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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
COVID-19, Public Management, and Survival of East European Democracies centers initially on the development of democracy......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
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
The current socio-political context demands more and better mechanisms for approaching public management, as well as gre......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 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
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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 Dispersion of Power is an urgent call to rethink centuries of conventional wisdom about what democracy is, why it ma......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 book is the result of my master’s dissertation at the Federal University of São Carlos/SP (UFSCar/2005). In it, the......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
Is there an impact of municipal spending on education on the proficiency of students in Brazil’s municipal school system......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
Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership takes a multidisciplinary approach, drawing from many fields of research to......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
Economic policymakers use various macroeconomic models, but how reliable are they in real-world conditions? Starting fro......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
This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date picture of territorial change on the municipal level across all Europe......more
Entrepreneurial Communities and Ecosystems: Case Study Insights aims to provide applied examples that embody the theorie......more
In a system discredited by political corruption, the notion of ’bureaucratic neutrality’ was presented during the Progre......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
Implementing national policies is a crucial function of the local Chinese bureaucracy and an indispensable part of Beiji......more
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
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
Explains the complexities of policy implementation and why attempts to translate new laws into effective and enduring po......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
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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
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 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
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
Nation-Building and Federalism in Nepal primarily deals with the presentation and elucidation of identity-based federali......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
Governments face increasingly serious, seemingly intractable management challenges. This book brings together scholars, ......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
Economic policymakers use various macroeconomic models, but how reliable are they in real-world conditions? Starting fro......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