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  • Urban Politics in Early Modern Europeby Christopher R. Friedrichs

    Routledge 2000; US$ 34.95

    Takes a fascinating comparative approach to the nature of conflict and conflict resolution in early modern communities throughout Europe. more...

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    Routledge 1994; US$ 59.95

    New updated edition of a comprehensive text which reveals how British local government really works. Now covers new management structures and the impact of Conservative reforms on finance and services. more...

  • Beyond Westminster and Whitehallby R.A. Rhodes

    Routledge 1988; US$ 59.95

    Beyond Westminster and Whitehall provides the first comprehensive account of the range of sub-central government institutions that are responsible for the delivery of services to citizens. These bodies are the warp and weft of the British system of government and yet are all too frequently ignored. For a full understanding of British government, the study of sub-central government is of equivalent importance to that of the Prime Minister, the Cabinet, and Parliament. more...

  • The Collaborative Leadership Fieldbookby David D. Chrislip

    John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 50.00

    When the landmark book Collaborative Leadership was first published in 1994, it described the premise, principles, and leadership characteristics of successful collaboration. The book outlined an innovative way of building partnerships to solve the civic problems too big for anyone to solve alone as well as a new type of leadership that brings together diverse stakeholders to solve a community's problems. While that book provides a much-needed framework for working together, The Collaborative Leadership Fieldbook offers nonprofit practitioners, community leaders, and public officials a practical, hands-on resource. It presents the tools needed for applying the lessons learned, powerful approaches that get results, and guidance for solving complex... more...

  • Place, Policy and Politicsby Michael Harloe; C.G. Pickvance; John Urry

    Routledge 1990; US$ 66.95

    Examines local political initiatives seeking to influence economic and social development in seven sharply contrasting localities, ranging from the outer council estates of Merseyside to the boom towns of Cheltenham and Swindon. more...

  • Governance of Europe's City Regionsby Tassilo Herrschel; Peter Newman

    Routledge 2002; US$ 71.95

    Governance of Europe's City Regions is a structured overview of current debates on cities and regions. It clarifies contemporary debates about regionalism and contributes new insights into the theory of 'new regionalism'. more...

  • Local Elections in Britainby Michael Thrasher; Colin Rallings

    Routledge 1997; US$ 160.00

    Drawing on the results of more than 100,000 local elections dating back over three decades, this unique and comprehensive survey addresses the key issues and confusions which surround the local election system in Britain more...

  • Metropolitan Governance in the 21st Centuryby Hubert Heinelt; ; Daniel bler

    Routledge 2005; US$ 39.95

    This book offers a cross-national analysis of contemporary issues and challenges for the governing of urban regions. more...

  • Models of Local Governanceby William L. Miller; Prof Malcolm Dickson; Gerry Stoker

    Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2000; US$ 130.00

    From 1979 to 1997 Britain was a laboratory for experiments in local governance as the control and delivery of local services was switched from elected councils to appointed boards (quangos), private companies or self-management.This book is about four models of local governance: the traditional 'localist' model, the New Right's 'individual' model, the New Left's 'mobilisation' model, and government's own 'centralist' model.It tests them against public opinion as expressed in 2203 interviews with ordinary citizens, 788 with councillors, and 902 with members of appointed boards. more...

  • Electoral Reform at Workby Philip Salmon

    Boydell & Brewer 2002; US$ 80.00

    The Reform Act of 1832 set in motion the political transformation of Britain. Drawing on hitherto neglected local archives, Dr Salmon demonstrates how the practical details of this extensively debated Parliamentary reform, aided by the workings of the New Poor Law (1834) and Municipal Corporations Act (1835), had a profound impact on borough and county politics, laying the constitutional foundations for the representative democracy of the Victorians. more...