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Monthly Review Press,U.S. Railroading Economics: The Creation of the Free
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HarperCollins Publishers ISPY THE UK While It Lasts ISPY for Grownups
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HarperCollins Publishers All In The mustread manifesto for the future of
Book Synopsis‘A persuasive manifesto for a better Britain.’ Observer Book of the Day Britain is in crisis. This timely book by one of the stars of frontline politics shows a way out. Trade Review‘Nandy makes a powerful argument for rethinking politics.’ New Statesman ‘A much-needed intervention. … This fast and accessible read [offers] a deceptively radical vision and one that Labour should embrace.’ Observer, Book of the Day ‘Gives a clear sense of Nandy’s ambitions for the Labour party’s future policy. … Bang on the political zeitgeist.’ The Sunday Times ‘Brilliant, brave and bursting with ideas.’ Jess Phillips MP ‘A humane and decent personal manifesto that does not shirk the challenges and dangers we face. Powerful and deeply authentic.’ Philippe Sands ‘Clear-eyed and compassionate, but caustic about the people and ideas that have let Britain down so badly, Lisa Nandy is a new kind of politician and a new kind of thinker. We have never needed voices like hers more urgently.’ Stuart Maconie ‘Nandy is a big thinker and a gifted story teller. A must-read.’ Frances O’Grady, former General Secretary of the TUC ‘Original, thought-provoking and exciting.’ Helle Thorning-Schmidt, former Prime Minister of Denmark ‘A positive agenda for change and renewal rooted in the best traditions of the Labour movement.’ Jon Cruddas MP ‘Informative, perceptive and at times inspiring. This is the kind of political vision the country so badly needs.’ Anand Menon, Director, UK in a Changing Europe ‘Wide-ranging, imaginative, practical and believable.’ Danny Dorling ‘A tour de force. All In outlines what a better world might look like.’ Professor Will Jennings ‘With a sharp eye for illustration, Nandy offers one of Labour’s more radical routes out of neoliberalism in her accessible book.’ The House
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Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd An Outsider in Politics
Book SynopsisKrishna Bose, writer and former MP, shares her journey from Partition witness to parliamentary committee chair. With insights on Kolkata's intelligentsia, election campaigns, parliamentary politics, and India's foreign policy, her autobiography blends personal and political history seamlessly.
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Penguin Random House India Junior Lives
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Penguin Random House India The Tigers Pause
Book SynopsisGurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's visit to Sri Lanka during the civil war aimed to mediate peace between the LTTE and the government. "The Tiger's Pause" by Swami Virupaksha captures the country's turmoil and the quest for peace, highlighting the shared trauma of its people.
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Penguin Random House India Flying Blind
Book SynopsisIndia aims to be a global power but faces economic challenges. Is foreign policy a luxury or essential for growth? Zeeshan argues for a coherent strategy to advance India's interests worldwide and promote global good.
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Oxford University Press The Gender Face of Asian Politics
Book SynopsisThe Gender Face of Asian Politics covers a wide range of studies on gender and politics, gender and political leadership, impact and forms of women's role as parliamentarians, opposition leaders and heads of state or government in different Asian countries such as Afghanistan, the Philippines, India, Burma/Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Pakistan.Table of ContentsPREFACE - AAZAR AYAZ ; INTRODUCTION - ANDREA FLESCHENBERG ; PART I: CARTOGRAPHY OF WOMEN IN ASIAN POLITICS ; 1. Women Legislators and their Impact on Public Policy: A Comparative Perspective - KAZUKI IWANAGA AND PATRICIA LORESKAR ; 2. Strategy, Action, Transition: Women as Agents of Change - CLAUDIA DERICHS ; 3. The Effect of Electoral Gender Quotas: Quota Women in Politics - DRUDE DAHLERUP ; 4. The Politics of Quotas around the World: Asia in Perspective - MANON TREMBLAY AND JACKIE STEELE ; 5. Role of Women in War and Peace: Suffering of Afghan Women - KHALIDA GHOUS ; PART II: DYNASTIES DAUGHTERS OR ASIAS ROARING TIGRESSES? ; 6. A Spectacle of Masculine and Feminine Images of Political Leadership: a Feminist Reflection on the Current Crisis of Leadership in the Philippines - LOURDES VENERACION-RALLONZA ; 7. Durga Amma and St. Sonia, the RedeemerImages of Women Politicians in Asia - DAGMAR HELLMANN-RAJANAYAGAM ; 8. Min Laung or Fighting Peacock?Aung San Suu Kyis Political Performance via Moral Capital - ANDREA FLESCHENBERG ; PART III: BEYOND NUMBERSFROM THE GRASSROOTS TOWARDS TOP POLITICAL POWER? ; 9. The Private Roots of Public Participation: Womens Engagement in Democratic Politics in Pakistan - MARION R. MULLER ; 10. Women Representation in Politics of Pakistan - SHAHNAZ WAZIR ALI ; 11. Decentralization and Womens Participation in Local Governance - RIFFAT MUNNAWAR ; 12. Sharing Personal Experiences: Women in Pakistani Politics - EDITED BY AAZAR AYAZ AND ANDREA FLESCHENBERG ; NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS ; INDEX
