstein, Susan S.; Gordon, Ian; Harloe, Michael. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11 tables, 4 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; JFSG; JPR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631183020
- ISBN
- 9780631183020
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Condition: New
€ 38.42
€ 38.42
Paperback. The Government of World Cities assesses the future of metropolitan administrations in the light of some spectacular challenges to their operation, notably the collapse of the "metro model" in cities as diverse as London, Barcelona and Copenhagen. Editor(s): Sharpe, L.J. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JPR; RGCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471949824
- ISBN
- 9780471949824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 487.71
€ 487.71