Public administration

We're Number One!

First published in 1978, Social Work in Britain, 1950-1975, a two-volume work, describes and analyzes the main developments in the education and employment of social workers during the twenty-five years 1950-75.

Alverdian explores how a distinct national character of maritime governance has influenced the nature of Indonesia's aspiration to go beyond archipelagic towards a maritime nation, through focusing on the intersection between the nation's political culture, historical changes and geopolitical contexts, which gave rise to the primacy of the theme of unity in the nation's discourse.

Originally published in 1977, Albany: Birth of a Prison - End of an Era attempts to document and analyse some of the changes which happened in the first five and a half years of the prison's opening and as far as possible account for them.

This is the first book to look at live exports of animals, one of the most emotive animal welfare issues still needing to be solved.

'So far we have successfully avoided loss of life during serious disturbances but if the present trend continues there will be a serious loss of control.

Discover the depth of government information and services available online.

First published in 1978, Social Work in Britain, 1950-1975, a two-volume work, describes and analyzes the main developments in the education and employment of social workers during the twenty-five years 1950-75.

Reinventing Governance in a Volatile World addresses public governance worldwide, identifying challenges and innovative ways to improve the lives of those governed.

This significantly expanded edition of Essential Criminology covers the broadest range of criminological theories-the essential criminological theories-from longstanding ones such as classical theory and strain theory to recently introduced ones such as ultra-realism and green cultural criminology.

As government faces more complex problems, and citizens expect more, the way government delivers services and results is changing rapidly.

Affordable housing makes housing unaffordable.

AI in Public Policy and Business brings together ideas on how artificial intelligence is shaping business, industry, and public policy.

The field of public policy is so broad, diffuse, and balkanized that imposing order on it from an instructor's perspective-let alone from a student's perspective- can be a difficult and frustrating undertaking.

Affordable housing makes housing unaffordable.

This book explores how low-wage labour migration policies in seven Asian economies affect millions of migrant workers.

The book describes Japan's efforts since 2015 to exit the deflationary 'lost decades' and chart a new economic course through digital and green transformation, as well as 'new/ sustainable capitalism.

This book explores how low-wage labour migration policies in seven Asian economies affect millions of migrant workers.

Originally published in 1977, Albany: Birth of a Prison - End of an Era attempts to document and analyse some of the changes which happened in the first five and a half years of the prison's opening and as far as possible account for them.

This book uncovers the processes at play in the development of cultural policies, projects and networks in spaces at the edge of their countries, marked by their proximity with a borderline.

The Paradox: Americans are not as healthy as people in dozens of comparable countries that spend 30 percent less on health care, and our medical marketplace overall is plagued by persistent problems of cost, quality, and access.

This book considers the sensitive heritage elements linked to the very issue of the origins of nations.

This book provides a critical exploration and assessment of public sector innovation, challenging conventional assumptions about the ways in which innovation is generated and how it may succeed or fail.

The field of public policy is so broad, diffuse, and balkanized that imposing order on it from an instructor's perspective-let alone from a student's perspective- can be a difficult and frustrating undertaking.

There has been a recent shift in the nature of public engagement from a culture of paternalism and control towards a public-centred approach involving collaboration and co-creation.

Recent US economic history is rife with examples of cities and regions that have experienced significant decline.

High-Activity Nuclear Waste Management Policy: Becoming a Responsible Ancestor describes the technical, social, and political challenges of developing a deep-mined, geologic repository for high-activity nuclear waste.

This book explores the critical role of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in advancing global sustainability.

This book provides a critical exploration and assessment of public sector innovation, challenging conventional assumptions about the ways in which innovation is generated and how it may succeed or fail.

We're Number One!

This book assesses landmark empirical studies, state capture concerns, corruption, and fraud in South Africa's public sector and thereby reflect on issues of accountability and ethics as cornerstones of governance.

This compilation of articles, papers, excerpts and notes is intended as supplementary reading material for students and scholars of public administration.

A major new text on gender and politics by two leading authorities, which introduces the main issues and debates about the politics of gender and its role in both domestic and international politics and feminist approaches to political analysis.

Though much emphasis has been on Development Administration, both in the Academic world and in the domain of Administration, Development Politics has been lost sight of.

This Publication is a substantially revised edition of the 1996 publication : Environmental Sanitation Health and Panchayati Raj.

Decentralised governance has been conceived as an instrument of local self-government for promoting healthy and sustainable development.

Though much emphasis has been on Development Administration, both in the Academic world and in the domain of Administration, Development Politics has been lost sight of.

The second edition of this popular textbook combines coverage of public policies in different countries with the conceptual and methodological frameworks for analysing them.

Decentralised governance has been conceived as an instrument of local self-government for promoting healthy and sustainable development.

This compilation of articles, papers, excerpts and notes is intended as supplementary reading material for students and scholars of public administration.

Professor Habibur Rehman is an eminent academician and has witnessed the unfolding of events in India since partition.

Professor Habibur Rehman is an eminent academician and has witnessed the unfolding of events in India since partition.

A major new text on gender and politics by two leading authorities, which introduces the main issues and debates about the politics of gender and its role in both domestic and international politics and feminist approaches to political analysis.

The second edition of this popular textbook combines coverage of public policies in different countries with the conceptual and methodological frameworks for analysing them.

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.

This Publication is a substantially revised edition of the 1996 publication : Environmental Sanitation Health and Panchayati Raj.

How can we intervene in the systemic bureaucratic dysfunction that beleaguers the public sector?

All societies face a key question: how to empower governments to perform essential governmental functions while constraining the arbitrary exercise of power.

All societies face a key question: how to empower governments to perform essential governmental functions while constraining the arbitrary exercise of power.

How can we intervene in the systemic bureaucratic dysfunction that beleaguers the public sector?