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Debating Institutionalism by Jon Pierre 9780719090004
Booksplease Price: £23.54Institutionalism has become one of the dominant strands of theory within contemporary political science. Beginning with the challenge to behavioural and rational choice theory issued by March and... -
Debating Institutionalism Jon Pierre 9780719076787
RRP: £90.00Booksplease Price: £65.85Institutionalism has become one of the dominant strands of theory within contemporary political science. Beginning with the challenge to behavioural and rational choice theory issued by March and... -
A Research Agenda for Governance by Jon Pierre
Booksplease Price: £109.36Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of... -
Globalization and Governance by Jon Pierre 9781849801799
Booksplease Price: £97.15Globalization raises important questions about the governing capacity of domestic institutions. In Globalization and Governance, Jon Pierre studies the impact of international norms and prescriptions... -
Globalization and Governance by Jon Pierre 9781782549833
RRP: £26.95Booksplease Price: £26.18Globalization raises important questions about the governing capacity of domestic institutions. In Globalization and Governance, Jon Pierre studies the impact of international norms and prescriptions... -
The Politics of Urban Governance by Jon Pierre 9780333732687
Booksplease Price: £43.33The study of urban governance provides a valuable insight into economic, social, and political forces and how they shape city life. But who and what are the real drivers of change? This innovative... -
Advanced Introduction to Governance by Jon Pierre 9781784712129
Booksplease Price: £99.17Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be... -
Governance, Politics and the State by Jon Pierre 9780230220454
Booksplease Price: £36.44Having started out as a new and alternative way of thinking about policy making and governing more broadly, governance is now established as a dominant paradigm in understanding national, subnational... -
The Oxford Handbook of Swedish Politics by Jon Pierre
Booksplease Price: £53.72The Oxford Handbook of Swedish Politics provides a state of the art analysis of political development in Sweden. Covering all essential aspects of politics in Sweden, this volume provides detailed... -
Governing Complex Societies: Trajectories and Scenarios by Jon Pierre 9781403946607
Booksplease Price: £92.09Western societies are becoming increasingly complex and challenging to govern, yet the modern state continues to play a central role in governance. This book presents a detailed analysis of the... -
Debating Governance: Authority, Steering, and Democracy by Jon Pierre 9780198297727
Booksplease Price: £117.40Leading scholars in the field of governance examine the effectiveness of the different non-institutional strategies at the disposal of modern governments in tackling issues of urban decline, public... -
Partnerships in Urban Governance: European and American Experiences by Jon Pierre 9780333689394
Booksplease Price: £91.98These essays explore the utility of thinking about public-private partnerships for local economic development. A theoretical examination of theories of governance, institutions and policy instruments... -
Partnerships in Urban Governance: European and American Experiences by Jon Pierre 9781349144105
Booksplease Price: £91.94These essays explore the utility of thinking about public-private partnerships for local economic development. A theoretical examination of theories of governance, institutions and policy instruments... -
A Visual Introduction to Differential Forms and Calculus on Manifolds by Jon Pierre Fortney 9783319969916
RRP: £59.99Booksplease Price: £55.26This book explains and helps readers to develop geometric intuition as it relates to differential forms. It includes over 250 figures to aid understanding and enable readers to visualize the concepts... -
Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science: An Example-Based Introduction by Jon Pierre Fortney
RRP: £55.99Booksplease Price: £52.74Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science: An Example-Based Introduction is intended for a first- or second-year discrete mathematics course for computer science majors. It covers many important... -
Calculus for Business and Economics: An Example-Based Introduction Jon Pierre Fortney 9781032768502
RRP: £52.99Booksplease Price: £50.19Calculus for Business and Economics: An Example-Based Introduction is designed for first-year university students specializing in business and economics. This book is crafted in a clear, easy-to-read... -
Administrative Traditions: Understanding the Roots of Contemporary Administrative Behavior by B. Guy Peters
RRP: £102.50Booksplease Price: £97.88Contemporary public administration reflects its historical roots, as well as contemporary ideas about how the public bureaucracy should be organized and function. This book argues that there are... -
Comparative Governance: Rediscovering the Functional Dimension of Governing by B. Guy Peters 9781316615416
RRP: £26.00Booksplease Price: £24.60Decision-making is at the heart of governing and governance, and is a more challenging task compared to just a few decades ago as a result of increasing social complexity and globalization. In this... -
Comparative Governance: Rediscovering the Functional Dimension of Governing by B. Guy Peters 9781107163799
RRP: £75.00Booksplease Price: £71.97Decision-making is at the heart of governing and governance, and is a more challenging task compared to just a few decades ago as a result of increasing social complexity and globalization. In this... -
Politicians, Bureaucrats and Administrative Reform by Guy Peters
RRP: £58.99Booksplease Price: £54.98Adminstrative reform in most western democracies over the past couple of decades has been characterized by bringing in market-based concepts of public-service delivery. This book looks critically at... -
Governing Complex Societies: Trajectories and Scenarios by John Pierre 9781349523764
