Bøger i Routledge Studies in Governance and Public Policy serien
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- A Quest for Control
1.787,95 kr. This book addresses an important issue and debate in public administration: the politicization of civil service systems and personnel. Using a comparative framework the authors address issues such as compensation, appointments made from outside the civil service system and anonymity.
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- A Cross-National Comparative Study
1.588,95 kr. Providing an examination of the relationship between leadership and community involvement, this title explores the nature of the interaction between them in modern local governance by drawing on empirical data gathered from case-studies concerning cities in England, Germany, Greece, Italy, and more.
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- 1.588,95 kr.
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- Leadership and Community Involvement
1.785,95 kr. This book explores the relationship between leadership and community involvement , and discovers how making these two elements more complementary one to the other can lead to more effective as well as legitimate policy outcomes.
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- 1.785,95 kr.
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- Perspectives on Legislative Ethics
2.323,95 kr. Scrutinizing the practice of legislators and politicians from an ethical perspective, this work looks closely at various methods to facilitate ethical conduct.
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- 2.323,95 kr.
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597,95 - 1.467,95 kr. Based on extensive research and interviews (over 300 in total) with local decision makers in two pairs of cities in England and France: Lille and Leeds; Rennes and Southampton, this book is an invaluable resource for students and professionals
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- 597,95 kr.
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- From Protest to Governance
1.710,95 kr. Examines the concept of civil society, the role attributed to civil society in different countries, at different times and historic situations, the reasons for its surfacing and its multiple forms in political discourse.
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- 1.710,95 kr.
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- Finding and Implementing Values
2.450,95 kr. This study, with contributions from both scholars and practitioners, examines the theory and practice of public sector ethics across a broad range of environments.
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- 2.450,95 kr.
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- New Public Management Reforms
1.876,95 kr. The change of direction is a response to the realization that privatization is not working as intended, especially in public service sectors. This title discusses the emerging patterns of the reassertion of the state in the delivery of essential public services.
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- 1.876,95 kr.
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- New Forms of Local Social Governance?
1.778,95 kr. A major comparative study of the fast developing theme of social exclusion, this book looks at the phenomenon's causes, effects and at the ways in which it might be combatted.
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- 1.778,95 kr.
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- Rethinking Political Economy
1.776,95 kr. Taking the rational individual as its primary social unit, this book develops a new approach to the theory of social relations.
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- 1.776,95 kr.
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- A Critical Assessment
1.976,95 kr. Offers a systematic analysis of the growing convergence on these matters in the development and welfare state literatures, utilizing the experiences of a myriad of jurisdictions around the world. Drawing upon the expertise of leading international policymakers, practitioners, and academics in the field, this book critiques the theoretical underpinning of growth and development, examine welfare state perspectives on inclusive growth and social/economic development, and presents lessons learned and best/worst practices from the experiences of developing and developed nations.
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- 1.976,95 kr.
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- Ideas as Causes of Reforms
1.787,95 kr. This book examines the extent to which recent transformations of administrative systems and public management mechanisms in Central European (CE) countries serve the purpose of providing effective and efficient public institutions, high quality of public services, respect for the rule of law, and the citizens¿ trust in the state.
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- Reflections on the Higher Civil Service in Britain
630,95 - 2.073,95 kr. Examines the ethics of higher civil servants in Britain and how they have been undermined by developments in public administration. Focusing on the role of public service, public duty and the public interest in the twenty-first century, this book is of interest to those researching British Politics, Governance, and Public Policy.
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- 630,95 kr.
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- Civic Participation and the Future of Democracy
568,95 - 1.866,95 kr. - Bog
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- Politics and Policy Perspectives
1.529,95 kr. The European Union and the United States are currently negotiating the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), with potentially enormous economic gains for both partners. Experts from the European Union and the United States explore not only the groundwork laid for TTIP under the "New Transatlanticism," but also the key variables ¿ economic, cultural, institutional, and political ¿ shaping transatlantic policy outcomes. This insightful account into policy cooperation between the EU and the US is a welcomed resource for policy specialists oriented toward comparative public policy wishing to enter the arena of Transatlantic Studies.
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- An Analysis of its Effects
574,95 - 1.970,95 kr. - Bog
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- Finding and Implementing Values
602,95 kr. This study, with contributions from both scholars and practitioners, examines the theory and practice of public sector ethics across a broad range of environments.
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- 602,95 kr.
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- Youth in the crucible
1.875,95 kr. This book makes a key contribution to this discussion by asking whether the "decline or shift" paradigm is sufficient in understanding political participation of the youth. It argues that we need to move beyond this framework and develop a renewed reflection on the meaning of "civic and political engagement". It asks crucial questions such as: How can the young be educated into assuming civic and political responsibility? Why and how do young people engage in social and political action? How do the principal mediating institutions (education, media and the family) contribute to new or different forms of youth civic engagement?
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- 1.875,95 kr.
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1.972,95 kr. This book explores the mixture of social technologies that have arisen since neoliberalism and addresses problems created by the market reforms of a high neoliberalism. Thematically, each chapter is defined by its engagement with governmentality, specifically challenging governmentality theory to pay more attention to practices. The book also develops a complex and variegated account of neoliberalism and its afterlife as chapters highlight the different ways in which a range of market mechanisms and other technologies now coexist in different policy areas. This text will be of key interest to scholars and students of governance, public policy, governmentality theory and more broadly to British Politics, social policy, and sociology.
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- Ruling, rationalities and resistance
1.874,95 kr. This volume explores new directions of governance and public policy arising both from interpretive political science and those who engage with interpretive ideas. It conceives governance as the various policies and outcomes emerging from the increasing salience of neoclassical and institutional economics or, neoliberalism and new institutionalisms. This book will be of key interest to scholars, students and practitioners of governance and public policy.
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- 1.874,95 kr.
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- Essays commemorating Interpreting British Governance
1.529,95 kr. Interpreting Governance, High Politics and Public Policy offers the latest perspectives on the interpretivist approach to governance and public policy. Commemorating more than a decade of research on governance by Mark Bevir and R.A.W. Rhodes, this book is not a review of the past but a guide to how insights from the interpretive perspective can be used to advance the study of governance by researchers outside the interpretivist fold.
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