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Oxford University Press Australia India Against Itself
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OUP India Public Administration
Book SynopsisThe reader demonstrates how the concept of Public Administration has altered under changed global conditions. It also examines in detail the Indian experience of Public Administration which has been altered and modified by domestic as well as global forces.Trade Reviewa fascinating book John D. Donahue, Perspectives on Politics Public Administration should be read by anyone interested in learning about PAs historical, theoretical, and epistemological developments. Mauricio I. Dussauge-Laguna, Public Administration
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MIT Press Ltd Beyond 911 Belfer Center Studies in International
Book SynopsisDrawing two decades of government efforts to “secure the homeland,” experts offer crucial strategic lessons and detailed recommendations for homeland security.For Americans, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, crystallized the notion of homeland security. But what does it mean to “secure the homeland” in the twenty-first century? What lessons can be drawn from the first two decades of U.S. government efforts to do so? In Beyond 9/11, leading academic experts and former senior government officials address the most salient challenges of homeland security today.The contributors discuss counterterrorism, cybersecurity, and critical infrastructure protection; border security and immigration; transportation security; emergency management; combating transnational crime; protecting privacy in a world of increasingly intrusive government scrutiny; and managing the sprawling homeland security bureaucracy. They offer crucial strategic lesso
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MIT Press Combating Inequality Rethinking Governments Role
Book SynopsisLeading economists and policymakers consider what economic tools are most effective in reversing the rise in inequality.Economic inequality is the defining issue of our time. In the United States, the wealth share of the top 1% has risen from 25% in the late 1970s to around 40% today. The percentage of children earning more than their parents has fallen from 90% in the 1940s to around 50% today. In Combating Inequality, leading economists, many of them current or former policymakers, bring good news: we have the tools to reverse the rise in inequality. In their discussions, they consider which of these tools are the most effective at doing so.
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MIT Press Ltd Hate Speech MIT Press Essential Knowledge
Book SynopsisAn investigation of hate speech: legal approaches, current controversies, and suggestions for limiting its spread.Hate speech can happen anywhere--in Charlottesville, Virginia, where young men in khakis shouted, Jews will not replace us; in Myanmar, where the military used Facebook to target the Muslim Rohingya; in Capetown, South Africa, where a pastor called on ISIS to rid South Africa of the homosexual curse. In person or online, people wield language to attack others for their race, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or other aspects of identity. This volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series examines hate speech: what it is, and is not; its history; and efforts to address it.
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MIT Press Ltd Effective Advocacy Lessons from East Asias
Book SynopsisAn examination of successful environmental advocacy strategies in East Asia that shows how advocacy can be effective under difficult conditions.The countries of East Asia--China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan-- are home to some of the most active and effective environmental advocates in the world. And the governments of these countries have adopted a range of innovative policies to fight pollution and climate change: Japan leads the world in emissions standards, China has become the word's largest producer of photovoltaic panels, and Taiwan and Korea have undertaken major green initiatives. In this book, Mary Alice Haddad examines the advocacy strategies that persuaded citizens, governments, and businesses of these countries to change their behavior.
