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Book SynopsisTruth and power have a difficult relationship. Decision makers are often required to make judgements that depend upon specialized knowledge and thus reluctantly surrender power. They are apt to reject advice inconsistent with their perceived interests, experiences and cognitive capacities. Speaking Truth to Power aims to guide the reader through the tangled relationship between truth and power, manifesting as the interplay between experts and decision-makers in society.Through a combination of careful observation and original analysis, the authors draw out the incentives and tensions that drive the relationship between these actors. They review some of the history of expertise, consider the values of experts and decision-makers, and analyze what has succeeded and what has failed as truth and power have worked together and against one another, primarily in the U.S. but also drawing on international examples. Policymaking professionals, academic experts interested in evidence-based policymaking and graduate and undergraduate students in public policy, government, or political science will value this assessment of truth and power.Trade Review‘Ginsberg and Paschall, two experts in their own right, have produced a provocative book about the role of expertise in politics and policy-making. Amidst a host of illuminating examples and serious arguments, a core insight leaps out at the reader – that expertise is both a “counterweight to power” and a “weapon for the powerful”.’ -- Kenneth A. Shepsle, Harvard University, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Becoming expert on experts 2. Experts in the 21st century: Cassandras in the modern Troy 3. Crisis and decision-making 4. Speaking truth to bureaucracies 5. The truth is, using power is fraught with risk 6. Expertise and political conflict: a macroscopic view 7. Convincing the powerful of the truth Index

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Book SynopsisThis incisive book presents a critical compilation of empirical studies assessing local government performance in Latin America. Analysing original administrative data from municipalities in the understudied countries of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Mexico, Claudia N. Avellaneda and contributors pose the titular question: what works in Latin American municipalities? Chapters operationalize municipal performance across six different dimensions and policy areas, including: fiscal inputs, effectiveness in grant acquisitions, education outcome quality, financial efficiency, participatory decision-making, and responsiveness to urban changes. The six studies test different theoretical frameworks derived from political science, public policy, and public administration literature, focusing on the variety of individual, organizational, and contextual factors affecting municipal performance across the region. Examining a diverse range of factors, from mayoral characteristics and bureaucratic expertise to guerrilla presence and intergovernmental cooperation, the book highlights the complexity of identifying what works in Latin American municipalities and ultimately makes the case for how future research should be undertaken. Timely and original, the book will be an essential read for public administration, public management, and local government practitioners. Its original empirical research will also prove beneficial to students and scholars of government, public policy, political science, and public administration across Latin America and the rest of the world.Trade Review‘Claudia Avellaneda brings together a line-up of skilled authors at the forefront of Latin American public administration to craft a critical overview of the performance of municipalities. The volume examines long-standing concerns about human capital, bureaucratic quality, decision-making, environmental shocks and governmental effectiveness to provide cutting edge knowledge on this understudied region.’ -- Richard M. Walker, City University of Hong Kong‘The performance of local public services is an issue at the top of the policy agenda across the world. This superb collection presents cutting-edge empirical research casting much-needed light on what works for improving local government performance in Latin America, offering numerous valuable lessons for researchers and policy-makers everywhere.’ -- Rhys Andrews, Cardiff University, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to What Works in Latin American Municipalities? 1 Claudia N. Avellaneda 1 Assessing the influence of Brazilian mayors’ human capital and political context on fiscal inputs 16 Claudia N. Avellaneda and Marco Antonio Catussi Paschoalotto 2 Administrative capacity and Chilean local governmental effectiveness 55 Gabriel Piña and Claudia N. Avellaneda 3 Colombian education quality: political, managerial, or bureaucratic quality? 81 Claudia N. Avellaneda 4 Mayor’s gender and task-specific education influences on Ecuadorian municipal financial efficiency 107 Julio C. Zambrano and Claudia N. Avellaneda 5 Explaining Mexican mayors’ preferences for participatory decision-making: an experimental analysis 128 Claudia N. Avellaneda and Johabed Olvera 6 Determinants of property value reappraisals: municipal responsiveness to urban changes 149 Claudia N. Avellaneda and Gabriel Piña 7 Conclusion to What Works in Latin American Municipalities? 202 Claudia N. Avellaneda Index

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Book SynopsisThis forward-thinking Handbook provides a thorough and comprehensive guide on the positive prospects for public management and governance across the African continent. Exploring best practices learned by public management and governments in the region, this book examines Africa’s ability to leapfrog developed nations in the adoption and adaptation of managerial models, techniques and applications for government.Literature on governance on the African continent is often pervaded with examples of poor leadership, low managerial competency, failing infrastructure, corruption and malpractice. Adopting a comparatively constructive and pragmatic approach, this Handbook explores the broad spectrum of government functions and operations across the continent to outline examples of optimal public policy implementation and performance improvement of public institutions. Bringing together over 30 eminent scholars from the five main African regions, it delivers a comparative analysis of cases and examples in order to ascertain best practice and build effective frameworks for the future.This essential Handbook will appeal to students and scholars of public administration and management, political science, developmental studies and planning and policy development. It will also be of great benefit to public sector practitioners, political representatives and development agencies looking to learn from African public management.Trade Review‘As much of public management literature is focused on Western countries and their emphasis on efficiency, effectiveness, and economy, this edited volume on African public management is most welcome given its focus on community and consensus-building. To place public management in its political, historical, and cultural context with attention for all government levels is most welcome. Van der Waldt has done Africa and the study of public administration a great service.’ -- Jos C. N. Raadschelders, The Ohio State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: public management from an African perspective 1 Gerrit van der Waldt PART I PUBLIC MANAGEMENT IN AN AFRICAN CONTEXT 1 The dynamic world of public management 10 Thekiso Molokwane 2 Public management in Africa 29 Benon C. Basheka 3 Systems of government: a comparative analysis of selected African countries 48 Gerrit van der Waldt 4 Good governance in Africa in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution 61 David Mhlanga and Mufaro Dzingirai 5 Good corporate governance in state-owned entities: the case of Zimbabwe 74 Gideon Zhou 6 Monitoring and evaluation in government: the case of South African municipalities 92 Nokukhanya N. Jili and Andrew Enaifoghe PART II PUBLIC MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS AND APPLICATIONS 7 Public policymaking in Africa: experiences of Zimbabwe 108 Hardlife Zvoushe 8 Public financial management in Africa 131 Benson B. Okech and Nicholas D. Ogola 9 Governance and debt accumulation in Africa 151 Augustin K. Fosu and Dede W. Gafa 10 Government planning in Africa 169 Innocent Chirisa and Zebediah Muneta 11 Local and urban governance in Africa: the case of Zimbabwe 187 Vincent Chakunda 12 Ethical governance in Africa: the case of Nigeria 209 Chinyeaka J. Igbokwe-Ibeto 13 Managing human resources in government: the case of Botswana 227 Theophilus T. Tshukudu 14 Public health governance in Africa 235 Gerrit van der Waldt 15 Conflict, peacekeeping, peacebuilding and social cohesion in African governance 247 Eric B. Niyitunga 16 Fostering democratic governance in Africa: the case of SADC 264 Paul Kariuki PART III EMERGING TRENDS AND PERSPECTIVES TO PUBLIC MANAGEMENT 17 Public sector reform and innovation in sub-Saharan Africa: the case of Ghana 279 Joseph R.A. Ayee 18 Network and collaborative governance in Africa 300 Elvin Shava 19 Public–private partnerships and environmental governance: the case of South Africa 316 Danielle Nel-Sanders 20 Managing sustainable development in African countries 335 Alex Nduhuura, Muhiya T. Lukamba, John P. Settumba, Ivan K. Twinomuhwezi and Innocent Nuwagaba 21 Towards digital governance in Africa 355 Adedeji Adeniran, Adekunle Balogun and Ezra Ihezie Closing remarks: public management quo vadis? 374 Gerrit van der Waldt Index 377 HAAF_

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Book SynopsisPublic sector organizations play a crucial role in addressing the challenge of sustainability and sustainable development. They adopt policies and strategies, provide public services, mobilize and distribute financial resources, and are responsible for monitoring, evaluating, and reporting strategy implementation and goal achievement. The non-profit sector also supports sustainable development alone or through partnerships with the public sector. Including sustainability goals and practices in the strategy and management of public and non-profit organizations considering their characteristics is a nodal point. To this aim designing effective performance management systems integrating sustainability aspects is crucial. Reshaping Performance Management for Sustainable Development explores how sustainability can be integrated into the management of public and non-profit organizations through performance management systems. The Studies in Public and Non-Profit Governance (SPNPG) series focuses on the “micro” level of governance in public and non-profit sector, investigating governance systems, mechanisms and roles at an organizational level.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Luca Gnan, Alessandro Hinna, Fabio Monteduro and Veronica Allegrini Chapter 1. What We Do Not Know, But It Would Be Worth Knowing About Green Human Resource Management in the Public Sector; Veronica Allegrini and Fabio Monteduro Chapter 2. Mapping the Link Between Human Resource Management And Sustainability: The Pathway To Sustainable Competitiveness; Simona-Andreea Apostu and Iza Gigauri Chapter 3. People Management in Italian Ministries. Antecedents, Choices, and Effects of Individual Performance Appraisal; Danila Scarozza, Alessandro Hinna, and Federico Ceschel Chapter 4. An Organizational Perspective of Sustainability Reporting in the Public Sector. A Scoping Literature Review; Giulia Flamini, Federico Ceschel, Luca Gnan, and Anh Vu Thi Van Chapter 5. Public Value of Italian Health Institutes for Sustainable Development. An Analysis Before and After Covid-19; Benedetta Siboni and Paola Canestrini Chapter 6. Performance Management in Social Enterprises: Insights from A Dynamic Balanced Scorecard; Francesca Costanza

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Book SynopsisIn this innovative book, ten executive politicians with backgrounds in planning from around the world dissect their own political careers. Reflecting on the often structural impact of their work in political decision-making, they also consider the translation of their experiences back into academic life or professional practice. These revealing stories illustrate the vital role of planners in politics. Specific examples show how they were able to make a difference during their tenure by defining problems, setting agendas, using different catalyst for change and raising awareness of issues around sustainability, equity, social justice, poverty and power. Drawing on these experiences to argue for innovative pedagogies and practices in planning, this book illuminates the frequently invisible work of planners in politics, the benefits of their training and education, and the wisdom that they can offer theorists, students and practitioners about transformative planning. This book will be critical reading for researchers and students of spatial planning, urban geography and politics. Urban planners and politicians will also benefit from these insights into the political experience of planning. Contributors include: Y. Alagh, L. Albrechts, A. Balducci, A. Barbanente, A. da Rosa Pires, D. De Leo, J. Ferrão, A. Hagen, J. Lerner, E. Maricato, M. Sutcliffe, G. Tanaka, J. ThrogmortonTrade Review‘The book provides a very refreshing way to deal with the politics of plan making and plan implementation. Interesting stories of planners successfully making a difference through political insti- tutions make this book an engaging read for academics, practitioners and students, and therefore it is highly recommended.’ -- Anubandh Hambarde, Town Planning Review‘The book makes important contributions in a number of ways, from a deeper understanding of the “black box” of explicitly political decision-making in multiple sociopolitical contexts to heartening stories of the ways in which planning skills and expertise can be useful in navigating the intricacies of the political sphere.’ -- Christopher Maidment, Planning Theory‘I urge planning academics, students, and practitioners who are convinced of the crucial role planning can and should play in good governance and who are committed to making full use of the discipline in the production of a just and equitable society to read this book.’ -- Wes Grooms, Journal of the American Planning Association‘The volume is a very accessible and engaging journey into the inner wonderings of prestigious planning scholars facing the daily challenges of policymaking. The book reveals the original ways in which expert planners have dealt with these dilemmas.’ -- Federico Savini, Planning Theory and Practice‘I recommend this book to those seeking to understand better how planning theory influences planning-related decisions and how planning practice is brought in planning education through planners’ experience. Evans and Cvitanovic (2018) claim that many academics wish to support policymaking but may not know where to start; Planners in Politics provides a sound and detailed starting point for planners.’ -- Eduardo Oliveira, European Planning Studies‘By focussing on individuals from around the world who have been both Politicians and Planners this book demystifies the worlds of Politicians as well as Planners and offer real life glimpses of collaboration as well as contestation between the two domains of social action. A must read for those who want to understand how to establish trust between Politicians and Planners which is essential for effective practice.’ -- Bish Sanyal, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US‘What happens when planners become politicians? Based on a collection of biographical narratives of planning academics who became politicians, this book provides rich insight from diverse situations, while revealing some common themes. It will be a valuable resource for all those interested in how planning ideas, values and skills fare when advanced from political positions.' -- Patsy Healey, Newcastle University, UKTable of ContentsContents: PART I INTRODUCTION 1 The challenge to make a difference 2 Louis Albrechts PART II NATIONAL LEVEL 2 A favourable correlation of forces: the best possible base for an academic in government in Brazil 11 Ermínia Maricato and Giselle Tanaka 3 Indian planning circa 2018 and past experience: did experts make a difference? 37 Yoginder K. Alagh 4 From policy-scientist to science-informed politician. Combining territorial imaginaries, external circumstances and domestic possibilities 55 João Ferrão PART III REGIONAL LEVEL 5 Finding spaces for innovation in regional planning practices through enabling and contrasting actions 76 Angela Barbanente 6 Valuing and reframing knowledge production processes 99 Artur da Rosa Pires PART IV CITY LEVEL 7 Of architects, mayors and Curitiba: a tale of a Brazilian city 122 Jaime Lerner 8 Struggling to make a difference: fighting the apartheid racial order in local governance and planning 147 Michael Sutcliffe 9 Storytelling and city crafting in a contested age: one mayor’s practice story 174 James A. Throgmorton 10 Forty years as a politician with a background in planning. How did this affect me as politician and as a planner? 198 Aksel Hagen 11 Governing planning in Milan 224 Alessandro Balducci PART V REFLECTIONS AND LESSONS LEARNED 12 Prof(ass)essori , politics and planning: lessons learned for making a difference 242 Daniela De Leo 13 From the limits of planning to political engagement 259 Louis Albrechts Index 277

