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New public management is a topical phrase to describe how management techniques from the private sector are now being applied to public services. This book provides a completely up-to-date overview ……続きを見る

The nature of globalization and the fallout from the international financial crisis have brought profound changes to societies and economies around the world. This book documents that, over the last……続きを見る

This book examines how efforts to exert accountability in crises affect public trust in governing institutions. Using Sweden as the case study, this book provides a framework to analyse accountabili……続きを見る

Updated and revised, this classic work is a must-read for every student of wildlife management and every professional seeking to become a better manager. Wildlife professionals can more effectively ……続きを見る

This student text brings together and discusses different principles and ideas that are used in the description of policy making and administration in Britain. These include Collective Responsibilit……続きを見る

FOOD FOR THOUGHTS is just that... A collection of subjects that will wake your brain up and give it something to think about. This is not quite your "typical book". Written with a slight touch of hu……続きを見る

A close examination of the ethics of higher civil servants in Britain and how they have been undermined by recent developments in public administration. Barry O'Toole tackles key questions such as: ……続きを見る

The Case for Decentralized Federalism and its sister volume The Case for Centralized Federalism are the outcome of the Federalism Redux Project, created to stimulate a serious and useful conversatio……続きを見る

这期报道的特色是利用了各种比喻ーー大小轮自行车、巨大塑料恐龙、川震中倒塌的学校ーー力图为读者呈现客观的中国经济状况。有些文章见微知著，如"郭永昌的歌声"，从一位已经倒台的县级干部看中国的地方官员为什么……続きを見る

It is no secret that the United States’ dependence on oilーmostly foreignーputs the country in a precarious position. The United States needs innovative ways not only to power millions of automobile……続きを見る

This is a major contribution to our understanding of European integration. It analyzes for the first time, in a highly systematic fashion, European integration as transnational political society for……続きを見る

Rethinking governance through the lens of human connection. Whenever Two or More Are Gathered focuses on the critical role of ethics and moral responsibility in the field of public administration. M……続きを見る

Frameworks for Policy Analysis argues that, in order to bring relevance back to policy analysis, we need to approach policy situations as complex phenomena and employ multiple ways of looking at thi……続きを見る

This book examines how and to what extent the European Employment Strategy and the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) on Social Protection and Social Inclusion have influenced national labour market ……続きを見る

In this gem of a book, scholar and wit Kenneth Lasson takes on all manner of excesses in the Ivory Tower which, from his insider's viewpoint, constitute little less than a full-scale assault on……続きを見る

How is Britain governed? Have we entered a new era of governance? Can traditional approaches to governance help us to interpret 21st century Britain? This book develops the argument that we can unde……続きを見る

First published in 1976, this book examines the practical workings of the English criminal court system, focusing on the defendant’s experiences of the system and the decisions he takes as he passes……続きを見る

Praised by Thomas Jefferson as "the best commentary on the principles of government which was ever written", the Federalist Papers are a collection of 85 essays and articles written by Alexander Ham……続きを見る

Fabricating the People boldly proposes post-representational governance that reframes the practice of modern democracy and reinvents the role of public administration. Since the 1960s, hostility and……続きを見る

The quality and nature of local government varies widely between countries. This introductory text looks at the workings of local government in England and Wales, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, Sw……続きを見る

Ageing populations present considerable challenges to welfare states internationally, and East Asia is no exception. Demographics show that countries in East Asia either have the highest proportion ……続きを見る

The use of indicators as a technique of global governance is increasing rapidly. Major examples include the World Bank's Doing Business Indicators, the World Bank's Good Governance and Rule of Law i……続きを見る

The welfare state faces various challenges in Scandinavia and many European countries today, including a poor work environment in the public sector, a growing democracy deficit, and demographic obst……続きを見る

In 1908, after decades of struggling with a public administration undermined by systemic patronage, the Canadian parliament decided that public servants would be selected on the basis of merit, thro……続きを見る

The civil service provides the administrative infrastructure of western government. Its functions are central to any question of efficiency, the distribution of power in the state, the role of the s……続きを見る

Canadian public administration has provided a rich ground for examining the changing nature of the state. Currents of political change have rippled through the administration of the public sector, o……続きを見る

Acclaimed journalist Jeffrey Toobin takes us into the chambers of the most importantーand secretーlegal body in our country, the Supreme Court, revealing the complex dynamic among the nine people wh……続きを見る

The recent financial crisis has demonstrated that governments continuously seek to steer their economies rather than leaving them to free markets. Despite the ambitions of international economic coo……続きを見る

How effective are public managers as they seek to influence how public organizations deliver policy results? How, and how much, is management related to the performance of public programs? What aspe……続きを見る

This book investigates what happens to an organized political unit when it becomes part of a larger entity and, in particular, how increased European integration and the tentative moves towards a tr……続きを見る