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MIT Press Ltd CareCentered Politics
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MIT Press Ltd Combating Inequality Rethinking Governments Role
Book SynopsisLeading economists and policymakers consider what economic tools are most effective in reversing the rise in inequality.Economic inequality is the defining issue of our time. In the United States, the wealth share of the top 1% has risen from 25% in the late 1970s to around 40% today. The percentage of children earning more than their parents has fallen from 90% in the 1940s to around 50% today. In Combating Inequality, leading economists, many of them current or former policymakers, bring good news: we have the tools to reverse the rise in inequality. In their discussions, they consider which of these tools are the most effective at doing so.The contributors express widespread agreement that we need to aim policies at economic inequality itself; deregulation and economic stimulus will not do the job. No longer does anyone ask, in relation to expanded social programs, “Can we pay for it?” And most believe that US taxes will have to rise—a
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University of Washington Press World Order after Leninism
Book SynopsisExamines the origins and evolution of world communism and explores how its legacies have shaped the post-Cold War world order. This book uses divergent case studies to document the ways in which the work on Leninism's evolution and consolidation is relevant in analyzing contemporary post-communist and post-authoritarian political transformations.Trade Review"The book has a high degree of coherence and makes a substantial contribution to our understanding of European communist systems and successor regimes. A brief review cannot do justice to the depth of the fourteen chapters." * The Russian Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Ken Jowitt's Universe / Rudra Sil and Marc Morje Howard I. Leninism and Its Legacy 1. Lenin's Century: Bolshevism, Marxism, and the Russian Tradition / Vladimir Tismaneanu 2. The Leninist Legacy Revisited / Marc Morje Howard 3. Transition to What? Legacies and Reform Trajectories after Communism / Grigore Pop-Eleches II. Identity and Social Transformation in Eastern Europe and Russia 4. Institutions and the Development of Individualism: The Case of Western Poland after World War II / Tomek Grabowski 5. The Soviet Union as a Reign of Virtue: Aristotelian and Christian Influences on Modern Russian Ethics and Politics / Olig Kharkhordin 6. Slobodon Milosovic: Charismatic Leader or Plebiscitarian Demagogue? / Veljko Vujacic 7. Social Dimensions of Collectivization: Fomenting Class Struggle in Transylvania / Gail Kligman and Katherine Verdery III. Political, Economic, and Social Change: Beyond Eastern Europe 8. Stages of Development in Authoritarian Regimes / Barbara Geddes 9. From Neotraditionalism to Neofamilism: Responses to "National Dependency" in Newly Industrialized Countries / Yong-Chool Ha 10. Leninism, Development Stages, and Transformation: Understanding Social and Institutional Change in Contemporary China / Calvin Chen IV. Methodological Orientations 11. Weber, Jowitt, and the Dilemma of Social Science Prediction / Stephen E. Hanson 12. The Evolving Significance of Leninism in Comparative Historical Analysis: Theorizing the General and the Particular / Rudra Sil V. The Big Picture 13. Conjuring Up a Battlefront in the War on Terror / Stephen Holmes 14. The Power of Imaginative Analogy: Communism, Faith, and Leadership / Daniel Chirot Select Bibliography Contributors Index
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Yale University Press The End of the Asian Century War Stagnation and
Book SynopsisTrade Review"No sooner had we got used to thinking of ourselves as living in the 'Asian century' than it might be all over. . . . The book is a crash course on the risks in Asia."—Lucy Hornby, Financial Times"[Auslin] argues persuasively that most predictions for Asia are unrealistically rosy."—Tony Abbott, Wall Street Journal"Informative, thoughtful, and wide-ranging . . . well-researched, insightful . . . a wake-up call."—Publishers Weekly"Informative, thoughtful, and wide-ranging . . . well-researched, insightful . . . a wake-up call."—Publishers Weekly“If America’s pivot to Asia is to mature into a meaningful long-term strategy . . . it will require more books like this.”—John Bew, New Statesman“A worthwhile read for those interested in Asia and its future.”—Aron Shai, Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs"Michael Auslin combines an historian's perspective with the art of diagnosis to map Asia's possible futures. The surprising result is anticipatory, cautionary, and contrarian. Written with verve and a readable style, Auslin urges us to weigh the wide-ranging implications of these risks for America and the rest of the world."—Robert B. Zoellick, former President of the World Bank, US Trade Representative, and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State"The End of the Asian Century is the essential user’s guide to the gathering risks in the dynamic Indo-Pacific crescent. Not since Robert D. Kaplan’s The Coming Anarchy and Samuel Huntington’s Clash of Civilizations has a study so originally and presciently captured the risks to the emerging international order."