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Paperback. In 2002, the No Child Left Behind Act rocked America's schools with new initiatives for results-based accountability. This work takes a critical look at mayoral control of urban school districts, beginning with Boston's schools in 1992 and examining more than 100 school districts in 40 states. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JN; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589011793
- ISBN
- 9781589011793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.79
€ 71.79
Hardcover. This book examines the development of Welsh devolution in the context of great economic and political uncertainty. Drawing on research carried out over more than a decade, it explores whether Welsh devolution has developed the capacity to resist internal and external pressures and to continue to pursue a distinctive political and policy agenda. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JPQ; JPRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137436733
- ISBN
- 9781137436733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.61
€ 63.61
Hardcover. Utilizing both historical and new research data, this book analyzes voting patterns for local and national elections in thirteen west European countries from 1945-2011. The result of rigorous and in-depth country studies, this book challenges the popular second-order model and presents an innovative framework to study regional voting patterns. Editor(s): Dandoy, Regis; Schakel, Arjan H. Series: Comparative Territorial Politics. Num Pages: 346 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DD; JPB; JPHF; JPHV; JPL; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 534.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137025432
- ISBN
- 9781137025432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.61
€ 122.61
hardcover. This work examines the significance of the local-self-government movement in China between 1898 and 1911. It argues that it was separate from the phenomenon of provincial assemblies and constitutionalism in general. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674119734
- ISBN
- 9780674119734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.34
€ 45.99
€ 38.34
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.69€ 49.95
€ 63.69
€ 49.95
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
€ 91.87
€ 91.87
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
€ 122.16
€ 122.16
Hardback. Editor(s): Sorensen, Eva; Torfing, Jacob. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPP; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 601.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403995285
- ISBN
- 9781403995285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.96
€ 123.96
paperback. "The authors have done a great job in constructing a realistic, fictional municipality and an engaging cast of characters and set of cases. Teaching and learning about Canadian local government has a valuable new resource." - Andrew Sancton, University of Western Ontario Num Pages: 141 pages. BIC Classification: JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 203 x 7. Weight in Grams: 360.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd United States
- Edition
- Workbook
- Number of pages
- 141
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551119120
- ISBN
- 9781551119120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.49
€ 36.99
€ 33.49
Hardcover. To what extent does participation in one particular domain of public life lead to wider participation in other areas? Through the use of an unprecedented survey supported by case studies this book explores how participatory governance in community-managed schools can alter the civic and political behaviour of participants. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JPP; JPRB; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137271839
- ISBN
- 9781137271839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.18
€ 64.18
The ASEAN Regional Security Partnership: Strengths and Limits of a Coo...
Angela Pennisi Di Floristella
Hardcover. ASEAN's role as a security provider remains largely a matter of scholarly debate. Through the lens of the concept of regional security partnership, this book uncovers a more nuanced understanding of ASEAN capacity, highlighting both its merits and fragilities in coping with traditional and emerging security problems. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 225 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; JPR; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137488589
- ISBN
- 9781137488589
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.06
€ 64.06
Hardcover. Editor(s): Burgess, Thomas Paul; Mulvenna, Gareth. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; HRCC9; JPR; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137453938
- ISBN
- 9781137453938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.09
€ 64.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226662930
- ISBN
- 9780226662930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 31.03
€ 38.99
€ 31.03
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.12
€ 32.99
€ 28.12
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22, 1 black & white halftones, 5 maps, 2 black & white tables, 14 charts. BIC Classification: JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781501703065
- ISBN
- 9781501703065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.18
€ 35.18
paperback. This book offers a vivid and persuasive critical examination of New Labour's programme for the modernisation of local government, providing a balanced view of the democracy and participation debate. It draws on a wide range of new survey data to relate the crisis of local politics and governance to wider changes in the political culture. Num Pages: 244 pages, 44tabs. BIC Classification: 1DB; JPHV; JPQB; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861342188
- ISBN
- 9781861342188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.51
€ 35.99
€ 34.51
Hardback. Series: The public papers of the governors of Kentucky. Num Pages: 403 pages, port. BIC Classification: JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky Dublin, Ireland
- Number of pages
- 403
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813106076
- ISBN
- 9780813106076
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.90
€ 61.90
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTB; JPHL; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761805625
- ISBN
- 9780761805625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.81
€ 147.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; JHM; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- LIT Verlag
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783825867829
- ISBN
- 9783825867829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.29
€ 29.99
€ 25.29
Hardcover. This is a history of political parties in ten nations (with the sections on France and Germany limited to specific period), and a critique of the existing literature that emphasizes the importance of electoral rules as determinative of political party systems. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 215 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137353870
- ISBN
- 9781137353870
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
hardcover. Kristian Coates Ulrichsen documents the startling rise of the Arab Gulf States as regional powers with international reach and provides a definitive account of how they have become embedded in the global system of power, politics, and policy-making. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFFS; JPR; JPSL; KCL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137385604
- ISBN
- 9781137385604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.24
€ 133.24
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Foljanty-Jost, Gesine. Series: Stadtforschung Aktuell. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531161259
- ISBN
- 9783531161259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.00
€ 74.00
Paperback. Drawing from surveys of political attitudes and voting patterns among gays, lesbians, and bisexuals, Bailey's study is a revealing window into how sexual identity has fostered political alliances. The book investigates mayoral voting patterns in America's three largest cities-New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JFSK; JPR; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231096638
- ISBN
- 9780231096638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.97
€ 45.99
€ 32.97
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFS; JPR; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691610610
- ISBN
- 9780691610610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.74
€ 53.99
€ 38.74