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The Globalization of Higher Education
Edited by Roger King, Simon Marginson, Rajani Naidoo
This comprehensive book provides a collection of the critical papers that have been published in the fast-growing field of the globalization of higher education. They include work by a variety of noted scholars, such as Altbach, Clark an... -
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The Challenge of Local Government Size
Edited by Santiago Lago-Peñas, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez
Expert contributors in economics and political science offer a comprehensive breakdown of the issue of local jurisdiction fragmentation and provide recommendations for successful policy reform. Topics discussed include economies of scale...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![The Global Governance of HIV/AIDS]()
The Global Governance of HIV/AIDS
Edited by Obijiofor Aginam, John Harrington, Peter K. Yu
The Global Governance of HIV/AIDS explores the implications of high international intellectual property standards for access to essential medicines in developing countries. With a focus on HIV/AIDS governance, the volume provides a timel...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Policy Alienation and the Power of Professionals]()
Policy Alienation and the Power of Professionals
Lars Tummers
This eloquent book by Lars Tummers develops a framework to understand these important issues with policy implementation, using the innovative concept of ‘policy alienation’. Policies in healthcare, social security, and education are anal...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Participation and Interaction in Foresight]()
Participation and Interaction in Foresight
Edited by Kristian Borch, Sandra Dingli, Michael Søgaard Jørgensen
This illuminating book combines theory and practice to analyse the experiences and impacts of foresight activities in various European countries. It includes case studies with a focus on different societal issues including national devel...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Managing Food Safety and Hygiene]()
Managing Food Safety and Hygiene
Bridget M. Hutter
Food safety and hygiene is of critical importance to us all, yet, as periodic food crises in various countries each year show we are all dependent on others in business and public regulation to ensure that the food we consume in the reta...eBook:Find out more$43.16
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Cartels, Competition and Public Procurement
Stefan E. Weishaar
Stefan Weishaar explores the ways in which economic theory can be used to mitigate the adverse effects of bid rigging cartels. The study sheds light on one of the vital issues for achieving cost-effective public procurement – which is it...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Political Power of the Business Corporation
Stephen Wilks
The large business corporation has become a governing institution in national and global politics. This trail-blazing book offers a critical account of its political dominance and lack of democratic legitimacy. Thanks to successful weal...eBook:Find out more$43.16
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![Handbook on Globalization and Higher Education]()
Handbook on Globalization and Higher Education
Edited by Roger King, Simon Marginson, Rajani Naidoo
Higher education has entered centre-stage in the context of the knowledge economy and has been deployed in the search for economic competitiveness and social development. Against this backdrop, this highly illuminating Handbook explores ...eBook:Find out more$67.96
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![Representative Bureaucracy in Action]()
Representative Bureaucracy in Action
Edited by B. Guy Peters, Patrick von Maravić, Eckhard Schröter
Taking a comparative and analytical perspective, the authoritatively, yet accessibly written, country chapters show how salient the politics of representativeness have become in increasingly diverse societies. At the same time, they illu...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Human Resource Management in the Public Sector
Edited by Ronald J. Burke, Andrew J. Noblet, Cary Cooper
This insightful book presents current thinking and research evidence on the role of human resource management policies and practices in increasing service quality, efficiency and organizational effectiveness in the public sector.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![The Economics of Organisation and Bureaucracy]()
The Economics of Organisation and Bureaucracy
Edited by Peter M. Jackson
This authoritative and in-depth collection presents seminal papers from leading academics in the field of organisation and bureaucracy. It encompasses sections on organisational boundaries, neo-Schumpeterian theories, hierarchy and inter...
