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Hardcover. This publication addresses key governance issues in the management of development, drawing seminal papers from the 1999 Jubilee conference proceedings of the journal Public Administration and Development. It provides a review of the state-of-the-art. Editor(s): Collins, Paul. Num Pages: 402 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; JPRB; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 182 x 28. Weight in Grams: 874. Guideposts to the Future. 402 pages. Editor(s): Collins, Paul. This publication addresses key governance issues in the management of development, drawing seminal papers from the 1999 Jubilee conference proceedings of the journal Public Administration and Development. It provides a review of the state-of-the-art. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JPQB; JPRB; KNV. Dimension: 254 x 182 x 28. Weight: 874.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471877363
- ISBN
- 9780471877363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 333.08
€ 333.08
Hardcover. There are a significant number of people studying or working in public sector management who need a practical guide to the field. Paul Joyce meets this demand by providing the most recent information and the latest developments in strategic management for public services managers. Series: Wiley Series in Practical Strategy. Num Pages: 248 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JPQ; KJC; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 231 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471895251
- ISBN
- 9780471895251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.00
€ 66.00
Paperback. This superlative text applies philosophical analysis to the daily problems of health service policy and practice. Provides readers with an understanding of the practical detail and the theoretical fundamentals of health reform. Editor(s): Seedhouse, David. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471953258
- ISBN
- 9780471953258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 133.65
€ 133.65
Paperback. This book should be in the library of every transportation researcher. Ronald Sheck Intermodal and guideway research program director, Center for Urban Transportation Research, University of Florida There is no escape from transport. By sea, air, road or rail, we rely on transport to connect individuals, businesses and cities. Editor(s): Hoyle, B. S.; Knowles, Professor Richard. Num Pages: 382 pages, figures, photographs, index. BIC Classification: JPQB; KNG; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 23. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471977773
- ISBN
- 9780471977773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.77
€ 120.77
Paperback. This new and updated edition is essential for those wanting to understand the limits to collective action on global environmental problems. It develops and applies the tools of regime analysis to the question of how the various global commons are, or fail to be, governed effectively. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, web sources. BIC Classification: JPQB; LBBP; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471985747
- ISBN
- 9780471985747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.71
€ 87.71
Paperback. This study analyzes policy-making in a non-democratic authoritarian country, explaining the history of Chinese market reforms from 1979 to the present. Drawing on interviews with high-level Chinese officials, it pieces together detailed histories of economic reform policy decisions. Series: California Series on Social Choice & Political Economy. Num Pages: 412 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JPQB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520077072
- ISBN
- 9780520077072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.58
€ 42.99
€ 30.58
Paperback. The story of Senator Joseph McCarthy's rise to unprecedented power and the decline of his influence is a dramatic one. This title documents the process by which a clever, power hungry individual came to mislead and manipulate members of Congress and the American public and to damage countless lives. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520204720
- ISBN
- 9780520204720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.60
€ 34.99
€ 25.60
Hardback. Overturns the common assumption that apartheid in South Africa was enforced only through terror and coercion. Without understating the role of violent intervention, this book shows that apartheid was sustained by a great and ever-swelling bureaucracy. Series: Perspectives on Southern Africa S. Num Pages: 401 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL; JPQB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 401
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520206519
- ISBN
- 9780520206519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.03€ 47.27
€ 60.03
€ 47.27
Paperback. Explores the ways in which political actors deal with the contradictory pressures and asks the question: when will leaders support reforms that increase state capacity and that establish a more meritocratic and technically competent bureaucracy? Series: California Series on Social Choice & Political Economy. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JPA; JPQ; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520207622
- ISBN
- 9780520207622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.60
€ 34.99
€ 25.60
Paperback. An exploration of the ways we talk about - and why we worry about - new crimes and new forms of victimization. Focusing on so-called random crimes such as freeway shootings, gang violence, and wilding, it shows how new crime problems emerge and how some quickly fade from public attention while others spread and become enduring subjects of concern. Num Pages: 237 pages, 5 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFE; JKV; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 63.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520215726
- ISBN
- 9780520215726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.01
€ 32.99
€ 24.01
Paperback. In May 1998, India shocked the world - and many of its own citizens - by detonating five nuclear weapons in the Rajasthan desert. This title presents a comprehensive history of how the world's largest democracy, has grappled with the twin desires to have and to renounce the bomb. Num Pages: 654 pages, 21 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JPQB; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1036.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition,Revised
- Number of pages
- 654
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520232105
- ISBN
- 9780520232105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.92
€ 40.99
€ 28.92
Hardback. Features the story of how, in early 2007, a few calls about sick cats set off one of the largest recall of consumer products in US history and an international crisis over the safety of imported goods. It uncovers the connections among the food supplies for pets, and farm animals and identifies gaps in the global oversight of food safety. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 line illustrations, 9 tables. BIC Classification: JFCV; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257818
- ISBN
- 9780520257818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.02
€ 40.99
€ 29.02
Paperback. Looks at the way we tax the poor in the United States, particularly in the American South, where poor families are often subject to income taxes, and where regressive sales taxes apply even to food for home consumption. This book argues that these policies contribute in unrecognized ways to poverty-related problems. Series: Wildavsky Forum Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 31 line illustrations, 27 maps, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JPQB; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269675
- ISBN
- 9780520269675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages, 32 b/w photographs, 5 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JPQB; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282193
- ISBN
- 9780520282193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.14
€ 31.99
€ 23.14
Hardback. This is a history of the secret activities of the British government in response to threats to the nation's well-being and stability during the twentieth century. It is based on intensive and widespread research in private and public archives and on documents many of which have only recently come to light or been made available. Num Pages: 480 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JPQB; JPSH; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 36. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631160663
- ISBN
- 9780631160663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.33
€ 61.33
Paperback. First published in 1983, this textbook is now published in a completely revised and updated form to take full account of changes in policy-making in the second half of Mrs Thatcher's first decade in power. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPQB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631172437
- ISBN
- 9780631172437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.41
€ 45.41
Paperback. This student text introduces the main themes and issues of social policy. By examining a variety of social topics, such as leisure, work, media and information technology, the book explores the nature of inequality and the impact of social policy. It then considers the future for social policy. Num Pages: 280 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631178620
- ISBN
- 9780631178620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.41
€ 45.41
Paperback. This book provides a succinct overview of the development of the civil service since the Second World War. Adopting a broad, historical approach, it assesses the changes in organization, structure and management of the Whitehall machine, alongside the continuities in the policy and practice of public administration. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPQ; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631188254
- ISBN
- 9780631188254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Hardback. This major text for students of public services management combines well--developed management theory with research from a range of countries including Germany, Holland, Ireland, New Zealand, Sweden and the UK. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JPQ; KJM; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 177 x 27. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631193111
- ISBN
- 9780631193111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.33€ 74.12
€ 88.33
€ 74.12
Paperback. This major text for students of public services management combines well--developed management theory with research from a range of countries including Germany, Holland, Ireland, New Zealand, Sweden and the UK. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JPQ; KJM; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 17. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631193128
- ISBN
- 9780631193128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.81
€ 32.99
€ 25.81