—James Kraska, Howard S. Levie Professor of International Law, U.S. Naval War College"Michael Auslin has built a reputation as an astute and forward-looking observer. In his new book, Auslin paints a vivid picture of a region waiting to see the full extent of Beijing's ambitions while wondering how the United States will ultimately respond. Those wishing to understand the scale of the challenge posed by China's destabilizing behavior would be well-served by this timely book."—Congressman J. Randy Forbes (R-Va), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower & Projection Forces and Co-Chairman of the Congressional China Caucus"For years, many Americans have seen a rising Asia as a region of opportunity. But Asia scholar Michael Auslin has come to see it as a region of risks—military, economic, demographic. In The End of the Asian Century, he provides a 'risk map' of a region of great promise and great problems."—Michael Barone, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and Washington Examiner senior political analyst"Auslin argues powerfully for a dose of reality when assessing the current situation in Asia and its future problems and prospects."—George P. Shultz, former U.S. Secretary of State and Secretary of the Treasury, and Distinguished Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
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Little, Brown Book Group COVID19
Book SynopsisAn accessible, authoritative book about the coronavirus pandemic by a leading journalist on the subjectTrade ReviewYou could not hope for a better guide to the pandemic world order than Debora MacKenzie, who's been on this story from the start. This is an authoritative yet readable explanation of how this catastrophe happened - and more important, how it will happen again if we don't change -- Tim Harford, author of THE UNDERCOVER ECONOMIST, ADAPT and MESSYThis definitely deserves a read - the first of the post mortems by a writer who knows what she's talking about -- Laura Spinney, Author of PALE RIDER: THE SPANISH FLU OF 1918 AND HOW IT CHANGED THE WORLDImpressively paced and comprehensive * New Statesman *Excellent . . . analyses clearly and authoritatively how the coronavirus pandemic played out, what governments should have done, and what we need to do when it happens again - as it undoubtedly will * Financial Times *I loved this book. Fast-paced, engaging, couldn't put it down. A heart-pounding telling of the misadventures that led to one of the worst pandemics in history. A story that we all think we know, but don't. And a story whose lessons, if unlearned, we will be condemned to repeat -- Dr Paul Offit, Author of PANDORA'S LAB and VACCINATED, Director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaA fascinating behind the scenes look ... If someone asks you why the COVID-19 epidemic happened and how we can prevent the next one, hand them this book -- Steffanie Strathdee, PhD, Associate Dean of Global Health Sciences, University of California San Diego, and co-author of THE PERFET PREDATOR: A SCIENTIST'S RACE TO SAVE HER HUSBAND FROM A DEADLY SUPERBUGA vivid account of the origins and fortunes of coronavirus, warning that worse may be yet to come ... Charting the etiology and course of the virus, MacKenzie observes that nearly everything about its origins and spread offers lessons on how not to act when the next pandemic comes ... Essential, enlightening reading in a time of panic and plague -- Starred review * Kirkus *MacKenzie wisely leaves the specifics of who got what wrong when for another day. Instead, she focuses on the scientists and philanthropists, such as Bill Gates, who tried to alert the world to the threat ... Until we repair our injured planet and address the linked issues of globalisation and the disruption of animal habitats, Sars-CoV-2 is unlikely to be the last pandemic virus; MacKenzie also cautions that "hindsight helps you win the next battle, not the last one" * Observer *Debora MacKenzie is a leading science journalist, with vast experience writing about pandemic threats and neglected diseases. She uses her background to hit the ground running on one of the first books written on the emergence of COVID-19. As politicians and elected leaders increasingly work to change the narrative on COVID-19 on their steps to first contain and mitigate the pandemic, Debora's efforts lay it all out in stark terms -- Dr Peter Hotez, Author of VACCINES DID NOT CAUSE RACHEL’S AUTISM, Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of MedicineSo often, people look at the nature of disease in the midst of an outbreak when, really, it's the interaction between the disease and people that matters. That is at the heart of epidemiology, and it's what MacKenzie does beautifully in her book. Whether it's cultural practices with animals like bats, or the fear and delay in labeling it pandemic, to a woeful lack of funding for public health and vaccine research, or the misguided notion that disease will recognize boundaries just because people do-MacKenzie's fascinating book gives us the scope and scale to be able to put this pandemic in perspective and, it begs the question, will we learn from this in time to prevent to