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Book SynopsisPhilosophy and Public Administration provides a systematic and comprehensive introduction to the philosophical foundations of the study and practice of public administration. An agile introduction to the main philosophical streams, from classical metaphysics to phenomenology, this thoroughly updated second edition develops new insights, such as the social ontology of public administration. This second edition is an accessible guide in using practices, models, paradigms, ideal-types and utopias for improving public administration. Edoardo Ongaro explores connections between basic ontological stances and public governance, shedding light on the nature of public administration by revisiting fundamental philosophical issues. The quest for justification and legitimacy of public governance is examined, and 'Common Good', 'Social Contract' and 'Personalism' arguments vetted. Ongaro introduces a new chapter that guides readers in developing research on the link between philosophical foundations and public administration and teaching philosophy for public administration in university programmes. This is the only book to provide a comprehensive examination of how philosophical thought matters for understanding public administration. It is a must-read for academics and practitioners alike reflecting on, or practising the management of, public services and the updated sections will advance discussions and debate among public administration scholars.Trade Review‘Overall with such directions for future PA work, this book as an exceptionally intelligent and unusually readable feat is bound to become a classic entry point for readers new to the topics of whether and how philosophy has illuminated the intellectual space of PA. Readers should expect not to just read and understand it but to be “in” it too.’> -- Yi Yang, Global Policy and Governance'The second edition of Ongaro's Philosophy and Public Administration is welcome news. This bold and timely study has filled a major gap in the current literature on public governance, public administration and public management, and continues to command the attention it deserves. Ongaro offers a thoughtful exploration of the main figures and movements in the history of philosophy, providing a systematic introduction to the ontological and political philosophical foundations of public governance. It is highly recommended reading for anyone with an interest in the philosophical grounding of public administration.' --Maria Rosa Antognazza, King's College London, UKAcclaim for the first edition:‘This book makes a unique and significant contribution to the philosophical, ontological and epistemological foundations of public administration by delving more broadly and deeply into the connections between philosophy and public administration and management. This helps us better understand the complexities of public administration from a broad array of perspectives, including bureaucracy, democracy, management and governance. This book should be required reading in programs of public administration, management and policy.’ -- Norma M. Riccucci, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, US‘To give a substantial answer to the key PA-questions of what we can know, what we should do, and what we may hope for, this book gives an indispensable and substantial contribution of a solid bridge between philosophy and PA. Since this bridge did not exist yet, Ongaro had to write this book. Scholars and students alike will hugely benefit of it.’ -- Geert Bouckaert, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium‘Edoardo Ongaro’s book enters the stage at an auspicious moment for bringing the field of Public Administration back to its philosophical root. Public Administration today needs to assert itself philosophically for its own and society’s sake, but how to do so without an introductory textbook? – which we now have. As Philosophy and Public Administration takes stock of this topic in a comprehensive, even-handed, and sophisticated way, it is a must-read for scholars and students alike.’ -- Wolfgang Drechsler, Tallinn University of Technology, EstoniaTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Geert Bouckaert Acknowledgements 1 Introduction and rationale 2 Key streams in philosophical inquiry: a selection and succinct overview for the field of public administration – Part I 3 Key streams in philosophical inquiry: a selection and succinct overview for the field of public administration – Part II 4 Ontological perspectives and Public public administration doctrines and themes revisited from a philosophical perspective 5 Political philosophy and public governance: the quest for justification in ‘common good’ and in ‘social contract’ arguments and their significance for the debate on the organisation of the public sector 6 Epistemological perspectives and the study of public administration 7 Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Niccolò Machiavelli, Thomas More: on virtues, realism and utopian thinking in public administration 8 Utopias, ideal-types, paradigms, models and ‘good practices: Repertoire of conceptual tools for public administration? 9 Elements (fragments) for the philosophical foundation of a theory of public administration 10 The search for consistencyResearching and teaching philosophy for public administration Postscript to the second edition: philosophy in and of Public Administration Today, global-Western and non-Western by Wolfgang DrechslerPostscript: philosophy in and of Public Administration Today by Wolfgang Drechsler References Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.This unique Research Agenda addresses salient current issues in evaluation research, offering a broad perspective on the role of evaluation in society. International expert contributors explore how evaluation research is not only academic research engaged in practical problem-solving, but is also research that takes a critical look at this engagement, providing inspiration for reflexivity among evaluators. Drawing on a range of perspectives, including sociology, organization theory, psychoanalytic theory, and feminism, chapters analyse examples of how evaluation works in a number of arenas, such as education, research, and voluntary work.Taking a critical look at evaluation as a social phenomenon, this Research Agenda will be a useful resource for scholars and students of evaluation, public administration and management, and public policy. It will also be beneficial in helping practitioners and researchers to understand the major emerging issues within the field of evaluation.Trade Review‘Editor Peter Dahler-Larsen has assembled a worthy multi-faceted volume, A Research Agenda for Evaluation, conveyed through the varied lenses of an exceptional international group of evaluation scholars. These lenses feature philosophical, socio-political, and cultural facets of evaluation. Among the key concepts and values included are the importance of cultural wisdom, overcoming the ‘‘bureaucratic capture of evaluation‘‘ and the persistent practice of ‘‘governing by numbers,‘‘ the contributions of ‘‘collaborative‘‘ and ‘‘feminist‘‘ evaluation traditions, and replacing evaluative ‘‘tools of control‘‘ with ‘‘tools of emancipation.‘‘‘ -- Jennifer C. Greene, Professor Emerita, University of Illinois, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to A Research Agenda for Evaluation: inspirational themes 1 Peter Dahler-Larsen 2 We do not start anything until everybody is there: an interview with Fileberto Reynaldo Lopez 15 Peter Dahler-Larsen 3 The thickening modern: developing a research agenda beyond intensifying rationalism 21 Jaakko Kauko and Mika K. T. Pajunen 4 What if less were more? Exploring new pathways for the institutionalization of evaluation in international organizations 43 Estelle Raimondo 5 Fabricating “non-knowledge”: international organizations and the numerical construction of an evaluative world 63 Sotiria Grek 6 Beyond programs: toward a fuller picture of beneficiaries in nonprofit evaluation 81 Lehn M. Benjamin 7 Evaluation people and real people in home–school cooperation 105 Maria Ørskov Akselvoll and Peter Dahler-Larsen 8 Mapping the ecology of knowledge in collaborative practice: a look toward future possibilities 129 Jill Anne Chouinard 9 Is feminist policy evaluation possible? Methodological and theoretical considerations 147 Emily St. Denny 10 Designing indicators for opening up evaluation: insights from research assessment 165 Ismael Ràfols and Andy Stirling 11 Victims or accomplices? Our strange appetite for evaluation 195 Bénédicte Vidaillet 12 Rhetorical power in evaluations: tracing the construction of value-measurement links in debates on societal impact 209 Felicitas Hesselmann and Cornelia Schendzielorz 13 The future of evaluation: notes for the engaged evaluation researcher 225 Peter Dahler-Larsen Index 233

