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Discover Mexico City, one of the world’s most populous urban centers. Twelve narrative chapters discuss such topics as M......more
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Comparing developments across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, this textbook explores the scope and use of social p......more
A key source of theory and practice for students interested in engaging communities in the policy process, the third edi......more
A key source of theory and practice for students interested in engaging communities in the policy process, the third edi......more
A beautiful, full-color tribute to the story of public housing in America, told through reminiscences about emblematic o......more
Long-term financial planning and sound governance is essential for maintaining transportation infrastructure and assets.......more
This book aims to provide a broad and accessible overview of the institutions, processes, and actors that define and det......more
Public Procurement as Secondary Policy: Axioms and Perspectives intends to analyse the debate on how public procurement ......more
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From the Japanese tsunami and Boston Marathon bombings to the Arab Spring in the Middle East, social media has proven it......more
This book illustrates the current state of warfare, the challenges we face and the role drones can and will play in this......more
Recent scholarship in American urban politics focuses on suburban, metropolitan, and national policies towards urban are......more
Recent scholarship in American urban politics focuses on suburban, metropolitan, and national policies towards urban are......more
Routledge Companion to International Relations provides students with clearly written, authoritative and comprehensive i......more
Routledge Companion to International Relations provides students with clearly written, authoritative and comprehensive i......more
Owing to its massive state sector, public procurement in China is a critical element of public policy. At the same time,......more
This book provides a much-needed analysis of the baby boom generation, and looks at the changing attitudes to and polici......more
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At a time of increased conflict and extreme weather events, this timely book examines the protracted and overlapping dis......more
This book discusses several EU intuitions based upon how they vote. Two of the seven official EU institutions represent ......more
How can we lead creatively, effectively and authentically in public sector organisations? This wide-ranging collection p......more
Population pressures and urbanization, together with the challenges of sustainable development, have, in recent decades,......more
After the Lehman Shock in September 2008, international policy coordination has played a major role to prevent the recur......more
Sweden and Denmark have become symbols of opposing ways of ’doing integration’ one soft, liberal and multicultural, the ......more
A study of Vancouver’s local businesses and the city’s opportunities for growth. Aligned with global trends in post-indu......more
Symbiosis originally means a close and often long-term interaction between two or more different biological species. Thi......more
’...the most reliable, up-to-date account of the use and misuse of history and memory in post-Soviet Russia’ - Financial......more
Design for Cultural Commoning explores the role of design-based thinking and practice in the construction of cultural co......more
This open access edited book connects two strands of federal studies, fiscal federalism, and diversity accommodation, to......more
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A former senior food policy advisor to President Obama breaks down how changing the way we eat can help fix the climate ......more
With ever-decreasing affordability and availability of homes, the UK has a longstanding and complex housing crisis. Rath......more
With ever-decreasing affordability and availability of homes, the UK has a longstanding and complex housing crisis. Rath......more
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), commonly called the New Silk Road, is a huge infrastructure project currently re......more
For over 50 years, evaluators have used theories of change to articulate the causal logic underpinning how an interventi......more
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"Brigid Schulte is a vital voice on the future of work, and her carefully researched book lights the way to fewer hours,......more
In the tradition of Matthew Desmond’s Evicted, a longtime housing activist presents a vivid and myth-breaking account of......more
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Though it was banned in the UK in 1999, asbestos still kills more than 5,000 people every year. How did this happen? And......more
In this major, open access intervention in feminist anthropology - which remains largely rooted in western feminist ideo......more
How neoliberal governments neutralize democracy by treating citizens as a set of social enemies Why do neoliberal polici......more
The story of factory farmers, rescued farm animals, and rural communities standing up to big corporations and constructi......more
This open access book examines how civic organizations can influence tax policy and administration in ways that benefit ......more
Urban Management is about managing cities in uncertain times. The book covers the urbanization process, the urban challe......more
