Public Administration


Public Service Improvement

Theories and Evidence
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Hardback Jun 2010 ISBN13: 9780199545476ISBN10: 0199545472 This book applies the latest thinking from Management and Organization Studies to public organizations to examine how the public sector can perform better.
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The State as Cultural Practice

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Hardback May 2010 ISBN13: 9780199580750ISBN10: 0199580758 Offers an original theory of the state, putting the people back into the study of the state
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The Real World of EU Accountability

What Deficit?
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Hardback Jul 2010 ISBN13: 9780199587803ISBN10: 0199587809 Examines how the European Union operates in practice and how and where its various institutions are held to account for the decisions they take and the power they wield
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Hiring and Firing Public Officials

Rethinking the Purpose of Elections
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Paperback Mar 2011 ISBN13: 9780199759972ISBN10: 0199759979 Turns the conventional wisdom of competitive elections on its head
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Political Administrators

The Story of the Civil Service of Pakistan
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Hardback Jun 2011 ISBN13: 9780199061716ISBN10: 0199061718 Analyzes why the Civil Service of Pakistan deviated from the concept of a neutral body and in so doing became an integral part of the rough and tumble of Pakistani politics
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Access to History

Prosperity, Depression and the New Deal the USA 1890-1954
Fourth Edition
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Paperback Aug 2008 ISBN13: 9780340965887ISBN10: 0340965886 This new edition provides accessible and complete coverage from the presidential situation in 1890 to the impacts of WWII
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The Responsible Corporation in a Global Economy

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Hardback Nov 2011 ISBN13: 9780199592173ISBN10: 0199592179 Examines the issue of corporate social responsibility from a public policy perspective, considering the implications of corporations' involvement in global economic governance
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Building a World-Class Civil Service for Twenty-First Century India

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Hardback Dec 2010 ISBN13: 9780198068662ISBN10: 0198068662 Underscores the need for India to create a modern civil service, which epitomizes best practices overseas and in the private sector, and exemplifies contemporary management philosophy and techniques
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The Public Law of Government Contracts

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Hardback Oct 2008 ISBN13: 9780199287390ISBN10: 0199287392 The first attempt to analyze modern government contracting from a public law perspective
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The Handbook of Canadian Public Administration

Second Edition
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Paperback May 2010 ISBN13: 9780195429831ISBN10: 0195429834 A comprehensive analysis of public management and government in Canada today.
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