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Book SynopsisThis insightful book theorizes the contrast between two logics of organization: bureaucracy and collegiality. Based on this theory and employing a new methodology to transform our sociological understanding, Emmanuel Lazega sheds light on complex organizational phenomena that impact markets, political economy, and social stratification. Lazega focuses on how organizations use and combine logics of bureaucracy and collegiality, deploying and developing the analysis of multilevel networks to explore how these logics coalesce and interact in organizational settings and stratigraphies. Revisiting sociological knowledge on various phenomena, such as coopetition in science, markets and government, the creation of new institutions in political economy and elite self-segregation, this book advances our perception of the changes introduced in the contemporary 'science of organizations' by the digitalization of society. Offering new theoretical insights into organizations, this book is crucial for sociologists of organizations and management scholars, as well as postgraduate students, in search of an innovative understanding of the trajectories of contemporary organizations. The analysis of multilevel networks will also benefit practitioners and analysts working in the field.Trade Review‘The text provides a fascinating and insightful look into the complexity of organizations.’ -- Cindy L Davis, International Social Science ReviewTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction PART I A STRATIGRAPHIC AND MULTILEVEL NETWORK APPROACH TO ORGANIZATIONS 2. Bureaucracy and collegiality co-constituting organizations as multilevel settings 3. Combined bureaucracy and collegiality in co-constitution of organizations and their environment PART II EXPLORATORY APPLICATIONS OF STRATIGRAPHIC AND MULTILEVEL NETWORK APPROACHES 4. Government by relationships: policy, collegial oligarchies of insiders, and institutions of the political economy 5. Revisiting the role of organizations in generating social inequalities and stratification 6. Inside-out collegiality: new bureaucratic parameterizations of commons through digitalization 7. Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisOwen E. Hughes investigates governance across sectors including corporate, international and political governance, arguing that governance, as a general concept and an operational system, is in crisis. Hughes reasons that the crisis is in governance in general, in how societies run themselves, in how companies are run and how international organizations are run.This critical book examines the ways in which governance enables the smooth running of these societies, companies and organizations, from sub-national to international levels, and how the setting up of structures or institutional arrangements can impact this. These structures, institutions and arrangements are explored from legal, ethical and behavioural perspectives to provide a well-informed introduction to the crisis of governance. The book further examines debates over the facts, lies, science and policies behind governance, scrutinising the conflicts between democracy and autocracy in governance.The Crisis of Governance will be a beneficial resource for both undergraduate and graduate courses in public administration and management. Academics, students and scholars interested in public affairs, international politics and corporate economics will also find value in this timely book.Trade Review‘In his latest book, Hughes takes readers on a sweeping tour of the crisis of governance confronting us. Exploring a range of historical and contemporary themes, Hughes stakes out a fascinating argument about the criticality of governance and why its revival is central to our shared futures.’ -- Janine O'Flynn, University of Melbourne, Australia‘The Crisis of Governance is based on the premise that governance is in crisis and this includes a crisis of government, business, politics, science and expertise and difficulties in countries, firms and individuals working together to achieve societal goals. Hughes develops this argument by developing a Weberian-informed account of governance that explores governance for what and for whom. This includes a focus on different scales at which governance is enacted. The result is a detailed discussion of governance processes and practices with a particular focus on highlighting tensions, challenges and regulatory problems. This book develops a framework heavily informed by a detailed analysis of governance in the United States that could be usefully applied to explore governance in crisis in other contexts.’ -- John Bryson, University of Birmingham, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Governance in crisis 2. Governance 3. Weber and public governance 4. Facts, lies, science, and policy 5. Political governance 6. International governance 7. The crisis in corporate governance 8. Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisOwen E. Hughes investigates governance across sectors including corporate, international and political governance, arguing that governance, as a general concept and an operational system, is in crisis. Hughes reasons that the crisis is in governance in general, in how societies run themselves, in how companies are run and how international organizations are run.This critical book examines the ways in which governance enables the smooth running of these societies, companies and organizations, from sub-national to international levels, and how the setting up of structures or institutional arrangements can impact this. These structures, institutions and arrangements are explored from legal, ethical and behavioural perspectives to provide a well-informed introduction to the crisis of governance. The book further examines debates over the facts, lies, science and policies behind governance, scrutinising the conflicts between democracy and autocracy in governance.The Crisis of Governance will be a beneficial resource for both undergraduate and graduate courses in public administration and management. Academics, students and scholars interested in public affairs, international politics and corporate economics will also find value in this timely book.Trade Review‘In his latest book, Hughes takes readers on a sweeping tour of the crisis of governance confronting us. Exploring a range of historical and contemporary themes, Hughes stakes out a fascinating argument about the criticality of governance and why its revival is central to our shared futures.’ -- Janine O'Flynn, University of Melbourne, Australia‘The Crisis of Governance is based on the premise that governance is in crisis and this includes a crisis of government, business, politics, science and expertise and difficulties in countries, firms and individuals working together to achieve societal goals. Hughes develops this argument by developing a Weberian-informed account of governance that explores governance for what and for whom. This includes a focus on different scales at which governance is enacted. The result is a detailed discussion of governance processes and practices with a particular focus on highlighting tensions, challenges and regulatory problems. This book develops a framework heavily informed by a detailed analysis of governance in the United States that could be usefully applied to explore governance in crisis in other contexts.’ -- John Bryson, University of Birmingham, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Governance in crisis 2. Governance 3. Weber and public governance 4. Facts, lies, science, and policy 5. Political governance 6. International governance 7. The crisis in corporate governance 8. Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisUtilising international material to explore the roles, functions, tasks, responsibilities, powers and actions of intra-state politicians and the institutions to which they are elected, this insightful book examines how local and regional authorities are pivotal in the democratic and governing arrangements of different countries.Expert contributors examine how regional and local bodies have authority over public services, local spending, land use and local regulation, while operating within the constraints and structures of their own national settings. The Modern Guide also considers the responsibility of local and regional powers in the promotion of community action and cohesion. Taking a comparative approach, country-specific chapters present detailed analyses of the similarities and differences between the shape and purpose of institutions which operate within the state and how they interact with each other and the national institutions of government.Exploring the concepts and principles behind power structures within governmental systems, this book will be a key resource for academics and students of public policy, regulation and governance, and public administration and management. Its presentation of models of the formation of government in an international context will also be beneficial for policy-makers and practitioners in these fields.Trade Review‘Is intra-state governance about collaboration or rivalry? A Modern Guide to Local and Regional Politics edited by Colin Copus, Richard Kerley and Alistair Jones gives the reader very interesting insights. It’s an impressive collection of chapters written by an international team of scholars. This Modern Guide will be essential reading for all those interested in the topic.’ -- Herwig Reynaert, Ghent University, Belgium‘This impressive addition to the literature takes a very modern and fresh approach to the topic. The editors have assembled a key group of international scholars in the discipline to produce comprehensive, state of the art coverage across a wide and representative range of jurisdictions. All twenty-one chapters are thoughtful and reflective, packed with theory and empirical data, as well as acknowledging COVID 19. Supported by excellent figures and tables, this will become a classic reference book of the genre.’ -- Joyce Liddle, Northumbria University, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction: setting the scene 1 Richard Kerley, Colin Copus and Alistair Jones PART I INTRA-STATE MODELS AND THE TRANSITION TO DEMOCRACY 2 Slovenia: the architecture of Slovenian intra-state arrangements 16 Simona Kukovič 3 Poland: local representation in Poland: between government and governance 30 Katarzyna Radzik-Maruszak 4 Central Asia: intra-state government in Central Asian autocracies 46 Colin Knox 5 Argentina: intra-state relations in Argentina: a permanent conflict between legal autonomy and political centralism 65 Daniel Cravacuore and Andrew Nickson PART II THE AMERICAS 6 USA: intra-state governments in the United States: powers and authority, elections, finances, and intergovernmental dynamics 81 J. Edwin Benton 7 Canada: intra-state diversity and complexity 100 Royce Koop 8 Mexico: intra-state government in Mexico 116 Ady Carrera and Andrew Nickson PART III SOUTHERN EUROPE 9 Portugal: mind the gap: the hidden challenges of intra-state governments in Portugal 134 Filipe Teles 10 Spain: fragmentation and plurality: intra-state governments in decentralised Spain 149 Esther Pano PART IV NORTHERN EUROPE 11 Germany: interstate governmental relationships in Federal Germany 168 Hubert Heinelt 12 Iceland: intrastate governments in Iceland: still more government than governance 184 Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir 13 Belgium: intra-state government and representation in Belgium: navigating a labyrinth or maze? 199 Kristof Steyvers, Koenraad De Ceuninck, Tony Valcke and Tom Verhelst PART V BRITISH ISLES 14 England: intra-state arrangements in England 218 Alistair Jones 15 Wales: ‘a work in progress’: the Senedd Cymru and Welsh local government 234 Russell Deacon 16 Ireland: the Republic of Ireland: struggling to turn back the tide of centralism 250 Aodh Quinlivan 17 Scotland: in the United Kingdom: modernism, territory, devolved institutions and the union 263 Neil McGarvey and Richard Kerley PART VI INTRA STATE RELATIONS: COMMONWEALTH APPROACH 18 India: municipal governance in India 285 Nirmala Rao and David Barun Kumar Thomas 19 South Africa: South African local governance relations 302 Norbert Kersting and Robert Cameron 20 New Zealand: local government and governance in Aotearoa New Zealand 315 Julienne Molineaux and Andy Asquith 21 Conclusion: intra-state government – a stable dynamic 335 Colin Copus, Alistair Jones and Richard Kerley Index

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Book SynopsisDiscussing the ongoing and future challenges of EU Cohesion Policy, this book critically addresses the economic, social and territorial challenges at the heart of the EU‘s policy. It identifies the multifaceted and dynamic nature of the policy as well as the interlinkage with other policies and considers unresolved questions of strategic importance in territorial governance, urban and regional inequalities, and social aspects and well-being.Interdisciplinary perspectives offer well-founded historical views, conceptual thoughts, policy insights and empirical analyses of EU Cohesion Policy, exploring under-represented territorial and spatial perspectives. Fostering a long term, visionary debate, the book looks into the controversial aspects of the policy. It concludes with a rich synthesis of the debate, emphasising three key concerns: disintegration as an alternative to the eroding idea of greater European integration; the discontent of cities and regions due to widening inequalities; and the discretion of member states which prevents the EU from engaging more deeply with social issues.With commentaries on each of the key areas provided by top scholars, this book will be an invigorating read for EU policy makers keen to gain a more critical understanding of key issues around territorial, social and economic cohesion. It will also be an insightful read for economic geography, spatial planning, political science, international relations, European studies and social science scholars in general.Trade Review‘The EU continues to lead the world in initiatives to promote cohesion, reduce socio-economic disparities between core and periphery, promote the Paris agreement, and advance sustainable development agendas through deliberate, evidence-based governance processes. This volume helps to make sense of the sometimes bewildering stream of new policies, debates, and achievements, while paying close attention to growing challenges of ‘disintegration, discontent, and discretion‘ that threaten progress. This fascinating and unflinching analysis of EU cohesion policies deserves a wide readership.‘Table of ContentsContents: Preface xix 1 EU Cohesion Policy and European spatial governance: an introduction to territorial, economic and social challenges 1 Franziska Sielker, Daniel Rauhut and Alois Humer 2 EU Cohesion Policy: the past, the present and the future 17 Philip McCann and Raquel Ortega-Argilés PART A TERRITORIAL GOVERNANCE 3 Territorial governance aspects in the EU’s Cohesion Policy: an introduction 27 Alois Humer and Daniel Rauhut 4 Spatial framing within EU Cohesion Policy and spatial planning: towards functional and soft spaces, yet on different paths 31 Eva Purkarthofer and Peter Schmitt 5 Cohesion Policy as a driver of Europeanisation: a comparative analysis 48 Giancarlo Cotella and Marcin Dąbrowski 6 Territorial cohesion and the sea: experiences from European maritime spatial planning 66 John Moodie, Franziska Sielker and David Goldsborough 7 Urban Policy in European Cohesion Policy 83 Karsten Zimmermann and Rob Atkinson 8 European (dis)integration: implications for the EUropean Cohesion Policy 98 Estelle Evrard and Tobias Chilla 9 Commentary: complex EU cohesion and ‘integration mark 2’ 115 Andreas Faludi PART B URBAN AND REGIONAL INEQUALITIES 10 Urban and regional inequality aspects of the EU’s Cohesion Policy: an introduction 124 Franziska Sielker and Alois Humer 11 Territorial cohesion, polycentrism and regional disparities: revisiting an unsolved debate 127 Evert Meijers and Krister Sandberg 12 Can the EU Cohesion Policy fight peripheralization? 142 Júlia A. Nagy and József Benedek 13 Does Cohesion Policy affect territorial inequalities and regional development? 156 Lionel Védrine and Julie Le Gallo 14 Smart specialisation, peripheries and the EU Cohesion Policy 171 Cristina Serbanica 15 What regions benefit from the post-2009-crisis Cohesion Policy? Evidence from a Territorial Cohesion Development Index 185 Daniel Rauhut and Nuno Marques da Costa 16 Commentary: urban and regional inequalities and the architecture of EU Cohesion Policy 199 Tomasz Komornicki PART C SOCIAL ASPECTS AND WELLBEING 17 Social aspects in the EU’s Cohesion Policy: an introduction 208 Daniel Rauhut and Franziska Sielker 18 EU Cohesion Policy: towards grounded cities and regions 216 Yvonne Franz and Alois Humer 19 Mobility in the Danube Region: the role of transnational cooperation in addressing challenges of migration 230 Elisabeth Gruber and Ádám Németh 20 Between markets and social rights: confused EU housing policies 244 Iván Tosics and Simone Tulumello 21 Commentary: social issues and wellbeing in the EU – challenges for Cohesion Policy 260 Eduarda Marques da Costa PART D CONCLUDING REMARKS 22 Unsettled questions of disintegration, discontent and discretion 272 Alois Humer, Daniel Rauhut and Franziska Sielker Afterword: territorial cohesion, a never-ending academic challenge? 276 Klaus R. Kunzmann Index

