Public Administration and Management
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Rethinking Federalism Studies
Carol S. Weissert
In this timely book, Carol S. Weissert proves that federalism is highly relevant to the modern world and worthy of deeper academic study. Highlighting the dynamic nature of federalism, this book focuses on linking scholarship to the poli... -
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Rethinking Public Administration
Marc Holzer
Governments have always required large public organizations, or bureaucracies, to deliver on their promises. Yet most people leading and managing those agencies lack understanding of the full toolkit of values, insights and findings that... -
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Reforms that Stick
Joannah Luetjens
This incisive book examines how and why some major policy reforms endure whilst others fail to gain traction and embed themselves. Tracing the development of key policy reforms over time, it offers original insight into how to create and... -
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Global Institutions in a Time of Power Transition
Edited by Kendall Stiles, Joel E. Oestreich
This insightful book investigates the role of the UN Secretariat in an era of significant global power shifts. It argues that though UN staff can shape political outcomes towards their own ideals and the UN’s institutional mission, their... -
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Beyond ‘Ever Closer Union’
Jakov Bojović
With novel insights into the ambitions and objectives behind President Jean-Claude Juncker’s European Commission, this innovative book elucidates how the Commission has transcended the concept of ‘Ever Closer Union’ in its attempts to ad... -
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Rethinking Corruption
Alina Mungiu-Pippidi
Driven by an international agenda, the act of ‘rethinking’ corruption has already taken place more than once in the past two decades, contributing further to a post-truth about corruption than to anything else. This book makes a clear ar... -
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Rethinking Public Governance
Jacob Torfing
In this innovative book, Jacob Torfing, a leading scholar of the field, critically evaluates emerging ideas, practices and institutions that are transforming how public governance is perceived, theorised and conducted in practice. With a... -
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A Research Agenda for Public Diplomacy
Edited by Eytan Gilboa
Public diplomacy has become one of the central instruments of foreign policy and national security; this crucial Research Agenda provides a new outline for its investigation. Aiding the comprehension of the broad boundaries of the field,... -
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The Role of the Public Sector
Bent Greve
At last – a textbook on the public sector for students of social policy, public policy, political science and sociology. This book explains why we have a public sector and what tasks it is expected to perform.eBook:Find out more$24.00
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The Cultural Theory of Corruption
Davide Torsello
Based on twelve years of research on corruption across the globe, this book presents four case studies which illustrate the cultural, cognitive, and social implications of corruption. With diverse approaches and empirical case studies, i... -
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What Works in Latin American Municipalities?
Edited by Claudia N. Avellaneda
This incisive book presents a critical compilation of empirical studies assessing local government performance in Latin America. Analysing original administrative data from municipalities in the understudied countries of Brazil, Chile, C...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Strategic Community Partnerships, Philanthropy, and Nongovernmental Organization
David J. Maurrasse
This important book focuses on particular aspects of the development and implementation of community partnerships based in – and focused – on neighborhoods, municipalities, and regions. Throughout the book, David J. Maurrasse stresses th...eBook:Find out more$28.00