next one -- Molly Crosby, author of THE AMERICAN PLAGUE, ASLEEP and THE GREAT PEARL HEISTSome people write interesting autobiographical recollections of people, places, and events, while others offer an extensive and comprehensive anthology of a topic area. Deborah Mackenzie has not only succeeded in doing both in a single volume, but in a manner that is immensely engaging ... an excellent work for general consumption as well as for those already involved in communicable disease control, microbiology, epidemiology, and medical journalism. In our present climate of regrettable tweets, unverified facts, and deliberate misinformation, this timely book provides a delightful and important excursion into the world of outbreaks, epidemics, and pandemics -- Tim Sly, epidemiologist and Professor Emeritus at Ryerson University's School of Public HealthQuickly spiralling from a local outbreak to a global crisis, Debora MacKenzie provides a down-to-earth account of how the COVID-19 pandemic has played out so far and, crucially, how the world can be better prepared for the ever-present risk of another epidemic -- Peter Piot, director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineScience journalist MacKenzie delivers a wise and accurate account of the COVID-19 pandemic, supplying readers with an objective assessment of where we are, how we got here, and how to prepare for future emerging infections * Booklist *It's difficult for any fellow journalist not to feel a deep professional respect, tinged with awe, for the sheer depth of knowledge and expertise she brings to what is her first book, and for the fast-paced, well-structured and highly accessible style in which she tells the Covid-19 story * Scotsman *For deep understanding of the years of policy mistakes, the ignored warnings and the viruses lurking as we invade ever more ecosystems, turn to Debora MacKenzie's magnificent COVID-19. Read about the Nipah virus and see what a civilisation-threatening pandemic might be like. Be afraid. * New Scientist *
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Little, Brown Book Group Called to Account How Corporate Bad Behaviour and
Book SynopsisIn a recent study of 61 hospitals, it was found that they bought 21 different types of A4 paper, 652 different kinds of surgical gloves and 1751 different cannulas.Police forces could cut the cost of their uniforms by over 30 per cent if they all bought the same one. But they disagree on how many pockets they need.Having committed to buy two new aircraft carriers, the MOD realised it didn''t have the funds to buy them. The delayed delivery cost an additional 1.6 billion.We''ve spent 500 million on an abandoned project to centralise 999 calls, 3.5 billion on privatising the Work Programme, 700 million on implementing Universal Credit (used by 18,000 people), 20 billion on medical negligence claims, 70 billion (and counting) dealing with nuclear waste at Sellafield, and countless millions on IT investments in the BBC, the Home Office, the NHS . . .Waste is everywhere.Fighting against this wTrade ReviewThe only figure in public life making a robust moral case for the honest payment of tax is Margaret Hodge -- Zoë Williams * Guardian *She's a bit like a tarantula: you don't want to become intimate with it but you admire its danger and grace -- Anonymous Conservative member of the Public Accounts CommitteeShe is fearless, feisty, sharp as a tack and at the top of her game -- Lynn Barber * Sunday Times *A shocking exposé of corporate misbehaviour and government waste, it has not had the attention it deserves -- Chris Mullin * Observer *
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Random House USA Inc The Shadow List A Judd Ryker Novel 4
Book SynopsisA cutting-edge novel of international crime and its consequences, from Nigeria to Russia to Washington, from the former deputy assistant secretary of state. We laugh when it pops up in our inbox: the scam letter promising a windfall. We wonder: How does anybody fall for these things? But it is no laughing matter. It is one of the biggest organized crime rackets in the world, it is deadly - and State Department crisis manager Judd Ryker has fallen right into the middle of it.The disappearance of a young American in London sends Ryker into the heart of a corruption scandal in Nigeria, at the same time his CIA agent wife Jessica finds herself chasing a Russian master criminal known as the Bear. Unknown to either of them, they are pulling at two ends of the same lethal thread, a staggeringly vicious enterprise of piracy, extortion, and murder.The world is messy and dangerous, Jessica warns her husband.More dangerous than you know. But he is abou
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Taylor & Francis Public Management and Governance