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Book SynopsisThis thoroughly updated second edition incorporates key ideas and discussions on issues such as wider economic impacts, the treatment of risk and the importance of institutional arrangements in ensuring the correct use of technique. Ginés de Rus considers whether public decisions, such as investing in high-speed rail links, privatizing a public enterprise or protecting a natural area, may improve social welfare.Key features include: A comprehensive overview of the philosophy of the Cost-Benefit Analysis approach to appraisal to engage students with a basic model for informing responsible decision-making Expert blending of relevant case studies with insightful analysis, enabling students to see the model's application to real-world scenarios An accessible and readable style, which encourages classroom discussions as well as insights for the practical application of this economic tool. Introduction to Cost-Benefit Analysis is an ideal textbook for graduate and advanced undergraduate students of economics, engaging with important ideas and the latest thinking in the field. It will also benefit economists and practitioners involved in the economic evaluation of projects.Trade ReviewAcclaim for the first edition:‘In Introduction to Cost–Benefit Analysis, Ginés de Rus provides the conceptual foundations of a cost–benefit analysis undertaken for public investments…This book serves well as an introductory textbook for courses in urban planning, public economics, and policy and program evaluation for advanced undergraduate and graduate students…economists may find it useful as a guide to the basics of cost–benefit analysis’ -- Uma Kelekar, Journal of Planning Education and Research‘Ginés de Rus has produced an excellent book which will be very useful to advanced undergraduate and graduate students in public economics as well as to professional economists working with project evaluations. The book can serve as a manual for how to undertake best-practice project analysis within a broad range of projects but in particular within the transportation sector. This text is highly recommended.’ -- Per-Olov Johansson, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden‘This book shows that cost–benefit analysis does not need to be an esoteric and arcane subject. In a step-by-step presentation, with little more than introductory microeconomics, some clear reasoning, and many examples, Professor Ginés de Rus presents the essentials of applied welfare economics concepts. Any undergraduate student or practitioner who wants to start their training in CBA should consider reading this text.’ -- Massimo Florio, University of Milan, Italy

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Book SynopsisProviding context-specific regional and national perspectives, this novel Handbook sets out to disentangle the considerable intellectual ambiguities that surround Asian public administration and Asia’s diverse applications of Western administrative models.Building a holistic understanding of public administration systems across East, Southeast and South Asia, chapters explore the various historical formations, contemporary changes, and impacts of local contexts. It also covers social accountability, performance and human resource management, and the role of local governments. An international range of leading scholars track the gradual embrace of market-driven reforms in Asian public policy and administration, including privatisation, agencification, outcome-based performance, and customer choice. With its cross-regional and cross-national comparisons finding divergences in these reforms, the Handbook’s most significant revelation highlights the impacts of national political contexts and actors on bureaucracy.Illustrating a clear overarching picture of the divergences in Asian public administration, the comparative focus of this Handbook will prove invaluable to students and scholars of Asian politics, public policy and administration. It will also be a useful point of reference to Asian policy makers and bureaucrats dealing with national administrative reforms who are looking to innovate the public sector.Trade Review‘Covering diverse regions in Asia, this edited collection of articles convincingly illustrates how Asian public administrative systems are constituted by the complex interplay of historical heritage, colonialism, modernization, political development and international policy culture. The editors invite readers to understand Asian public administration from country-specific particularities rather than preconceived models. This will be a valuable reference for those who are interested in the rich contexts underlying the changing administrative culture and institutions of Asian states.’ -- Eliza W.Y. Lee, The University of Hong Kong'This volume is an important contribution to the study of Asian public administration with its origins and transformation. It provides a context for Asian public administration and select administrative issues, structures, and systems from various Asian countries. Expert scholars deliver recent developments in theoretical and practical aspects of Asian public administration.' -- Naim Kapucu, University of Central Florida, US‘This book edited by Professors Haque, Wong and Ko is an admirable new adventure to tease out complex and dynamic public administration practices in East, South, and Southeast Asia, exhibiting the evolving paths and frontier issues and debating their connections to West-based administrative practices and theories.’ -- Yijia Jing, Fudan University, ChinaTable of ContentsContents: Preface xiii 1 Why public administration in Asia? An introduction 1 M. Shamsul Haque, Wilson Wong and Kilkon Ko PART I UNDERSTANDING PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN EAST ASIA 2 China’s national administrative reforms over 40 years: process, characteristics, impetus and outlook 10 Lin Han and Yang Wan 3 Public administration in Hong Kong: diffusion of governance from China to Hong Kong 23 Wilson Wong 4 Agencification and the ‘hollowing-out’ of the administrative state in Hong Kong: origin, dynamics, and consequences 37 Raymond Hau-yin Yuen 5 Critical review of multi-dimensional aspects of performance management of South Korea 55 Kilkon Ko and Taehee Kim 6 Public administration in Japan: towards new public governance? 75 Yasuhiko Kotagiri and Aya Okada 7 Public administration reforms in Southwest China: from the perspective of education reforms 91 Jie Wang, Muying Shen and Zhiju Xie 8 Introduction to the current Korean civil service system 105 Soo-Young Lee and Sumin Kim 9 State–society relations in transition: NGOs and their role in China’s social governance 120 Peijie Wang PART II REVISITING PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA 10 Recent reforms in public sector performance management in Asia: major limitations and implications 137 M. Shamsul Haque 11 Paradoxes of public administration in Malaysia 146 Noore Alam Siddiquee 12 Thailand in transition: paradoxical reform policies in the age of anxiety 162 Ora-orn Poocharoen and Phanuphat Chattragul 13 Public administration in the Philippines: features, trends, issues, and directions 175 Alex Bello Brillantes, Jr and Karl Emmanuel V. Ruiz 14 Privatisation, decentralisation and local government in Peninsular Malaysia 196 Kuppusamy Singaravelloo 15 Indonesian public administration: past, present, and future 214 Andy Fefta Wijaya, W. Wike and Asti Amelia Novita 16 Public administration reform within the socialist party state: the case of Vietnam 224 Duy Nghia Pham 17 Comparing ICT and e-government policy implementation in Thailand and Indonesia: success or failure? 236 Mergen Dyussenov PART III EXPLORING PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN SOUTH ASIA 18 Conceptualizing the role of social accountability in public service delivery: a comparative study of Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan 253 Abu Elias Sarker, Farhana Razzaque and Farhad Hossain 19 Public administration in twenty-first century Bangladesh: fossilised, bureaucratised, politicised 270 Ahmed Shafiqul Huque and Habib Zafarullah 20 Fostering innovation in public services: illustrations from Pakistan 284 Yaamina Salman, Sidra Irfan and Amani Moazzam 21 Challenges of governance in the ‘new’ federal system in Nepal 297 Ishtiaq Jamil and Narendra Raj Paudel 22 HRM in the public administration in Pakistan: from personnel administration to strategic alignment 311 Shabana Naveed, Muhammad Zafar Iqbal Jadoon and Madiha Rehman Farooqi 23 Balancing representation, participation and capacity for democracy and development: an assessment of India’s rural local government system 327 Ananya Samajdar Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely Research Agenda examines the ways in which public–private partnerships (PPPs) in infrastructure continue to excite policy makers, governments, research scholars and critics around the world. It analyzes the PPP research journey to date and articulates the lessons learned as a result of the increasing interest in improving infrastructure governance. Expert international contributors explore how PPP ideas have spread, transferred and transformed, causing supporting markets to develop and mature.Providing a multidisciplinary perspective on the topic, this thought-provoking Research Agenda proposes a range of future research directions, pointing towards the potential of fresh research approaches to PPP, the adoption of new theories and intellectual lenses, better balancing of public–private interests, and stronger public governance across what has now become a global phenomenon. It lights the way to diverse research frontiers ranging from financialization to psychology and behavioural science, as well as the continuing prominence of public administration, politics, economics, planning and law.A Research Agenda for Public–Private Partnerships and the Governance of Infrastructure will be an enticing read for students and scholars of regulation and governance, public management and administration, politics and economics as well as industry professionals across the domains of public policy, infrastructure and city planning.Trade Review‘Public–private partnerships have been a major development in public sector reform around the world in recent decades – but their role remains hotly contested. In this book, Carsten Greve and Graeme Hodge, as major contributors to the field, bring together leading scholars to provide an in-depth survey of current research into PPPs and key avenues for future research. With its outstanding analytical depth and comprehensive range of topics, it offers an indispensable guide for both researchers and government policymakers.’ -- Tony Bovaird, University of Birmingham, UK‘The world of PPPs and infrastructure governance is perilously complex, but this must-read book is the key to unlock the evolution of and momentum behind the global research agenda. Reading the individual contributions, I felt thrilled, impressed and humbled. Thrilled about the quality and diversity of research from long-established and newer authors. Impressed by the combination of fine eyes for detail and the identification of overarching themes, all explained in reader-friendly language. Humbled by the multitude of research challenges that remain.’ -- Professor Emerita Pam Stapleton, The University of Manchester, UK‘This edited volume makes a major contribution to the literature on public–private partnerships (P3s). Utilizing both cross-national and interdisciplinary approaches, the book assesses the current state of P3 research and suggests new avenues for future enquiry.’ -- Lawrence Martin, University of Central Florida, US‘This volume is an invaluable resource for scholars interested in public–private partnerships in infrastructure. Drawing on a broad range of disciplinary perspectives, it explains what we have already learned about partnerships, and identifies the critical questions that remain to be answered. All of this is done in a crisp and accessible style.’ -- Alasdair Roberts, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface and acknowledgements xiii PART I INTRODUCTION 1 The PPP research terrain in a contested era 3 Carsten Greve and Graeme A. Hodge 2 Theories of public–private partnerships 35 Erik-Hans Klijn 3 The use of research methods in public–private partnership research 55 Rianne Warsen PART II NEW FRONTIERS IN A CONTESTED WORLD 4 Public–private partnerships in an economist’s eye: a gleam or a beam? 85 Dmitri Vinogradov and Elena Shadrina 5 New frontiers in the politics of public–private partnerships 105 Anthony M. Bertelli and Eleanor F. Woodhouse 6 Psychological and ontological research on PPPs: what is PPP doing to us? 117 Sophie Sturup 7 What can behavioural science teach us about the policy settings for privately financed public infrastructure? 131 Sebastian Zwalf 8 A public turn in the governance of infrastructure 151 Lene Tolstrup Christensen and Carsten Greve 9 New frontiers in planning: city building through public–private partnerships? 163 Matti Siemiatycki 10 New frontiers of PPP law 179 Christina Tvarnø and Sarah Maria Denta PART III CONTEMPORARY AND CONTINUING THEMES IN A CONTESTED WORLD 11 Financialization: the next stage in PPP development 205 Anne Stafford, Stewart Smyth and Marta Almeida 12 Great expectations for pension funds: a tale of two cities 229 Richard Foster and Graeme A. Hodge 13 The public–private partnership market maturity research frontier 261 Carter B. Casady 14 The determinants of PPP uptake in Europe: a mixed methods approach 277 Moritz Liebe 15 Institutional work in policy transfers: a case study of PPP adoption in Germany 305 Micaela Mihov 16 High speed, high cost: the problematic procurement of Ireland’s National Broadband Plan 331 Dónal Palcic and Eoin Reeves PART IV CONCLUSION 17 Common themes for a PPP research agenda 353 Graeme A. Hodge and Carsten Greve Index

