Public administration

Against a backcloth of tumultuous events in Europe, the EU faces once again the fateful question of moving towards federal union or let flexible integration guide the Union.

Communicating Across Cultures: A Coursebook on Interpreting and Translating in Public Services and Institutions is a manual which addresses the complex task of interpreting and translating through reflection and practice.

The book discusses the socio-cultural-historical, occupational, educational, employment and discriminatory status of one of the most neglected and marginalised communities: the de-notified tribes or ex-criminal tribes of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

In England, it has been possible since 2013 to convert an office building into residential use without needing planning permission (as has been required since 1948).

Although many industrialized countries have had to face the same political and economic pressures in reforming their public sectors there have been different reactions and a diversity of solutions to the emerging problems.

The book analyzes the impact of urban movements on government and public policies in a context of rapid urban transformations, public policy crises and increasing social inequalities.

This volume identifies and compares 'fiscal squeezes' (major efforts to cut public spending and/or raise taxes) in the UK over a century from 1900 to 2015.

Understanding the Modern Russian Police represents the culmination of ten years of research and an ongoing partnership between the Volgograd Academy of Russian Internal Affairs Ministry (VA MVD) and the Volgograd branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (VAPA).

Expertisation and Democracy in Europe provides a much-needed account of the role and re-organisation of expertise and expert knowledge in Europe and the European Union in a broad range of policy spheres, contributing to the debate triggered by the recent crises.

This book provides a detailed description of Japan's telecommunications policies.

Serving as an introduction to the UK's voluntary sector, this book builds on the foundations lain in an earlier book by Kendall and Dahrendorf.

This book tackles global economic and social issues from a perspective that may seem obvious but which no author has yet taken: that we humans are living beings.

Offering rare insiders perspectives, Trends in Corrections: Interviews with Corrections Leaders Around the World is a comprehensive survey of correctional programming and management styles used across nations.

This book provides practical know-how on understanding, implementing, and managing main stream social media tools (e.

The US-led war on drugs has failed: drugs remain purer, cheaper and more readily available than ever.

This book collects articles on the achievements and experience of special economic zones during the China's Reform and Opening-up in the past 40 years.

Beyond Delivery sets out a critique of the mechanical ways in which some policy makers seek to exercise governance over the implementation of their policies.

An essential introduction to rights-based approaches in social policy, this text critically explores how social rights underpin human wellbeing.

Appropriate laws and regulations are essential tools to direct the action of procurers toward the public good and avoid corruption and misallocation of resources.

This book investigates the origins, current state, and fundamental value of social safety nets in developing countries, as well as their effectiveness in these settings.

Through a deep examination of what has become known as the 'Preston Model', this book explores an innovative approach to local economic development that utilises economic democratisation to realise both social and economic objectives.

Este libro pretende cuestionar una de las premisas sobre las que se ha construido la financiación de la educación y de la sanidad en España: la idea de que han de ser las autonomías las quecorran con sus gastos.

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.

Ever-stronger ties between technology, entertainment and design are transforming our relationship with democratic decision-making.

'Bridging European and gender studies, this volume deserves a great welcome to the literature.

This provocative volume takes an international, multidisciplinary approach to understanding globalization and assessing its economic, social, and environmental effects.

The book presents a new materialist understanding of acts of deliberate destruction of the built environment and, specifically, of the politics of aggressive spatial containment and regularization of urbanity employed within the conflict in Israel/Palestine.

There are an estimated 40,000 international Non-Government Organisations (NGOs), working in an enormous global aid industry; official development assistance alone reached GBP90bn in 2014.

The book provides readers with a clear understanding of infrastructure challenges, how Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) can help, and their use in practice.

From fragile, corporate-controlled supply chains breaking down, to millions of already hyper-exploited farmworkers risking their lives in the fields without basic personal protective equipment, the COVID-19 pandemic made it painfully obvious that US agriculture does not work.

The federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 was passed in a time of turmoil, conflict, and often conflagration in cities across the nation.

Originally published in 1974, this book is a valuable contribution to the literature about the African context of public administration.

How well do you understand the sweeping welfare reforms of the mid-1990s?

Over the last two decades, international migration has become a global issue.

Set against the backdrop of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, this book examines the impact on public policy from broader political decisions taken in relation to Olympic- and Paralympic-related policy.

This book explains the increasing demand for evaluation as a result of the increasing frequency of reforms to local services, influenced by the New Public Management doctrine, the severe austerity policy in many European countries, and the wish to increase quality and reduce costs of public services, especially at the local (sub-national) level.

Institutionalising Panchayati Raj in India is an exceptionally insightful account of the nation-wide attempt at decentralization in India in the early 1950s, known as the Community Development Programme.

This book investigates how actors organize in order to solve a water quality problem.

Tribal Administration and Development is a book which traces the origin and growth of the efforts for the development of tribal populations in India.

A comparison of the political development of census questions about race, demonstrating how ideas and politics shape racial boundaries.

This handbook is a comprehensive reference guide for researchers, funding agencies and organizations engaged in survey research.

This book comprehensively explores the many different forms of collaboration in government, both formal and informal, including strategic alliances, intergovernmental networks, and public-private partnerships.

Densification has been a central method of achieving smart, sustainable cities across the world.

Although the information age offers individuals from all walks of life the power to make their voices heard, we often end up with a cacophony of competing voices rather than a conversation.