Book SynopsisPublic Management and Governance examines the factors which make government critically important and the barriers which often stop it being effective. It questions what it means to have effective policies, efficient management and good quality public services, and it explores how the process of governing could be improved. Key themes include: the challenges and pressures facing governments around the world; the changing role of the public sector in a âmixed economyâ of provision; governance issues such as ethics, equalities, transparency and citizen engagement. This revised and updated third edition includes eight new chapters which provide in-depth coverage of key new aspects of public management and governance. It also features a wide selection of international case studies and illuminating examples of how public policy, management and governance can be improved â and what happens when they fail. Each chapter is supplemented witTrade Review‘This book is already an established and highly regarded text in its field. This revised version further strengthens its comprehensiveness, quality and relevance for aspiring and practising public managers.’ - John Alford, Australia and New Zealand School of Government, co-author of ‘Rethinking Public Service Delivery’‘Countries around the world are wrestling with complex budgetary and political challenges related to the effective and efficient delivery of public services to the citizenry. Consequently, this new book, Public Management and Governance, edited by Tony Bovaird and Elke Loeffler will be especially welcomed by public managers, policymakers, and scholars interested in the improvement of the public services. The book is a terrific resource for classroom use, public management reform, and future scholarship on the changing public services.’ - Steven Rathgeb Smith, George Washington University and Director, American Society of Public Administration (ASPA), USA‘This book provides essential reading for those interesting in transforming our public services. The challenges are great and this book helps us think through what needs to change. We need to understand better what works and the debates and evidence reviewed in this book take us a long way down that path.’ - Gerry Stoker, University of Southampton, UK and University of Canberra, AustraliaTable of ContentsPart I: From Public Management to Governance 1. Understanding Public Management and Governance (Tony Bovaird and Elke Löffler) 2. The Changing Context of Public Policy (Tony Bovaird and Elke Löffler) 3. The Changing Shape of the Public Sector (Peter M. Jackson) 4. Public Management Reforms Across OECD Countries (Nick Manning) Part II: Public Management 5. Strategic Management in the Public Sector (Tony Bovaird) 6. Marketing in Public Sector Organizations (Tony Bovaird) 7. Contracting for Public Services (Andrew Erridge and Carsten Greve) 8. Financial Management in Public Sector Organizations (Yunxiao Xu and James L. Chan) 9. Managing Human Resources in the Public Sector (Elke Löffler and Catherine Staite) 10. Digital Technology, Information Policy and Social Media in Public Services (Christine Bellamy and Dominic Campbell) 11. Performance Measurement and Management in Public Sector Organizations (Geert Bouckaert and Wouter Van Dooren) 12. Quality Management in Public Sector Organizations (Tony Bovaird and Elke Löffler) 13. Process Management in Public Sector Organizations (Kuno Schedler and Utz Helmuth) 14. Public Services Inspection (James Downe and Steve Martin) Part III: Public Governance 15. Public Governance in a Network Society (Elke Löffler) 16. Democratic Governance: The role of politics and politicians (Abena Dadze-Arthur and Chris Skelcher) 17. Partnership Working Across Public and Private Sectors (Tony Bovaird and Erik Hans Klijn) 18. Decentralized Management: Agencies and ‘arm’s-length’ bodies (Christopher Pollitt) 19. Managing Networks and Complex Adaptive Systems (Christopher Koliba and Joop Koppenjan) 20. Public Leadership (Mike Broussine and Richard F. Callahan) 21. The PerformanceStat Leadership Strategy (Robert D. Behn) 22. Citizen Engagement (Elke Löffler and Steve Martin) 23. Co-Production of Public Services and Outcomes (Elke Löffler) 24. Transparency in Government (Alasdair Roberts) 25. Changing Equalities: Politics, policies and practice (Janet Newman and Rachel Ashworth) 26. Ethics and Standards of Conduct (Howard Davis and Suzanne J. Piotrowski) 27. Evidence-Based Policy and Practice (Annette Boaz and Sandra Nutley) Part IV: … And Finally 28. Public Management and Governance: The future? (Tony Bovaird and Elke Löffler)
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Cambridge University Press Realist Constructivism
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Cambridge University Press Political Aid and Arab Activism
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Cambridge University Press Economic Politics in the United States
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge History of Political Thought 14501700
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Cambridge University Press The Transformation of the Workers Party in Brazil 19892009
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Cambridge University Press Productivity Convergence
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Cambridge University Press It Takes a Candidate
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Cambridge University Press Democratic Processes and Financial Markets
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Cambridge University Press Performance Politics and the British Voter
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Cambridge University Press Dynamics of American Political Parties
