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  • Advanced Introduction to Public Policy

    by B. Guy Peters ...
    Series series Elgar Advanced Introductions series
    Making effective public policies is a difficult task, but considering policymaking as a problem of design analogous to architecture or engineering can assist in that process. This book outlines three vital components of policy design: understanding the causes behind the problem being addressed; identifying means of intervention, including selection and implementation of policy instruments; and ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Administrative Traditions

    Understanding the Roots of Contemporary Administrative Behavior

    by B. Guy Peters ...
    Contemporary public administration reflects its historical roots, as well as contemporary ideas about how the public bureaucracy should be organized and function. This book argues that there are administrative traditions that have their roots centuries ago but continue to influence administrative behaviour. Further within Western Europe, North America, and the Antipodes there are four distinctive ... Read more

    $97.99 USD

  • Health Policy in the United States

    Access, Cost and Quality

    by B. Guy Peters ...
    Written by a well-respected health and public policy expert, this book provides a comprehensive exploration of the under-appreciated role of public health policy in the United States’ medical care industry.The book offers students:• an introduction to the fundamentals of health policy, with comparative perspectives from other countries;• analysis of major health care programmes, including Medicare ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Pursuing Horizontal Management

    The Politics of Public Sector Coordination

    by B. Guy Peters ...
    Series series Studies in Government and Public Policy
    From the first, specialization and coordination have presented governments with a conundrum: specialized program might be best for delivering one service to the public, but combining such programs for all public services inevitably produces costly redundancies and inefficiencies. In this long-awaited book, Guy Peters brings his expertise and extensive experience to bear on the problem of ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Policy Problems and Policy Design

    by B. Guy Peters ...
    Series series New Horizons in Public Policy series
    B. Guy Peters presents a critique of conventional policy design methods, placing emphasis on the need to formulate interconnecting designs for issues that cross multiple policy areas. He advocates the use of analytic categories for understanding problems rather than functional categories, such as defence and health, to change the perspective of problems and modernise policy design.Whereas previous ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • The Politics of Bureaucracy

    An Introduction to Comparative Public Administration

    by B. Guy Peters ...
    Written by B. Guy Peters, a leading authority in the field, this comprehensive exploration of the political and policy making roles of public bureaucracies is now available in a fully revised seventh edition, offering extensive, well-documented comparative analysis of the effects of politics on bureaucracy.Updates to this edition include:All new coverage of public administration in Latin America ... Read more

    $84.99 USD

  • Comparing Public Bureaucracies

    Problems of Theory and Method

    by B. Guy Peters ...
    A foundational guide to understanding how bureaucracies differ—and why those differences matter.The comparative study of public policy once promised to make major contributions to our understanding of government. Much of that promise now appears unfulfilled. What accounts for this decline in intellectual fortunes and change in intellectual fashion? Comparing Public Bureaucracies seeks to ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Institutional Theory in Political Science, Fourth Edition

    The New Institutionalism

    by B. Guy Peters ...
    How are institutions formed and how do they change? How do institutions interact to produce action? And how formal do institutions need to be to become effective actors of governance? This textbook provides a thorough examination of institutions from a number of theoretical perspectives to identify their key characteristics.Key features of the fourth edition:Eight consistent questions are used to ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Institutional Theory in Political Science

    The New Institutionalism

    Institutional Theory in Political Science provides an in-depth analysis of contemporary institutional theory, an essential tool to understand the world of politics and government.Written by B. Guy Peters, a prominent expert in the field, the book argues that the new institutionalism comprises eight variations on the theme of institutional analysis. Through a series of questions, the author ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • American Public Policy

    Promise and Performance

    "This book is an excellent choice for anyone looking to bring the complicated world of public policy to their classroom." – Ben Galloway, University of ArkansasNow in its Thirteenth Edition, American Public Policy provides a comprehensive yet accessible overview of the policymaking process, from procedural approaches and policy instruments to in-depth analysis of specific policy issues. Not shying ... Read more

    $116.99 USD

  • Bureaucratic Resistance in Times of Democratic Backsliding

    Series series Elements in Public and Nonprofit Administration
    This Element investigates how public employees react to illiberal policies proposed by authoritarian leaders during democratic backsliding. Using survey experiments employed with 942 bureaucrats from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Brazil, the research explores their willingness to resist the implementation of illiberal policies. Findings show a significant readiness for resistance. The ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Comparative Governance

    Rediscovering the Functional Dimension of Governing

    Decision-making is at the heart of governing and governance, and is a more challenging task compared to just a few decades ago as a result of increasing social complexity and globalization. In this book, B. Guy Peters and Jon Pierre propose a new framework for the comparative analysis of governance, arguing that government remains a central actor in governance. By articulating the functionalist ... Read more

    $30.99 USD