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Book SynopsisThis visionary Research Handbook presents the state of the art in research on policy design. By conceiving policy design both as a theoretical and a methodological framework, it provides scholars and practitioners with guidance on understanding policy problems and devising accurate solutions.Chapters discuss the major approaches to policy design as well as the challenges that confront policy designers and academics interested in improving this framework. More than 40 expert contributors operationalise the policy design framework around different models of causation, evaluation, instrumentation and intervention to explain and improve policy outcomes. This framework sheds new light on the nature of policy problems and the means to address these problems, while also explaining if and how a policy fits into the broader social and political environment. The Research Handbook considers not only the process of designing, and the roles that individuals and institutions play in the political process of revising and creating new policies, but also the outcome of the designing process: policy design as a plan for action.Providing a practical alternative to the conventional theories of the policy process like the policy cycle, this Research Handbook will be critical reading for scholars and students of public policy, political theory and public administration and management. It will also be beneficial for policy makers interested in improving the ways in which they formulate public policies.Trade Review‘Arguably no more important question, in the global era, faces students of public policy than to understand the processes and approach for developing, and implementing, policy design. Understanding the conditions through which policy design emerges, shapes policy tools’ considerations and, ultimately – as Peters and Fontaine’s impressive collection of essays make clear – is not just about achieving goal attainment but also about understanding how competing and complementary approaches for doing so end up influencing how we view problems and consideration of their solutions. It is for these reasons that it is hard to overstate the importance of this book for students and practitioners of public policy. Not only does this book make contributions to those seeking to explain, and prescribe, public policy, but it also makes it clear that the turn toward “decision science” and universalist answers, and its corresponding reliance on “big data” and sophisticated algorithms, as illustrated in the Heikkilä, Wellstead and Wood chapter, provides an incomplete knowledge base required for a comprehensive interrogation of policy design. For these reasons the book’s embracing of the contribution of different knowledge communities is not only refreshing, it is required for those who seek to advance societal deliberations over what it means to engage in “good policy”, rather than advancing approaches that narrow these conversations. Required reading for students of public policy and practitioners who seek to improve an understanding of, and ameliorate, the myriad of vexing policy challenges facing governments, and civil society.’ -- Benjamin William Cashore, National University of Singapore‘Originally a method for explaining the much more specific realm of product innovation, design thinking provides policy analysts with a strong focus on the user experience, instrument selection and on rapid prototyping of possible solutions. In this new Research Handbook we see an impressive range of new work on the diverse ways in which policy design can be conceptualised and applied. It makes clear that the overlap between deliberate or conscious design processes and an analytic lens using a design perspective, is far from complete. Practices can reflect design approaches without fully realising it. And design processes are themselves quite diverse. The editors favour viewing design as “a framework” and define this as a “non-formal model rather than an explanatory theory”. But it is also true that some contributions to the volume offer stronger explanatory accounts of such things as policy instruments in order to suggest causal effects and co-related processes of getting things done. The Handbook allows many flowers to bloom, and like design itself, it will employ users to make better decisions.’ -- Mark Considine, University of Melbourne, Australia‘The world has always needed effective policy design, though perhaps we need it now more than ever before. This impressive Handbook encompasses the state of the art showing where policy scholars and practitioners can draw inspiration and the blind spots we must aspire to do better. International in scope, it deserves to be widely read and cited.’ -- Claire A. Dunlop, University of Exeter, UK and Vice Chair of the Political Studies AssociationTable of ContentsContents: Foreword: policy design as aspiration and frustration xiii Davis B. Bobrow Preface xvi 1 Introduction to the Research Handbook of Policy Design: operationalizing the policy design framework 1 B. Guy Peters and Guillaume Fontaine PART I THEORIES OF THE POLICY DESIGN FRAMEWORK 2 The politics of policy design 40 Nick Turnbull 3 Institutions, institutional theory, and policy design 54 B. Guy Peters 4 Instrumentation in policy design: policy tools – from devices to activators 72 Giliberto Capano and Michael Howlett 5 Policy instrumentation with or without policy design 88 Patrick Le Galès 6 Policy design and constructivism 104 Marlon Barbehön 7 Making sense of (and with) policy design 120 Hal K. Colebatch PART II CAUSATION AND PROBLEM DEFINITION 8 Four models of causation in the design of anti-corruption policies 136 Guillaume Fontaine, Taymi Milán and Alejandro Hernández-Luis 9 Coping with wicked problems in policy design 155 Brian W. Head 10 Listening to science in policy design: the contrasting cases of Quebec and Sweden during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic 176 Antoine Lemor, Louis-Robert Beaulieu-Guay, PerOla Öberg and Éric Montpetit 11 Fourth industrial revolution and algorithms: new challenges for policy design 194 Adam Wellstead, Tanya Heikkila and Matthew Wood 12 Good trouble in the academy: inventing design-focused case studies about public management as an archetype of policy design research 212 Michael Barzelay, Luciano Andrenacci, Sérgio N. Seabra and Yifei Yan PART III EVALUATION, FRAMING AND VALUES 13 A political theory of policy formulation practice, and stakeholder engagement 234 Robert Hoppe 14 Bridging ideas and policy design 256 Daniel Béland and Ishani Mukherjee 15 Anti-poverty program design under the human capital and human rights perspectives: overall features and Mexican cases 270 José Luis Méndez and Dafne Villagrán 16 Social policies for older adults in industrialized countries 285 Patrik Marier, Margaux Reiss and Isabelle Van Pevenage PART IV INSTRUMENTATION AND COORDINATION 17 Governance models and policy design 299 Jon Pierre 18 Adaptive governance through policy design 313 Saba Siddiki 19 Designing social policies: design spaces and capacity challenges 326 Namrata Chindarkar, M. Ramesh and Michael Howlett 20 Designing for coordination: the case of regulatory management policy 341 Fabrizio De Francesco and Valérie Pattyn 21 Policy design for policy coordination 355 Geert Bouckaert, B. Guy Peters and Koen Verhoest PART V INTERVENTION AND PUBLIC MANAGEMENT 22 Policy design labs and innovation 376 Jenny M. Lewis 23 Complexity, innovation and policy design 392 Steven Ney 24 Enhancing policy design and sustainable community outcomes through collaborative platforms based on a dynamic performance management and governance approach 411 Carmine Bianchi 25 Co-designing urban policies 434 Catherine Durose and Liz Richardson 26 Policy design as deliberative practice: learning from Khon Kaen (Thailand) 447 Piyapong Boossabong and Frank Fischer 27 Conclusion to the Research Handbook of Policy Design: A research agenda 465 B. Guy Peters and Guillaume Fontaine Index

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Book SynopsisEconomic theory and philosophy have discussed concepts of fairness, but the criteria of fairness are in each case absolute: a situation is either fair or it is not. This book draws on these literatures to propose two criteria of relative fairness, and a hierarchical rule for the priority of application of these criteria, with a view to comparison of practicable alternatives in public policy. A veil-of-ignorance device of representation of rational fairness is used to argue that these criteria are normatively relevant. Applications to intergenerational fairness, fairness among regions in the context of migration, externalities and Pigovian taxes, to fair prices and wages, and to relative fairness in the status of racial and caste groups are sketched. The book is designed with real world public policy practice.Scholars with an interest in the economic evaluation of public policy will find this compelling book essential reading.Trade Review'Roger McCain's new book develops an original analysis of relative fairness or ''quasifairness'' to compare stable social situations as objects of public policy. Employing bounded rationality, Rawls, and a game-theoretic understanding of social stability, the book's applications are far-reaching and penetrating. Strongly recommended as a new strategy for re-grounding normative economics.' -- John B. Davis, Marquette University, US and University of Amsterdam, the NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: 1. Fairness in a system of cooperative, joint production 2. Decision, cooperation and stability 3. Side payments in effectivity analysis of cooperative games 4. Efficiency and fairness 5. The veil of ignorance 6. Intergenerational transfers 7. Intergenerational transfers: some complications 8. Interregional fairness, migration and efficiency 9. Policy, externality, gilets jaunes and interregional fairness 10. Fairness from the perspective of an individual or group 11. Fair wages and prices 12. Fairness from the perspective of a caste or race 13. Concluding summary Index

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Book SynopsisFeaturing a comprehensive analytical collection of interdisciplinary research on regulatory authorities, this innovative Handbook presents the fundamental concepts, theories, practices, and empirical achievements and challenges in the contemporary study of regulatory authorities.Opening with a comparative overview of regulators across global regions, regulatory sectors, and regulatory types, the Handbook discusses the key regulatory conceptual issues of independence, politicization, and quality. Contributions from leading scholars and regulatory practitioners provide cutting-edge research on reputation, performance, and control in regulatory authorities. Chapters combine foundational theoretical concepts with empirical research to consider the emerging advances, challenges, and questions in the field, while also giving weight to critical examinations of complex and underexplored issues in research on regulatory authorities. Forward-thinking, the Handbook concludes by expanding its focus to analyse behavioural insights, innovation, agenda-setting, and new frontiers in regulation.With a cross-disciplinary approach, this all-encompassing Handbook will prove invaluable for students and scholars of politics, law, and economics with a regulatory governance perspective. Global in scope, it will be an essential point of reference for policy analysts, practitioners, and policymakers working in regulation and regulatory authorities.Trade Review‘Regulatory authorities are as important as they are misunderstood. This volume is essential reading for scholars and practitioners interested in how these organizations operate and how they shape public policy.’ -- Anthony Bertelli, Pennsylvania State University, US‘It is rare to encounter a Handbook that so skillfully mixes insightful theory, vast global and historical comparisons and clear analysis with contemporary relevance. Orchestrating a volume that will be with us for many years to come, Maggetti, Di Mascio and Natalini have done students and scholars across the world a great service.’ -- Daniel Carpenter, Harvard University, US‘This innovative collection offers a most rewarding mapping, analysis and theorization of regulation as a mature field of scholarship and policy practice with focal points on the organizational life and functions of increasingly ubiquitous regulators and their relationships to important organizational actors and the wider complex environments they must manage. The book constitutes an invaluable resource and source of new insights for scholars and advanced policy practitioners and students.’ -- Colin Scott, University College Dublin, IrelandTable of ContentsContents: Preface xii Acknowledgements xiii 1 Introduction to the Handbook of Regulatory Authorities 1 Martino Maggetti, Fabrizio Di Mascio and Alessandro Natalini PART I REGIONS 2 Tracing the development of U.S. independent regulators 10 Christopher Carrigan and Mark Febrizio 3 Independent regulators in Europe 27 David Coen and Andrew Tarrant 4 Independent regulatory agencies in Latin America 43 Andrés Pavón Mediano and Camilo Ignacio González 5 Independent regulators in the Middle East 60 Ahmed Badran 6 The age of regulatory agencies: tracking differences and similarities over countries and sectors 78 Xavier Fernández-i-Marín, Jacint Jordana and David Levi-Faur PART II SECTORS AND TYPES 7 Central banks 95 Clément Fontan and Antoine de Cabanes 8 Competition authorities 112 Mattia Guidi 9 Data protection authorities under the EU General Data Protection Regulation – a new global benchmark 127 Philip Schütz 10 Agencies regulating network services 145 Matthias Finger 11 Agencies regulating risks 160 Lorenzo Allio and Nicoletta Rangone 12 Anticorruption authorities 176 Fabrizio Di Mascio, Martino Maggetti and Alessandro Natalini PART III CONCEPTUAL ISSUES 13 Political control of regulatory authorities 192 Jennifer L. Selin 14 Regulatory independence and the quality of regulation 210 Christel Koop and Jacint Jordana 15 Independent regulators in the post-delegation stage 226 Martino Maggetti PART IV REPUTATION, PERFORMANCE AND CONTROL 16 Reputation and independent regulatory agencies 240 Martin Lodge and Kai Wegrich 17 Accountability and regulatory authorities 254 Sjors Overman, Thomas Schillemans and Machiel van der Heijden 18 Taking stock: strategic communication by regulatory agencies as a form of reputation management 272 Moshe Maor 19 Managing the performance of regulatory agencies 284 Cary Coglianese 20 Better regulation in the European Union 302 Claire A. Dunlop and Claudio M. Radaelli 21 Better regulation in the United States 313 Susan Dudley and Jerry Ellig 22 Judicial review of agency action in Europe 330 Stéphanie De Somer, Ute Lettanie and Patricia Popelier 23 Judicial review of agency action in the United States 345 Richard Murphy PART V BEYOND REGULATION 24 Agency capture 361 Justin Rex 25 Regulatory agencies and agenda-setting: state of the art and new ways forward 378 Edoardo Guaschino 26 Enforcement 393 Miroslava Scholten 27 EU regulatory agencies 409 Emmanuelle Mathieu 28 European regulatory networks: foundations and foresights 424 Machiel van der Heijden and Kutsal Yesilkagit 29 Innovation and regulatory agencies 440 Cristie Ford 30 Behavioural insights and regulatory authorities 456 Kai Wegrich and Martin Lodge 31 AI algorithmic oversight: new frontiers in regulation 469 Madalina Busuioc 32 Expertise and regulatory agencies 486 Dovilė Rimkutė Index

