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Cases in Public Policy Analysis
Georgetown University Press 2011; US$ 29.95Combining the insights of an economist and a political scientist, this new third edition of Cases in Public Policy Analysis offers real world cases to provide students with the institutional and political dimensions of policy problems as well as easily understood principles and methods for analyzing public policies. Guess and Farnham clearly explain... more...
Public Sector Management
SAGE Publications 2012; US$ 50.00A jargon-free textbook on public sector management in the UK. Exemplary pedagogy and a thorough companion website make this the ideal book for students on public sector management courses. more...
Public Sector Management
SAGE Publications 1994; US$ 71.00Drawing together key contributions to the field, this innovative Reader provides a broad-ranging overview of both the theory and practice of public service management. The book: outlines the social, political and economic contexts in which management has emerged as a crucial issue in the public sector of modern democratic countries; introduces the... more...
Losing Ground
Basic Books 2008; US$ 25.00This classic book serves as a starting point for any serious discussion of welfare reform. Losing Ground argues that the ambitious social programs of the1960s and 1970s actually made matters worse for more...
Creating Adaptive Policies
SAGE India 2009; US$ 29.95Todays policy-maker has a tough job to do. Policies that cannot perform effectively under todays complex, dynamic and uncertain conditions run the risk of not achieving their intended purpose. Instead of helping, they may actually hinder the ability of individuals, communities and businesses to cope with and adapt to change. Creating Adaptive... more...
International Handbook of Public Management Reform
Edward Elgar Publishing 2009; US$ 60.00A study of the history and development of international public management reform. It evaluates whether countries are converging towards a single public management model. It also investigates various issues surrounding leadership, e-government, accountability and computer systems failure facing reformers. more...
How Information Matters
Georgetown University Press 2011; US$ 29.95How Information Matters examines the ways a network of state and local governments and nonprofit organizations can enhance the capacity for successful policy change by public administrators. Hale examines drug courts, programs that typify the highly networked, collaborative environment of public administrators today. These "special dockets"... more...
Policy, Performance and Management in Governance and Intergovernmental Relations
Edward Elgar Publishing 2011; US$ 40.00This innovative book presents a transatlantic comparison of governance and Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) policy, performance and management. By examining both analytical and empirical differences and similarities between the European Union and the United States, this comprehensive book provides a better understanding of (inter) governmental systems,... more...
Public Administration in East Asia
CRC Press 2010; US$ 159.95A resource that brings together the fragments of knowledge on East Asian economies. Organized into four sections, each dedicated to a specific country, it showcases the economic practices in the region and East Asia's innovative approaches to economic challenges. more...
Bicameralism
Cambridge University Press 1997; US$ 32.00This book examines how the chambers of bicameral legislatures interact when they produce legislation. more...