Booksplease Price: £92.20Western societies are becoming increasingly complex and challenging to govern, yet the modern state continues to play a central role in governance. This book presents a detailed analysis of the... -
Reasserting the Public in Public Services: New Public Management Reforms by M. Ramesh 9781138874152
RRP: £52.99Booksplease Price: £49.89After two decades of dominating the public sector reform agenda, privatization is on the wane as states gradually reassert themselves in many formerly privatized sectors. The change of direction is a... -
Governing the Embedded State: The Organizational Dimension of Governance by Bengt Jacobsson 9780199684168
Booksplease Price: £112.35Governing the Embedded State integrates governance theory with organization theory and examines how states address social complexity and international embeddedness. Drawing upon extensive empirical... -
Governance and Democracy: Comparing National, European and International Experiences by Arthur Benz
RRP: £48.99Booksplease Price: £45.63For the first time, this new collection brings together country specialists, researchers on the European Union, and leading international relations scholars to tackle a crucial question: how... -
Government Transparency: Impacts and Unintended Consequences by Tero Erkkila 9780230300057
Booksplease Price: £46.28Transparency has become a global concept of responsible government. This book argues that the transnational discourse of transparency promotes potentially contradictory policy ideas that can lead to... -
The SAGE Handbook of Public Administration by B. Guy Peters 9781446295809
RRP: £35.00Booksplease Price: £33.98The original Handbook of Public Administration was a landmark publication, the first to provide a comprehensive and authoritative survey of the discipline. The eagerly-awaited new edition of this... -
Democracy and Public-Private Partnerships in Global Governance by Magdalena Bexell 9780230239067
Booksplease Price: £46.28There has been rapid proliferation of public-private partnerships in areas of human rights, environmental protection and development in global governance. This book demonstrates how different forms... -
Tradition and Public Administration by Martin Painter 9780230575660
Booksplease Price: £110.72Contributors examine the persistence of administrative patterns in the face of pressures for globablization by developing a concept of administrative traditions and describing the traditions that... -
Rethinking Policy and Politics: Reflections on Contemporary Debates in Policy Studies by Sarah Ayres 9781447319467
RRP: £95.00Booksplease Price: £78.34In recent years the nature of policy and politics has witnessed significant transformations. These have challenged perceptions about the ways in which policy is studied, designed, delivered and... -
Local Governance in Western Europe by Peter John
Booksplease Price: £93.57`Its strength lies in combining theoretical insights with an impressive range of empirical material. The analysis is subtle and multi-layered.... This is a timely and important book' - Political... -
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Taking Stock: Assessing Public Sector Reforms: Volume 2 by Guy Peters 9780773517424 [USED COPY]
RRP: £108.00Booksplease Price: £15.67Distinguished scholars from six countries investigate the effects of reforms in a number of areas, including budgeting, personnel management, and accountability. While reforms have been beneficial in... -
A Research Agenda for Governance B. Guy Peters 9781035329151
RRP: £34.95Booksplease Price: £33.23Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of... -
Globalization and Marketization in Education: A Comparative Analysis of Hong Kong and Singapore by Ka-Ho Mok 9781843763802
Booksplease Price: £106.02Globalization has effected tremendous change to the character and functions of education worldwide. This unique book focuses on its impact upon Hong Kong and Singapore, and how these two East Asian... -
Administrative Reforms and Democratic Governance Jean-Michel Eymeri-Douzans 9781032924090
RRP: £41.99Booksplease Price: £39.69After a quarter of a century of implementation of New Public Management (NPM) reform strategies, this book assesses the major real outcomes of these reforms on states and public sectors, at both the... -
Hybrid Governance in European Cities: Neighbourhood, Migration and Democracy by Chris Skelcher 9780230273221
Booksplease Price: £46.74This 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... -
The Relevance of Political Science by Gerry Stoker 9780230201095
RRP: £42.99Booksplease Price: £25.26What does political science tell us about important real-world problems and issues? And to what extent does and can political analysis contribute to solutions? Debates about the funding, impact and... -
Democratic Backsliding and Public Administration: How Populists in Government Transform State Bureaucracies by Michael W. Bauer 9781009010412
RRP: £25.99Booksplease Price: £25.92Liberal democracy is at risk. Its hallmark institutions - political pluralism, separation of powers, and rule of law-are coming under pressure, as authoritarian sentiment is growing around the globe... -
Theories of Democratic Network Governance by Eva Sorensen 9781403995285
Booksplease Price: £92.25This book seeks to renew and refocus the debate on the use of governance networks in public policy making. It raises and answers a series of questions about the dynamics, conditions and functions of... -
The Civil Service in the 21st Century: Comparative Perspectives by Jos C. N. Raadschelders 9781403997197
Booksplease Price: £92.17The role and position of the civil service as core actors in the public sector has been seriously questioned in recent years. This volume provides a comparative study of civil service systems in... -
Interactive Governance: Advancing the Paradigm by Jacob Torfing 9780198846048
Booksplease Price: £41.57Governance has become one of the most commonly used concepts in contemporary political science. It is, however, often used to mean a variety of different things. This book helps to clarify this...