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Cambridge University Press Decentralization and Subnational Politics in Latin America
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Cambridge University Press Pushing the Agenda
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Cambridge University Press English Political Writings 17111714 The Conduct of the Allies and Other Works The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Jonathan Swift Series Number 8
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Cambridge University Press Seeds of Disaster Roots of Response How Private
Book SynopsisSeeds of Disaster, Roots of Response describes the economic, organizational, and institutional actions required to improve the continuity and recovery of vital public services in event of disaster. This is the first book to describe the fundamental trade-offs between private efficiency and public vulnerability in an open society.Trade Review'With 85% of America's critical infrastructure in private hands, the American people - and America's economy - are not going to be safe without strong, collaborative action by the public and private sector. Seeds of Disaster, Roots of Response is thus a timely and important volume that is a must-read for anyone concerned about our nation's security. ' Lee Hamilton, President, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and Vice Chair, 9/11 Commission'Industries that provide critical infrastructure are becoming more efficient, but more vulnerable. This book introduces 'security externalities', a phenomenon that inhibits private investments that would make critical infrastructure services more resilient to potential disaster from any source. It calls not only for more leadership but for more realistic policies from both the private and the public sector. ' Prof. Thomas C. Schelling, Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland and 2005 Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics'This important book calls for a public-private national infrastructure protection plan to replace the current disorganized and dysfunctional response to catastrophic threats from terrorism, natural disasters and gargantuan operational errors. It asks the hard questions about how government and business can define and finance respective roles and stop the Alphonse and Gaston routine which makes disasters even more disastrous.' Ben W. Heineman, Jr, Senior Fellow at Harvard Law School and Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, Former Senior Vice President and General Counsel of GETable of ContentsForeword General Robert T. Marsh; Part I. Seeds of Disaster: 1. Where private efficiency meets public vulnerability: the critical infrastructure challenge Philip Auerswald, Lewis M. Branscomb, Todd M. La Porte and Erwann Michel-Kerjan; Part II. A Critical Challenge: 2. A nation forewarned: vulnerability of critical infrastructure in the twenty-first century Lewis M. Branscomb; 3. The brittle superpower Stephen E. Flynn; 4. Critical infrastructure protection in the United States since 1993 Brian Lopez; 5. Evolution of vulnerability assessment methods Brian Lopez; Part III. Managing Organizations: 6. Managing for the unexpected: reliability and organizational resilience Todd M. La Porte; 7. Notes toward a theory of the management of vulnerability Robert A. Frosch; 8. Challenges of assuring high reliability when facing suicidal terrorism Todd M. La Porte; 9. Managing for reliability in an age of terrorism Paul R. Schulman and Emery Roe; 10. Organizational strategies for complex system resilience, reliability, and adaptation Todd M. La Porte; Part IV. Securing Networks: 11. Complexity and interdependence: the unmanaged challenge Philip Auerswald; 12. Managing reliability in electric power companies Jack Feinstein; 13. Coordinated and uncoordinated crisis responses by the electric industry Michael Kormos and Thomas Bowe; 14. Electricity: protecting essential services Jay Apt, M. Granger Morgan and Lester B. Lave; 15. A cyber threat to national security? Sean P. Gorman; 16. Interdependent security in interconnected networks Geoffrey Heal, Michael Kearns, Paul Kleindorfer and Howard Kunreuther; Part V. Creating Markets: 17. Insurance, the 14th critical sector Erwann Michel-Kerjan; 18. Private risk management for terrorist attacks Lloyd Dixon and Robert Reville; 19. Terrorism, insurance, and preparedness: connecting the dots James W. Macdonald; 20. Looking beyond TRIA: a clinical examination of potential terrorism loss sharing Howard Kunreuther and Erwann Michel-Kerjan; 21. Financing catastrophe risk with public and private (re)insurance resources Franklin W. Nutter; Part VI. Building Trust: 22. Private-public collaboration on a national and international scale Lewis M. Branscomb and Erwann Michel-Kerjan; 23. Information sharing with the private sector: history, challenges, innovation, and prospects Daniel B. Prieto; 24. Sharing the watch: public-private collaboration for infrastructure security John D. Donahue and Richard J. Zeckhauser; 25. The Paris initiative, 'anthrax and beyond': transnational collaboration among interdependent critical networks Patrick Lagadec and Erwann Michel-Kerjan; Part VII. Roots of Response: 26. Leadership: who will act? Philip Auerswald, Lewis M. Branscomb, Todd M. La Porte and Erwann Michel-Kerjan.