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Book SynopsisThe Reality of Budgetary Reform in OECD Nations investigates the impacts and consequences of budgetary reform through a comparative assessment of advanced Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) democracies that have undertaken budget reforms over the past two to three decades. This unique book traces the ?story of reform? in the respective countries. The expert authors explore the journey each country took, what the objectives were, the approach taken, the main events and key dates, what was implemented and what was discarded or replaced. They capture both the essence of each nation?s approach, as well as discuss the similarities and trends. The study investigates how the various roles of the central budget agencies have changed with respect to public expenditure, how budget processes have developed and the impact on the relations between key actors. It also analyses the internal cultures of central budget agencies and how they evaluate events, problems and their roles in controlling the fiscal policy of government.With its comparative focus, this timely book is essential reading for the OECD and World Bank affiliates. Likewise, scholars and researchers of public finance, international and comparative government, and development and public sector management should not be without this important resource.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Investigating the Reality of Reform in Modern Budgeting John Wanna 2. Budget Reforms in the United States: A ‘Perfect Storm’ for a New Wave of Deficit-Reduction Reforms Alfred Tat-Kei Ho 3. Budget Reform in the United Kingdom: The Rocky Road to ‘Controlled Discretion’ Colin Thain 4. Australia After Budgetary Reform: A Lapsed Pioneer or Decorative Architect? Lewis Hawke and John Wanna 5. Discerning the Consequences and Integrity of Canada’s Budget Reforms: A Story of Remnants and Resilience David A. Good and Evert A. Lindquist 6. Budgeting in New Zealand After the Reforms: From Radical Revolutionary to Cautious Consolidator Richard Norman and Derek Gill 7. Budget Reform in Japan: Continuous Efforts but Still a Long Way to Go Masahiro Horie 8. Korea’s Four Major Budgetary Reforms: Catching up with a Big Bang John M. Kim 9. Budget Reforms in Denmark: Unheralded but Nevertheless Effective Lotte Jensen and David Fjord 10. Budget Reform in The Netherlands: Sadder but Much Wiser Now Jouke de Vries and Ton Bestebreur 11. Budget Reforms in Spain: Anything Else Beyond Budget Discipline? Xavier Ballart and Eduardo Zapico 12. Budget Reform in Italy: Importing ‘Enlightened’ Ideas in a Difficult Context Francesco Stolfi, Chiara Goretti and Luca Rizzuto 13. The Work in Progress of Budgetary Reform John Wanna Index

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Book SynopsisIndependent institutes conducting policy research, analysis and public dialogue, or 'think tanks' as they are more commonly known, are one of the leading catalysts for ideas and action in civil societies around the world. Examining the role of think tanks in the policy formulation process, this groundbreaking study provides the first systematically comparative and methodologically rigorous map of such organizations and the social, political, legal and economic conditions that shape their work. Once found only in advanced industrial democracies, think tanks now provide information and advice for policymakers in countries as diverse as India, Lebanon, Chile, Bulgaria, Germany, Senegal and Thailand. Using case studies of 20 countries across five regions of the world (Africa, the Middle East, the Americas, Europe and Asia), James McGann and Erik Johnson explore how the environments in which think tanks operate serve to expand or constrict their autonomy and influence. They also suggest ways in which donors, policymakers and international organizations can ensure the viability and sustainability of these important institutions. With incisive analysis and cogent recommendations for how to seed and sustain independent think tanks around the world, this volume will be of great interest to those involved with think tanks themselves, as well as public policy and political science scholars, international development agencies and policymakers worldwide. The comparative dimensions of the book will have considerable appeal among students of comparative politics, public policy and international affairs.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Think Tanks and Governance 3. Comparative Politics and Policy Advice in the Americas 4. Comparative Politics and Policy Advice in Europe 5. Comparative Politics and Policy Advice in the Asia Pacific Region 6. Comparative Politics and Policy Advice in Africa 7. Comparative Politics and Policy Advice in the Middle East 8. Concluding Remarks 9. Data Appendix Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisRepresenting the most extensive research on public employment, these two volumes explore the radical changes that have taken place in the configuration of national public services due to a general expansion of public employment that was followed by stagnation and decreases. Part-time employment and the involvement of women also increased as a component of the public sector and were linked to the most important growth areas such as the educational, health care and personal social services sectors. The two volumes that make up this study shed important insight on these changes.Volume 1 offers a unique internationally comparative multi-dimensional analysis of ten public service systems belonging to different families of major advanced western countries. It contains the most comprehensive and comparable quantitative analyses available anywhere of ten public service systems; Britain, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the US, Germany, Spain, France, Denmark and Sweden.Volume 2 is a comprehensive analysis of the ten public service systems, with in-depth comparisons of the systems along eight dimensions including central-regional-local government employment proportions and the change of the services since the 1950s with respect to social composition (gender, minorities, elites, career groups).Scholars and professionals in the fields of public administration, politics and economics will find this two-volume compendium informative and practical.Trade Review'The editors can claim considerable success in achieving their objective of producing "the most extensive and directly comparable research on public employment".' -- John Halligan, Australian Journal of Public AdministrationTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: The State at Work Hans-Ulrich Derlien and B. Guy Peters 2. Public Employment in Britain: From Working in to Working for the Public Sector? Brian W. Hogwood 3. Breaking Sharply with the Past: Government Employment in New Zealand Robert Gregory 4. Public Employment in Australia: In Competition with the Market Helen Nelson 5. Public Employment in Canada: Downsizing in a Multi-layered State James Iain Gow and Sharon L. Sutherland 6. Public Employment in the United States: Building the State from the Bottom Up B. Guy Peters 7. The German Public Service: Between Tradition and Transformation Hans-Ulrich Derlien 8. Working for the Government in Spain: From Authoritarian Centralism to Democratic Political Devolution Carlos R. Alba and Carmen Navarro 9. The French Paradox: A Huge but Fragmented Public Service Luc Rouban 10. The Political Allocation of Incessant Growth in the Danish Public Service Lotte Bøgh Andersen, Jørgen Grønnegaard Christensen and Thomas Pallesen 11. The Welfare State is Female: Trends in Public Sector Employment in Sweden Jon Pierre 12. Conclusion Hans-Ulrich Derlien Index

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Book SynopsisRepresenting the most extensive research on public employment, these two volumes explore the radical changes that have taken place in the configuration of national public services due to a general expansion of public employment that was followed by stagnation and decreases. Part-time employment and the involvement of women also increased as a component of the public sector and were linked to the most important growth areas such as the educational, health care and personal social services sectors. The two volumes that make up this study shed important insight on these changes.Volume 1 offers a unique internationally comparative multi-dimensional analysis of ten public service systems belonging to different families of major advanced western countries. It contains the most comprehensive and comparable quantitative analyses available anywhere of ten public service systems; Britain, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the US, Germany, Spain, France, Denmark and Sweden.Volume 2 is a comprehensive analysis of the ten public service systems, with in-depth comparisons of the systems along eight dimensions including central-regional-local government employment proportions and the change of the services since the 1950s with respect to social composition (gender, minorities, elites, career groups).Scholars and professionals in the fields of public administration, politics and economics will find this two-volume compendium informative and practical.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Hans-Ulrich Derlien and B. Guy Peters 2. Public Employment Trends and the Organization of Public Sector Tasks Jørgen Grønnegaard Christensen and Thomas Pallesen 3. Public Employment and Multilevel Governance in Unitary and Federal Systems Helen Nelson 4. Regional Government and Public Employment B. Guy Peters 5. Local Government Employment Jon Pierre 6. Women’s Employment and Part-time Employment in the Public Service Silke Heinemann 7. Minority Representation: Language, Race and Ethnicity James Iain Gow and Sharon L. Sutherland 8. Societal Links and Social Differentiation of the Public Service Hans-Ulrich Derlien and Luc Rouban 9. Public Personnel Policies and Personnel Administration Jørgen Grønnegaard Christensen and Robert Gregory Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume collects a set of important articles that provides a wealth of broad insights into the causes and consequences of regulation. They show beyond doubt that this field of study is remarkably lively and filled with controversy. The first two parts of the book introduce the essential economic content of the issues that regulation deals with, covering the main 'market failures' that are addressed, and then turning specifically to the causes and consequences of regulation in these areas. The next section presents a series of papers dealing with various phases of the policy life cycle, and the concluding part investigates the role of corporate self-regulation.Trade Review'An excellent collection of classic and modern analyses of key regulatory issues. A valuable reference for students, teachers, and practitioners of regulatory policy.' -- David E.M. Sappington, University of Florida, USTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Thomas P. Lyon PART I TARGETS OF REGULATION 1. Harold Demsetz (1968), ‘Why Regulate Utilities?’ 2. Oliver E. Williamson (1976), ‘Franchise Bidding for Natural Monopolies – in General and with Respect to CATV’ 3. R.H. Coase (1960), ‘The Problem of Social Cost’ 4. Martin L. Weitzman (1974), ‘Prices vs. Quantities’ 5. Hayne E. Leland (1979), ‘Quacks, Lemons, and Licensing: A Theory of Minimum Quality Standards’ PART II CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF REGULATION 6. Gordon Tullock (1967), ‘The Welfare Costs of Tariffs, Monopolies, and Theft’ 7. Sam Peltzman (1976), ‘Toward a More General Theory of Regulation’ 8. Gary S. Becker (1983), ‘A Theory of Competition Among Pressure Groups for Political Influence’ 9. Joseph P. Kalt and Mark A. Zupan (1984), ‘Capture and Ideology in the Economic Theory of Politics’ 10. Gregg A. Jarrell (1978), ‘The Demand for State Regulation of the Electric Utility Industry’ 11. George L. Priest (1993), ‘The Origins of Utility Regulation and the “Theories of Regulation” Debate’ 12. James M. Buchanan and Gordon Tullock (1975), ‘Polluters’ Profits and Political Response: Direct Controls versus Taxes’ 13. Michael T. Maloney and Robert E. McCormick (1982), ‘A Positive Theory of Environmental Quality Regulation’ 14. B. Peter Pashigian (1985), ‘Environmental Regulation: Whose Self-Interests are Being Protected?’ 15. Sam Peltzman (1975), ‘The Effects of Automobile Safety Regulation’ PART III POLITICAL CONTROL, ADMINISTRATIVE DISCRETION AND ENFORCEMENT 16. Barry R. Weingast and Mark J. Moran (1983), ‘Bureaucratic Discretion or Congressional Control? Regulatory Policymaking by the Federal Trade Commission’ 17. Matthew D. McCubbins, Roger G. Noll and Barry R. Weingast (1989), ‘Structure and Process, Politics and Policy: Administrative Arrangements and the Political Control of Agencies’ 18. Brian Levy and Pablo T. Spiller (1994), ‘The Institutional Foundations of Regulatory Commitment: A Comparative Analysis of Telecommunications Regulation’ 19. Daniel McFadden (1976), ‘The Revealed Preferences of a Government Bureaucracy: Empirical Evidence’ 20. Thomas P. Lyon and John W. Mayo (2005) ‘Regulatory Opportunism and Investment Behavior: Evidence from the U.S. Electric Utility Industry’ 21. P. Fenn and C.G. Veljanovski (1988), ‘A Positive Economic Theory of Regulatory Enforcement’ 22. David Weil (1996), ‘If OSHA is So Bad, Why is Compliance So Good?’ PART IV SELF-REGULATION 23. Sheoli Pargal and David Wheeler (1996), ‘Informal Regulation of Industrial Pollution in Developing Countries: Evidence from Indonesia’ 24. John W. Maxwell, Thomas P. Lyon and Steven C. Hackett (2000), ‘Self-Regulation and Social Welfare: The Political Economy of Corporate Environmentalism’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisCorporate governance has become a global phenomenon. This book highlights, through various case studies, how corporate governance has evolved in a number of countries around the world. The international cast of contributors, from varying professional backgrounds including academics, lawyers and company directors, focus on different regions around the globe, reflecting various ownership structures, legal systems, and political and cultural aspirations. Some of the case studies used include: Standard Life; Telecom Italia; and Eskom.Academics, directors and practitioners will find this book valuable for its insights into corporate governance developments in different legal environments and different business forms. It will also be immensely useful to postgraduate and undergraduate students for the up-to-date case studies on corporate governance, which will add depth and 'real world' meaning to their studies.Trade Review'This compilation serves a particularly useful purpose by presenting a full range of fascinating case studies. The editor thus enables each reader to assimilate the particulars in his own parlance, thus avoiding the almost insoluble problem of international corporate governance - namely that each country uses the same words, but with utterly different meanings. Obviously, this problem has inhibited constructive conversation. After digesting these case studies, one is encouraged to derive certain generalized conclusions, among which are - no matter what the terminology, the integrity of publicly traded securities depends on transparency and enforceable accountability of manager to owner.' -- Robert Monks, Lens Governance Advisors, US'This collection of thoroughly researched and well-written case studies of the governance of companies in nine countries demonstrates how far away we are from convergence in corporate governance systems. Differences in ownership structures, board composition, financial markets, accounting standards, takeover defences, legal systems, societal and corporate cultures, and even political involvement, are highlighted in this splendid collection. The book demonstrates the importance of the few core concepts that are emerging in the field, such as greater transparency, independence in non-executive directors, and the need for more effective governance. The consideration of case studies is presently the best way to understand the reality of corporate governance around the world. This book offers valuable insights to students, teachers and practitioners of the subject.' -- R.I. (Bob) Tricker, Honorary Professor, University of Hong Kong and Founder Editor, Corporate Governance - an international reviewTable of ContentsContents International Corporate Governance: Introduction and Overview Christine A. Mallin PART 1 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN EUROPE 1. Royal Dutch Shell: The Overbooking of Reserves Bernard Taylor 2. Standard Life: A Study of One of the UK’s Oldest Institutional Investors Christine A. Mallin 3. Strong Blockholders and Corporate Governance Structures that Improve Minority Shareholders’ Protection: The Case of Telecom Italia Andrea Melis 4. Indra: The History of a Successful Privatization Silvia Gómez Ansón and Jaime Bonet Madurga 5. Managerial Reasoning in Takeover Battles: The Case of Sanofi-Synthélabo and Aventis Axel v. Werder and Till Talaulicar PART 2 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES 6. The Northern Russia Electric Company Case: To Whom is the Director-General Accountable: The Company, the Board of Directors or the Controlling Shareholder? James Gillies 7. Polish Supervisory Boards in Practice – A Few Snapshots Izabela Koladkiewicz PART 3 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN SOUTH EAST ASIA 8. Corporate Governance in Singapore: A Case Study Martin J. Conyon 9. The Rise and Fall of China’s Corporate Dragon: Kelon and its Old and New Owners Guy S. Liu and Pei Sun 10. Will the Japanese Corporate Governance System Survive? Challenges of Toyota and Sony Megumi Suto and Motomi Hashimoto PART 4 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: ADDITIONAL DIMENSIONS 11. v-NET: A Case of Family Owned Conglomerates Melsa Ararat, Burcu Sener and Esin Taboglu 12. The Structure and Governance of Eskom – A Case Study Reuel J. Khoza and Mohamed Adam Index

