The latest instalment of the successful Routledge Masters in Public Management series: Human Resource Management in Publ......more

The latest instalment of the successful Routledge Masters in Public Management series: Human Resource Management in Publ......more

Academia is not immune to gender bias, and in many public affairs programs, inequities persist in faculty academic rank,......more

Academia is not immune to gender bias, and in many public affairs programs, inequities persist in faculty academic rank,......more

Local Government in the Soviet Union (1987) analyses the Soviet Union’s limited success in improving local government be......more

The Consulting Trap does a deep dive into how governments have become hooked on private consultancy firms with dire cons......more

With limited fiscal capabilities, effective and efficient budgeting is a necessity for local governments in the United S......more

"Entertaining, enlightening and disturbing." - Ira Glass The immersive, captivating untold story of the mass radicalizat......more

Drawing on interviews with economic policymakers, Fiscal Choices examines the fiscal policies implemented by the Canadia......more

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First published in 1976, From Policy to Administration is not the conventional Festschrift written by many hands on many......more

The aim of this article is to show the results of studies at the State Women’s Support Reference Center - CREAM in the c......more

In our data-rich era, extracting meaningful insights from the vast amount of information has become a crucial challenge,......more

In our data-rich era, extracting meaningful insights from the vast amount of information has become a crucial challenge,......more

Emotions have always been part of policing although they’ve often been overlooked in favor of other learning and develop......more

This book presents a coherent argument for higher education institutions to not only encourage students to engage in the......more

This book provides the most comprehensive study of the Australian think-tank industry to date. Drawing on empirical evid......more

This book is the result of a study on the levels of association between per capita spending on Primary Care in São Paulo......more

The aim of this study was to identify the possible difficulties encountered in the process of formulating public policie......more

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed that governments can quickly respond to a fiscal crisis without becoming mired in unprodu......more

The Burgenland Croats have been present in Austria for the last 500 years. The subject of their role in Austrian politic......more

The general aim of this work is to show that the technology of Social Observatories has a social function that includes,......more

This exciting new book from social equity authorities Sean McCandless and Susan T. Gooden demonstrates how public admini......more

Proposing a writing or better yet a dialogue with readers, on this particular topic that involves citizens, government, ......more

This exciting new book from social equity authorities Sean McCandless and Susan T. Gooden demonstrates how public admini......more

In mid-2023, Australia was rocked by a scandal surrounding the local affiliate of business management consultancy Pricew......more

Polls show only 20% of citizens trust the U.S. federal government to do what is right most of the time. Polls find the a......more

Michael J. Worth’s best-seller, Nonprofit Management: Principles and Practice, provides a comprehensive, insightful over......more

When in the history of the Earth has the unrighteous ever persistently won?...more

In this book, nationally recognized public procurement experts Dolores Kuchina-Musina and Benjamin McMartin present a co......more

First published in 1969, Planning and the Politicians is a collection of essays on political subjects, which ranges from......more

This book makes a case for bringing historically significant theories to the forefront of public service ethics by apply......more

This book makes a case for bringing historically significant theories to the forefront of public service ethics by apply......more

Public Policy: Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives, Eighth Edition by Michael E. Kraft and Scott R. Furlong helps reade......more

First published in 1974, Concepts in Social Administration draws on a wide range of theoretical disciplines to examine a......more

First published in 1972 Firearms Control is the result of research carried out at the Cambridge University Institute of ......more

This book explores the personal and professional lives of women in the Indian Civil Services and analyses the dynamics o......more

This book seeks to inform the public value thory literature by drawing upon interesting lenses that have emerged in the ......more

The process of globalisation in world markets, and the growing number of enterprises competing with one another in terms......more

Entrepreneurial Communities and Ecosystems: Case Study Insights aims to provide applied examples that embody the theorie......more

"Africa: A Caged Continent" by Professor John C. Mupala is a profound exploration of Africa’s history, unraveling the in......more

Philosophizing the indefensible asks what distinctive contributions political philosophers might make when reflecting on......more

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Donald Trump had all the right enemies while in office--but that was about all he had right. And with the election of 20......more

San Antonio, Texas is the seventh largest city in the United States, with a population of 1.5 million people. Bexar Coun......more

This collection offers a timely review of the challenges and opportunities for intelligence cooperation in an era of ren......more

In the context of Brazil’s federal system, it is pertinent to deepen the competences of metropolitan municipal public ad......more

This book assesses the management and performance of networks in light of the rising popularity of collaborative approac......more

Reveals the often-untold stories of front-line public servants....more

In the Winter Session of Parliament in February 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi posed a question, ’What if there was ......more

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Governments face increasingly serious, seemingly intractable management challenges. This book brings together scholars, ......more

Dealing With Regional Conflicts of Global Importance offers a comprehensive examination of the post-Cold War global land......more

Dealing With Regional Conflicts of Global Importance offers a comprehensive examination of the post-Cold War global land......more

The book analyses contemporary political developments in Türkiye with particular focus on the changes preceding its 2023......more

The Human Resource Management of Political Staffers: Insights from Prime Ministers’ Advisers and Reformers explores the ......more

This book questions the theoretical premises and practical applications of transparency, showing both the promises and p......more

Over the past decade, the UK has experienced major policy and policy making change. This text examines this shifting pol......more

Over the past decade, the UK has experienced major policy and policy making change. This text examines this shifting pol......more

This volume provides a multidisciplinary examination of fiscal federalism in Canada and points to ways in which it can b......more

This insightful text rigorously examines and accounts for contemporary developments - and crucially a reversal of "democ......more

This cutting-edge new casebook challenges the dominant White-centric narrative of public administration, offering a fres......more

This insightful text rigorously examines and accounts for contemporary developments - and crucially a reversal of "democ......more

The Theory of Social Revolutions, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the huma......more

Shaping National Security: International Emergency Mechanisms and Disaster Risk Reduction presents international emergen......more

Shaping National Security: International Emergency Mechanisms and Disaster Risk Reduction presents international emergen......more

The authors compare the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public opinion and the dynamics of party politics in Taiwan, ......more

"The America of the modern administrative state is not the America of the original Constitution. This transformation com......more

This collection offers a timely review of the challenges and opportunities for intelligence cooperation in an era of ren......more

It has not been long since the world faced the onslaught of COVID-19. Unprecedented in nature and scale, the pandemic, h......more

The action, linkage and legality of government procurement, for local development and social economy effectors, has a le......more

Highlighting ethical challenges in aspects of oppression, empowerment, social care, public financing, environment protec......more