Politics and Public Policy
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Fiscal Fragmentation in Decentralized Countries
Edited by Richard M. Bird, Robert D. Ebel
Most countries, developed and developing, are fiscally decentralized with regional and local governments of varying importance. In many of these countries, some of these sub-national governments differ substantially from others in terms ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Reform and Leadership in the Public Sector
Joe L. Wallis, Brian E. Dollery, Linda McLoughlin
The authors provide a fresh and accessible multi-disciplinary perspective on public management reform in this study. The work includes a broad survey of the paradigms and patterns that have shaped and differentiated the reform process in...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Impact Assessment and Sustainable Development
Edited by Clive George, Colin Kirkpatrick
Translation of the principle of sustainable development into policy and practice, and the evaluation of the outcomes of these strategic interventions, are some of the most pressing challenges facing policymakers in Europe and beyond. The...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Global Governance of Food Production and Consumption
Peter Oosterveer
The provision of food is undergoing radical transformations throughout the global community. Peter Oosterveer argues that, as a consequence, conventional national governmental regulations can no longer adequately respond to existing and ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Origins of Law and Economics
Edited by Francesco Parisi, Charles K. Rowley
This unique collection of largely unpublished papers brings together the founding fathers of law and economics to provide their own views on the origins and intellectual history of the field. Law and economics emerged as a separate field... -
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Trust and Crime in Information Societies
Edited by Robin Mansell, Brian S. Collins
This fascinating book gathers together an enviable range of experts from a variety of disciplines to study how trust and crime interact with new digital technologies. It provides a critical discussion on the prospects of the Internet and... -
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Sustainable Development in Europe
Edited by Uwe Schubert, Eckhard Störmer
Evaluating sustainable development is becoming increasingly important in policy making, evaluation practice and the scientific world in general. However, at present, there is neither a generally accepted set of measures and evaluation me...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Evaluation of Active Labour Market Policies
Edited by Jaap de Koning
This book argues that active labour market policies are necessary to improve the position of the unemployed but have so far performed relatively poorly. The contributing authors seek ways to improve active labour market policy and consid...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Europe and Global Climate Change
Edited by Paul G. Harris
The core objective of this book is to better understand the role of foreign policy – the crossovers and interactions between domestic and international politics and policies – in efforts to preserve the environment and natural resources....eBook:Find out more$40.00
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International Environmental Liability and Barriers to Trade
Kareen L. Holtby, William A. Kerr, Jill E. Hobbs
Trade and the environment has become a major issue in international relations, yet the surrounding debate is polarised and hostile. On the one hand international trade is perceived as a major threat to environmental sustainability, whils... -
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The New Electronic Marketplace
George Christou, Seamus Simpson
This book breaks new ground by exploring governance strategies that the EU has been developing over the last decade for the growing electronic economy driven by the Internet. Through an analysis of key EU policy initiatives, the authors ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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China and the Global Energy Crisis
Tatsu Kambara, Christopher Howe
This book examines China’s record of oil and gas development, its refining capacity, and energy prospects. The authors conclude that there are no fundamental reasons for anxiety about China’s demands on the world energy economy, but they...eBook:Find out more$40.00