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Book SynopsisKnowledge Policy illustrates how the production of knowledge has become central to economic life, and that competitiveness in the 21st century market place is characterized by the ability to translate scientific and technological knowledge into innovation. Does this therefore render cultural and social knowledge unimportant? The contributors attempt to answer this and other important questions using a broader epistemological base for the term 'knowledge'. Policy implications are then developed from this perspective. By examining long-term challenges, this unique book explains what we actually mean by the term 'knowledge' and raises fundamental critiques of existing conceptions of knowledge. It argues that fresh policy thinking is needed not only in more obviously knowledge-intensive sectors, but also across all areas of knowledge production. By way of illustration, the effects of the different dynamics of the knowledge era on defence, health, employment, environment, indigenous and international relations, multiculturalism and urban policy are explored. The book then addresses the enduring question of whether it is possible to produce too much knowledge at the expense of wisdom.Providing a thorough treatment on the meaning, production and application of knowledge, this book will provide a fascinating read for academics, researchers, students, practitioners and policymakers with an interest in public policy and knowledge-based economies.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Greg Hearn and David Rooney 2. Knowledge Services Ian Miles 3. Education and the Knowledge Economy Michael A. Peters 4. Women and Cognitive Authority in the Knowledge Economy Juli Eflin 5. Cultural and Creative Industries Terry Flew 6. From Creative Industries to Creative Economy Stuart Cunningham 7. Information Society Policy Lee Komito 8. The Role of Media in the Knowledge Economy David Rooney, Bernard McKenna and Rhonda Breit 9. Science and Technology Policy Futures Neal Ryan and Michael B. Charles 10. Justifying Science: The Need for Macroeconomic Knowledge Policy Steve Fuller 11. The New Biology: Implications for Knowledge Policy Sigrid A. Lehnert 12. Copyright 2010: The Need for Better Negotiability/Usability Principles Brian Fitzgerald 13. Industry Policy as Innovation Policy Kate Morrison and Jason Potts 14. Employment and Innovation in the Information Economy John Quiggin 15. Environment, Water and Energy in the 21st Century: The Role of Deliberative Governance for the Knowledge Society Richard Hindmarsh 16. Citizenship, Migration and Multiculturalism After 9/11: Towards New Policies for Naturalization Dora Kostakopoulou 17. A New Paradigm for Ethical and Sustainable Indigenous Knowledge Policy Hitendra Pillay 18. International Relations and Geopolitics Rosita Dellios 19. Knowledge Policy and the Future of War, Defence and Peace Emma N. Kennedy da Silva and Rod B. Lyon 20. Conclusion: Towards Integrated Knowledge Policy Greg Hearn and David Rooney Index

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Book SynopsisWhilst the prevailing orthodoxy of the expenditure retrenchment literatureis that globalisation and neo-liberal ideas are leading to a downsizing of the state, empirical research - basing its conclusions on patterns of welfare state spending - does not support such a view. This book brings a new perspective to bear by looking at what has been happening to other areas of the state's activity.Edited by Francis G. Castles, a leading authority in the field, and bringing together an outstanding group of British, German and American scholars, it examines trends in non-social or 'core' spending on public administration, defence, public order, education, economic affairs and debt financing and in the regulatory ordering of the economic sphere. The book not only opens up new areas of comparative public policy research, >but also demonstrates clearly that there have been real reductions in the reach of state in some areas, although patterns of causation are more complex and varied than generally presumed by the retrenchment literature.The research findings reported in The Disappearing State? provide pivotal, relevant and challenging core material for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate courses in public and social policy, political economy and the sociology of the modern state.Trade Review'Most comparative research on public expenditure retrenchment has concentrated on the welfare state. This exciting and innovative volume takes a new approach. It focuses instead on non-social programmes such as education, defence and economic affairs, demonstrates that this is where the real cost-cutting has taken place and shows, paradoxically, that these cuts have made social spending more politically salient in the public expenditure calculus. This is a book which extends the reach of our understanding of modern public policy at the same time as it extends our knowledge of the reach of the modern state.' -- Stephan Leibfried, University of Bremen, Germany'In this volume, Frank Castles and his team of experts continue the myth-busting process begun in Castles's 2004 analysis of welfare state crisis. Their combination of statistical sophistication and theoretical reflection on the political economy of public expenditure slices straight through the myriad misplaced assumptions regarding the decline of the state, globalization, "races to the bottom" and welfare retrenchment. This book makes compulsory reading for all social scientists.' -- Martin Rhodes, University of Denver, US'I like simple sentences, cross-country collaborations, great graphs, and compelling conclusions. Here, remarkably, we have a book with all four. This is vibrant writing on a topic - the long reach of state spending - that figures in everyone's lives. It is hard to know whether the book will be more gripping for the Prime Minister or for high-brow professors of economics and political science.' -- Andrew Oswald, University of Warwick, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction Francis G. Castles 2. Testing the Retrenchment Hypothesis: An Aggregate Overview Francis G. Castles 3. Data on the Functions of Government: Where Are We Now? Neil Fraser and Paul Norris 4. The Changing Cost of Government: Trends in the State Overhead Budget Richard Parry 5. Sinking Budgets and Ballooning Prices: Recent Developments Connected to Military Spending Thomas R. Cusack 6. Expenditure on Public Order and Safety Paul Norris 7. Testing the Retrenchment Hypothesis: Educational Spending, 1960–2002 Manfred G. Schmidt 8. The Real Race to the Bottom: What Happened to Economic Affairs Expenditure After 1980? Herbert Obinger and Reimut Zohlnhöfer 9. A Mortgage on the Future? Public Debt Expenditure and Its Determinants, 1980–2001 Uwe Wagschal 10. Moving Beyond Expenditure Accounts: The Changing Contours of the Regulatory State, 1980–2003 Nico A. Siegel Index

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Book SynopsisThis authoritative collection reprints in book form some of the most important research papers on the principles and practice of governance in the public sector.Part one reflects on the eclectic nature of public-sector governance research, presenting papers which represent six different perspectives of the meaning of governance in a public sector setting. Parts two and three focus on the relationship between governance structures and public sector management and accountability. The articles presented in part four consider governance within various national and international contexts, such as the IMF and the World Bank, the USA, Europe and Australia together with the impact of globalisation on governance in developing countries.Ron Hodges' collection will provide an invaluable source of understanding to all those working in the field of public sector governance.Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Ron Hodges PART I PRINCIPLES AND PERSPECTIVES 1. R.A.W. Rhodes (1994), ‘The Hollowing Out of the State: The Changing Nature of the Public Service in Britain’ 2. Christopher Hood (1991), ‘A Public Management for All Seasons?’ 3. Ron Hodges, Mike Wright and Kevin Keasey (1996), ‘Corporate Governance in the Public Services: Concepts and Issues’ 4. Adrian Leftwich (1993), ‘Governance, Democracy and Development in the Third World’ 5. Jan Kooiman (1999), ‘Social-Political Governance’ 6. Chris Huxham (2000), ‘The Challenge of Collaborative Governance’ PART II GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT 7. James M. Ferris and Elizabeth A. Graddy (1998), ‘A Contractual Framework for New Public Management Theory’ 8. Laurence E. Lynn Jr. (1998), ‘A Critical Analysis of the New Public Management’ 9. Martha S. Feldman and Anne M. Khademian (2001), ‘Principles for Public Management Practice: From Dichotomies to Interdependence’ 10. Christopher Hood (1995), ‘The “New Public Management” in the 1980s: Variations on a Theme’ 11. Walter J.M. Kickert (1997), ‘Public Governance in the Netherlands: An Alternative to Anglo-American “Managerialism”’ 12. Christoffer Green-Pedersen (2002), ‘New Public Management Reforms of the Danish and Swedish Welfare States: The Role of Different Social Democratic Responses’ PART III GOVERNANCE, ACCOUNTABILITY, ACCOUNTING AND AUDIT 13. Lee Parker and Graeme Gould (1999), ‘Changing Public Sector Accountability: Critiquing New Directions’ 14. J.D. Stewart (1984), ‘The Role of Information in Public Accountability’ 15. Anthony Hopwood (1984), ‘Accounting and the Pursuit of Efficiency’ 16. Mahmoud Ezzamel and Hugh Willmott (1993), ‘Corporate Governance and Financial Accountability: Recent Reforms in the UK Public Sector’ 17. Christopher Pollitt and Hilkka Summa (1997), ‘Reflexive Watchdogs? How Supreme Audit Institutions Account for Themselves’ 18. Yves Gendron, David J. Cooper and Barbara Townley (2001), ‘In the Name of Accountability: State Auditing, Independence and New Public Management’ 19. June Pallot (2003), ‘A Wider Accountability? The Audit Office and New Zealand’s Bureaucratic Revolution’ PART IV GOVERNANCE IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES 20. Joseph E. Stiglitz (2003), ‘Democratizing the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank: Governance and Accountability’ 21. Richard J. Stillman II (2003), ‘Twenty-first Century United States Governance: Statecraft as Reform Craft and the Peculiar Governing Paradox it Perpetuates’ 22. Werner Jann (2003), ‘State, Administration and Governance in Germany: Competing Traditions and Dominant Narratives’ 23. Matthew Flinders (2002), ‘Governance in Whitehall’ 24. Geert R. Teisman and Erik-Hans Klijn (2002), ‘Partnership Arrangements: Governmental Rhetoric or Governance Scheme?’ 25. Meredith Edwards (2002), ‘Public Sector Governance – Future Issues for Australia’ 26. Harald Fuhr (2001), ‘Constructive Pressures and Incentives to Reform. Globalization and Its Impact on Public Sector Performance and Governance on Developing Countries’ 27. Mark Beeson (2001), ‘Globalization, Governance, and the Political-Economy of Public Policy Reform in East Asia’ 28. Bidhya Bowornwathana (2000), ‘Governance Reform in Thailand: Questionable Assumptions, Uncertain Outcomes’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisThis book argues that transparency is a concept that has gained increasing currency and favour as an organizing principle and administrative goal in recent years. Calls for transparency have been directed towards states, markets, corporations and national political processes as well as towards large institutions such as the European Union. Focusing on empirically rich case studies, the contributors explore the ideas and practices of transparency in different contexts, encouraging a discussion of the many facets of the term and its strengths, ambiguities and limitations. They aim to shed light on the powerful global discourse and practices contained in the concept, and to fill a gap in the literature since few attempts have, until now, been made to examine the actual content and practice of transparency. Also discussed are the complex negotiations through which it is determined what should be displayed and what should remain hidden, the uses of power and control, and the processes through which transparency is, or is not, achieved.This analysis of the concepts, models and metaphors that guide and shape organizational, social and aesthetical practices today will provide a much-needed contribution to the literature for academics, researchers and students focusing on these areas.Table of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction: Examining the Politics of Transparency Christina Garsten and Monica Lindh de Montoya PART I: TRANSPARENCY AND UTOPIA: VISIBILITY, TRUTH, FUTURE 1. Truth in 3D: Displaying Historical Evidence at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Bodil Birkebæk Olesen 2. Practices of Transparency: Exporting Swedish Business Culture to the Baltic States Anja Timm 3. The Social Life of Brands: On Choosing Values for Visions (and Divisions) Raoul Galli 4. The Naked Corporation: Visualization, Veiling and the Ethico-politics of Organizational Transparency Christina Garsten and Monica Lindh de Montoya PART II: TRANSPARENCY AND REGULATION: NEGOTIATION, IDEALS, COMPROMISES 5. Economies through Transparency Emiliano Grossman, Emilio Luque and Fabian Muniesa 6. Transparency, Democracy and the SEC: Seventy Years of Securities Market Regulation Christopher Yenkey 7. Transparency at Work: The Production of Indicators for EU Employment Policy Renita Thedvall 8. ‘…What gets Measured gets Managed!’ Sorting out ‘the Social’ in Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) Anna Hasselström 9. Transparency through Labelling? Layers of Visibility in Environmental Risk Management Mikael Klintman and Magnus Boström PART III: TRANSPARENCY AND THE PUBLIC: PARTICIPATION, EXCLUSION, AMBIVALENCE 10. Transparency and Participation: Partnership and Hierarchies in British Urban Regeneration Simone Abram 11. A Traumatizing Transparency Exercise on Mobile Phones and Health Risks Linda Soneryd 12. Promoting Transparency, Preventing War: Neoliberalism, Conflict Preventionism and the New Military Mattias Viktorin 13. Transparency as Tool and Weapon: The Case of the Venezuelan Presidential Recall Referendum Miguel Montoya In Retrospect: The Play of Shadows Christina Garsten and Monica Lindh de Montoya Index