Urban Management is about managing cities in uncertain times. The book covers the urbanization process, the urban challe......more
"Ladies and gentlemen, the Bronx is burning!" Supposedly uttered by announcers during the 1977 World Series as flames ro......more
The experiences of DACA recipients The children of immigrants who arrive in the United States each year sometimes grow u......more
The experiences of DACA recipients The children of immigrants who arrive in the United States each year sometimes grow u......more
From political economist, cabinet member, beloved professor, media presence, and bestselling author of Saving Capitalism......more
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This handbook examines policy-making processes and policy development in the Middle East and North Africa. It assesses e......more
Written by John Buxton and Don Heath, two experienced rail professionals, Lines of Power delivers a comprehensive record......more
This book explores why inflation surged globally in the 2020s, where we are heading and what lessons we can draw from it......more
The redevelopment of London Docklands set a new standard for urban regeneration. City governments all over the world now......more
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This book examines how artificial intelligence systems and their applications in security and defence are entangled with......more
"An exacting look at gentrification.... How to Kill a City elucidates the complex interplay between the forces we contro......more
How race and capitalism shape education School choice programs--such as vouchers, education savings accounts, and tax cr......more
How race and capitalism shape education School choice programs--such as vouchers, education savings accounts, and tax cr......more
A midwestern urban Republican mayor reveals the success of his moderate approach to governing. Throughout his eight year......more
A midwestern urban Republican mayor reveals the success of his moderate approach to governing. Throughout his eight year......more
The all-encompassing embrace of world capitalism at the beginning of the twenty-first century was generally attributed t......more
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This book explores the gendered effects of devolution and its ramifications in terms of new institutionalism, social mov......more
This book explores the gendered effects of devolution and its ramifications in terms of new institutionalism, social mov......more
Youth unemployment and work insecurity have been prevailing issues across Western Europe since the 2008 Financial Crisis......more
This book offers a unique insider perspective from a queer author and activist who was centrally involved in Ireland’s j......more
This book offers a unique insider perspective from a queer author and activist who was centrally involved in Ireland’s j......more
How can Public Policy scholarship contribute to transformational societal change? In this collection of essays, previous......more
Economic and social inequality have become defining features of the world economy in the late twentieth and early twenty......more
Economic and social inequality have become defining features of the world economy in the late twentieth and early twenty......more
This book examines the progress of the development of public policy evaluation in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA......more
Six Women Who Shaped What Americans Eat tells the stories of six women whose lives and careers influenced American food ......more
Six Women Who Shaped What Americans Eat tells the stories of six women whose lives and careers influenced American food ......more
Society’s most basic challenge is arguably to produce and distribute enough food for its citizens. In 2023, 733 million ......more
Society’s most basic challenge is arguably to produce and distribute enough food for its citizens. In 2023, 733 million ......more
Leading psychologist Dr. Janet Shibley Hyde shows that in order to understand the challenges posed by sensible gun refor......more
This volume presents interdisciplinary and intersectional contributions that outline the state of the art in the field o......more
The first and definitive history of the use of food in United States law and politics as a weapon of conquest and contro......more
Sets out a blueprint for the radical transformation of society using public-common partnerships, replacing artificial sc......more
In this classic work of economic history and social theory, Karl Polanyi analyzes the economic and social changes brough......more
Through acts of resistance and resurgence, Indigenous people are reclaiming public places in Winnipeg. In Decolonizing P......more
This handbook provides a comprehensive look into the emerging issues confronting ageing societies across the world. Draw......more
Educating Europe follows a political sociology approach for the analysis of the education policy domain in the European ......more
Fifteen years after the birth of Airbnb in 2008, many of the world’s cities have been transformed by platform-mediated s......more
Fifteen years after the birth of Airbnb in 2008, many of the world’s cities have been transformed by platform-mediated s......more
Using a consistent structure throughout, the book examines smart cities in a broad sense, looking at people, governance,......more
At a time of widespread instability in the Middle East, this book reflects on the construction and contestation of order......more
The Hidden Face of Local Power explicates the purpose, role, and consequences of appointed boards in U.S. cities. Mirya ......more