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Cambridge University Press Challenging Neoliberalism in Latin America
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Random House USA Inc Our Unfinished March
Book SynopsisA brutal, bloody, and at times hopeful history of the vote; a primer on the opponents fighting to take it away; and a playbook for how we can save our democracy before it’s too late—from the former U.S. Attorney General on the front lines of this fightVoting is our most important right as Americans—“the right that protects all the others,” as Lyndon Johnson famously said when he signed the Voting Rights Act—but it’s also the one most violently contested throughout U.S. history. Since the gutting of the act in the landmark Shelby County v. Holder case in 2013, many states have passed laws restricting the vote. After the 2020 election, President Trump’s effort to overturn the vote has evolved into a slow-motion coup, with many Republicans launching an all-out assault on our democracy. The vote seems to be in unprecedented peril. But the peril is not at all unprecedented. America is a fragile democrac
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Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed The Collars of RBG Postcards
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Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd Rage Reconciliation and Security Managing Indias
Book SynopsisThe book discusses India's challenges with insurgency, Naxalism, language, culture, caste, and environmental issues, emphasizing the need for unity amidst diversity for common security and progress.
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Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd Karunanidhi A Life
Book SynopsisMuthuvel Karunanidhi, a prominent Indian politician, served as Tamil Nadu's chief minister for five terms and led the DMK for over five decades. Known for his controversial yet impactful regional leadership, his legacy in Tamil history and culture is significant. "Karunanidhi: A Life" provides a detailed exploration of his remarkable life.
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Penguin Random House India Why I Am a Liberal
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Penguin Random House India Indian Instincts
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Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd The Raisina Model Indian Democracy at 70
Book SynopsisMeghnad Desai reflects on Indian democracy's 70-year journey, highlighting achievements and failures. Drawing on his political experience, he offers a candid view of Indian politics, discussing identity politics, coalition governments, and single-party rule. The Raisina Model critiques India's political culture.
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Penguin Random House India Vajpayee
Book SynopsisAtal Bihari Vajpayee, a unique and patriotic Indian leader, made significant diplomatic and economic strides during his tenure as Prime Minister. Shakti Sinha's book delves into Vajpayee's decision-making process and political challenges, shedding light on his impactful initiatives and lasting legacy.
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Princeton University Press The Rise and Fall of Imperial China
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Luebbert Best Book Award, Comparative Politics Section of the American Political Science Association""A profound examination. . . . [and] a remarkable piece of scholarship."---Peng Peng, The Developing Economies"Compelling. . . . [The Rise and Fall of Imperial China] is essential reading for scholars of the Chinese state."---Guillaume Beaud, The International Spectator
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Manchester University Press The Labour Governments 19641970 Economic Policy v
Book SynopsisA thorough analysis of Britain's economic policy under the Labour governments in the 1960s.Table of Contents1. Labour, modernisation and the external constraint2. Labour and the international economy3. From crisis to crisis: A narrative of policy, 1964–704. Investment and technology5. The labour market and the trade unions6. The productivity issue7. Planning8. Modernising the public sector9. Social justice and economic efficiency10. Conclusions
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