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  • PINK BLACKBIRDS

    Evocative Utterances of My Mother

    by Robert J Rowell ...
    PINK BLACKBIRDS is a collection of favorite sayings from the author's Irish/New Englander mother. She raised her three children in the mid-20th century with the liberal help of the quips and expressions inside. Here, you'll find dozens of sayings that still fit even the most contemporary situations. Why not introduce these charming vintage sayings to your 21st century crowd?Delightful and ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Field of Eurocracy

    Mapping EU Actors and Professionals

    Edited by D. Georgakakis, J. Rowell ...
    Series series European Administrative Governance
    The word Eurocracy has resonance throughout out Europe but in reality we know little about the people who work in and around the EU or how they fit into its large bureaucratic framework. Based on extensive fieldwork, this book addresses this problem by exploring the MEPs, diplomats, civil servants and commissioners that work in and around the EU. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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  • European Competition Policy and Globalization

    by Chad Damro, Terrence Guay ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book examines the domestic and international dimensions of European Union (EU) competition policy, particularly mergers, anti-competitive practices and state aids. The authors argue that important changes in EU competition policy are having profound effects on the global political economy, and these changes are best understood as European Commission responses to new domestic and international ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Government Transparency

    Impacts and Unintended Consequences

    by T. Erkkilä ...
    Series series Public Sector Organizations
    Transparency has become a global concept of responsible government. This book argues that the transnational discourse of transparency promotes potentially contradictory policy ideas that can lead to unintended consequences. It critically examines whether or not increased transparency really leads to increased democratic accountability. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Innovation in the Public Sector

    Linking Capacity and Leadership

    Edited by V. Bekkers, J. Edelenbos, B. Steijn ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    Addresses issues relevant to an understanding of the innovation journeys on which public organizations have embarked. If public innovation is defined as a necessary condition for establishing meaningful interactions between the government and society what are the relevant issues that may explain successful processes and forms of public innovation? ... Read more

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  • EU Railway Policy-Making

    On Track?

    by H. Dyrhauge ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Through policy and intervention national governments in Europe have long held an active interest in railways, an interest that has transferred to the supranational level via the EU commission. This book explores why the EU Commission has been so slow in creating an EU railway policy, pointing the finger at strong resistance by national governments ... Read more

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  • Global Public Procurement Theories and Practices

    Edited by Khi V. Thai ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book discusses current theories and practices in the field of public procurement. Over the past few decades, public procurement has had to evolve conceptually and organizationally in the face of unrelenting budget constraints, government downsizing, public demand for increased transparency in public procurement, as well as greater concerns about efficiency, fairness and equity. Procurement ... Read more

    $170.09 USD

  • Policy Agendas in British Politics

    by P. John, A. Bertelli, W. Jennings, S. Bevan ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Using a unique dataset spanning fifty years of policy-making in Britain, this book traces how topics like the economy, international affairs, and crime have shifted in importance. It takes a new approach to agenda setting called focused adaptation, and sheds new light on key points of change in British politics, such as Thatcherism and New Labour. ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Evidence for Public Policy Design

    How to Learn from Best Practice

    by P. Coletti ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Learning from the successes and failures of others is a necessity in the field of public sector innovation. This book develops guidelines for policymakers, practitioners and policy analysts to understand what drives policy success and to transfer innovations from a source case to a target case with a view to assisting effective policy design. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Outsourcing Border Control

    Politics and Practice of Contracted Visa Policy in Morocco

    by Federica Infantino ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book explores the everyday practices of border control and implementation of mobility policy in the European Schengen area by analyzing consular visas services on the edges of the territory. Using an original case study, private contractors that implement EU visa policy on governments’ behalf, the author focuses on visa application centers located in Morocco and run by the two major ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Hybrid Governance in European Cities

    Neighbourhood, Migration and Democracy

    by C. Skelcher, Helen Sullivan, S. Jeffares ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This wide-ranging study of three European cities shows how hybrid forms of governance emerge from the tensions between new ideas and past legacies, and existing institutional arrangements and powerful decision makers. Using detailed studies of migration and neighborhood policy, as well as a novel Q methodology analysis of public administrators. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Democracy Deferred

    Civic Leadership after 9/11

    by D. Woods ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    The day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, civic leaders began to organize four coalitions that aimed to give ordinary citizens a chance to meet, to heal, and to be heard in rebuilding decisions. This book tells the inside story of the civic renewal movement they founded. ... Read more

    $53.99 USD