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Book SynopsisThe practice of regulatory impact assessment has long needed a critical Better state regulation is a key component of economic reform. This is the first book to comprehensively explore international experience in the use of Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA), which involves assessing the potential benefits and costs of any regulatory change. The contributors reveal that RIA is being adopted by an increasing number of countries as a route to better regulation with varying degrees of success. The book includes contributions from leading experts on regulatory reform and introduces a range of case studies from developed, developing and transitional economies.Comprehensive in its approach, this book contributes to the literature on evidence-based decision making as part of the new public management. By rigorously examining the principles of better regulation and focusing on the problem of applicability and adoption of RIA practices around the world, it will greatly aid understanding of regulatory policy design and implementation.The book will be invaluable for academics and researchers of public policy and management in developed, developing and transitional countries. It will also be of great practical relevance to government administrators and policymakers challenged by the need to understand the scope and limitations of RIA.Trade Review’This volume, which is interdisciplinary and international, and combines academic and practitioner insights, hits the spot to great effect.' -- Colin Scott, UCD College of Business and Law and UCD School of Law, IrelandTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Regulatory Impact Assessment: An Overview Colin Kirkpatrick and David Parker 2. Current Trends in the Process and Methods of Regulatory Impact Assessment: Mainstreaming RIA into Policy Processes Scott H. Jacobs 3. Indicators of Regulatory Quality Fabrizio De Francesco and Claudio M. Radaelli 4. Measuring RIA Quality and Performance Peter Ladegaard 5. Better Regulation and Impact Assessment in the European Commission Lorenzo Allio 6. The Evolution and Development of Regulatory Impact Assessment in the UK Colin Jacobs 7. Auditing Regulatory Impact Assessment: UK Experience Ed Humpherson 8. Regulatory Impact Assessment in Australia: A Survey of 20 Years of RIA Implementation Rex Deighton-Smith 9. Regulatory Impact Assessment in Developing Countries David Parker and Colin Kirkpatrick 10. Regulatory Impact Assessment: A Tool for Improved Regulatory Governance in Sri Lanka Malathy Knight-John 11. Regulatory Impact Assessment in East Africa Darren Welch 12. Regulatory Impact Assessment in Mexico Cesar Cordova Novion 13. South East Europe: Opportunities and Challenges for Improving Regulatory Quality Margo Thomas Index

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Book SynopsisGovernance, Globalization and Public Policy is concerned with exploring the nature of the policy arena in the context of globalization and the reconstitution of the state. The contributors to this book seek to broaden, extend and integrate theoretical, conceptual and substantive policy debates. The book begins by exploring the concepts and perspectives associated with globalization and governance, the relationship between them and the repercussions for public policy and the state. It also considers developments at the global and regional levels and the implications of the emergence of new regulatory regimes in the context of liberalization and privatization. The focus then turns to a broad range of substantive areas of public policy such as human rights, health and health care, housing markets, poverty, security and counter-terrorism. Together the chapters provide a thorough, integrated insight into the relationship between global processes, governance and public policy across a range of policy domains. Providing a comprehensive analysis of patterns and processes of governance in specific areas of public policy, this book will be of great interest to students undertaking programmes in social policy, social administration, public policy and political science, as well as researchers and academics concerned with the policymaking process.Trade Review'. . . this edited volume is an excellent overview of the multiple definitions and dimensions of "governance" in various transnational situations and forms. Moreover, because it discusses the interrelatedness of global markets and other systems, this book is a fascinating read in the light of current global financial problems. Even though it was written before the ongoing economic crisis, the material is relevant and supplies a comprehensive contribution to studies of global governance.' -- Jessica O'Reilly, Science and Public PolicyTable of ContentsContents: PART I 1. Introduction: Governance, the State and Public Policy in a Global Age Patricia Kennett 2. Economism and Public Policy Adrian Kay 3. Governance, Business and Social Policy: International and National Dimensions Kevin Farnsworth 4. Transnational Governance and National Employment Regulation: The Primacy of Competitiveness Otto Holman 5. Developmental States and Global Neoliberalism Amornsak Kitthananan PART II 6. International Law and Human Rights in the Context of Globalization Tonia Novitz 7. Poverty, Policy and the Politics of Competitiveness Paul Cammack 8. Globalization, Governance and Health Sarah Payne 9. Globalization, Governance and the Housing Market Ray Forrest 10. The Rise of Non-state Actors in Security Governance Elke Krahmann 11. Globalization, Governance and the UK’s Domestic ‘War on Terror’ Christina Pantazis and Simon Pemberton Index

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Book SynopsisThis book brings together leading international researchers to discuss governmental approaches to analysing social policies.Analysing Social Policy expands the scope of social policy analysis using the insights from post-Foucauldian scholarship on the art of governing in liberal democracies. One of the main conclusions reached is that policy researchers need to pay much greater attention to the minutiae of policy reform, and to the discursive and material ways in which power operates in policy change. The chapters comprising this book are purposefully written in a clear, accessible and reflective manner, with each of the contributions empirically grounded, drawing on social policy problems and practices in many countries, ranging from North America to Europe to Australasia. The editors address key concerns of both policy analysts as well as academic researchers attempting to locate appropriate theoretical frameworks to make sense of welfare state restructuring in the 21st century. This book will appeal to researchers and research students in political science, social policy, social work and sociology through its demonstration of how to apply contemporary social theory to research problems. It will also be of interest to policy scholars around the world who are involved in analysing the intersections of power, politics and policy.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Reframing Social Policy Analysis Greg Marston and Catherine McDonald PART I: GOVERNING SPACES AND PLACES 2. Governmentality and Powers of Life and Death Mitchell Dean 3. Global Governance and Local Policy Partnerships Wendy Larner 4. Governing the Spaces on the Margin of Society Jørgen Elm-Larsen PART II: GOVERNING OTHERS AND GOVERNING SELVES 5. Consumerism and the Remaking of State-Citzen Relations in the UK John Clarke 6. The Politics of Subject Formation: Welfare-Reliant Women’s Response to Welfare Reform in the United States and the Netherlands Anna C. Korteweg 7. Governing Men and Boys in Public Policy in Australia Bob Pease 8. Activating Child and Youth Welfare – A Case of the Neo-Social Re-arrangement of German Social Policy Fabian Kessl PART III: GOVERNING THROUGH NEW TECHNOLOGIES 9. ‘The End of the Passing Past’: Towards Polytemporal Policy Studies William Walters 10. Governing the Mother: Access to Reproductive Technologies Jennifer Smith 11. Segmentation and Conditionality: Technological Reconfigurations in Social Policy Paul Henman 12. Conclusion: A Conversation Worth Continuing? Greg Marston and Catherine McDonald Index

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Book SynopsisThis outstanding text, a follow-up to the authors' award-winning 1982 text, provides a thorough treatment of economic welfare theory and develops a complete theoretical and empirical framework for applied project and policy evaluation. The authors illustrate how this theory can be used to develop policy analysis from both theory and estimation in a variety of areas including: international trade, the economics of technological change, agricultural economics, the economics of information, environmental economics, and the economics of extractive and renewable natural resources.Building on willingness-to-pay (WTP) measures as the foundation for applied welfare economics, the authors develop measures for firms and households where households are viewed as both consumers and owner/sellers of resources. Possibilities are presented for (1) approximating WTP with consumer surplus, (2) measuring WTP exactly subject to errors in existing econometric work, and (3) using duality theory to specify econometric equations consistent with theory.Later chapters cover specific areas of welfare measurement under imperfect competition, uncertainty, incomplete information, externalities, and dynamic considerations. Applications are considered explicitly for policy issues related to information, international trade, the environment, agriculture, and other natural resource issues.The Welfare Economics of Public Policy is ideal for graduate and undergraduate courses in applied welfare economics, public policy, agricultural policy, and environmental economics and provides an essential reference for practitioners of applied welfare economics.Trade Review‘The Welfare Economics of Public Policy is a great book that should be of interest to all economists interested in applied welfare analysis. It is a good reference book for economists studying the effects of public policy. Finally, it should be a useful textbook for students studying economic policy and applied welfare economics.' -- Jean-Paul Chavas, American Journal of Agricultural Economics'. . . a very comprehensive overview of the state of the art in welfare economics. It can be used as a teaching book for advanced students as well as a reference volume for researchers. This duality of possible uses is supported by the fact that very complex issues are presented in an easily readable manner. More technical aspects are then outlined in the appendices of the relevant chapters, offering colleagues the option to study formal considerations in more detail. . . a welcome addition to and expression of the knowledge base of agricultural economics.' -- Stefan Mann, Journal of Agricultural Economics'I am absolutely delighted that the authors have revised and republished this text. I have used the previous version for years in my graduate environmental economics course; usually I had to share the one copy I have with students and I felt it was a shame that these students did not have the opportunity to purchase the book since every serious environmental economist should have this volume on their shelf. It has been a continuous reference volume for me over the years and I am sure this is true of many others in the discipline. In the field of applied welfare analysis (spanning environmental economics, international trade, agricultural policy, etc.) there is no need for further elaboration when "Just, Hueth and Schmitz" is referenced. Everyone knows the book that is being referred to: the "bible" of applied welfare economics.' -- Catherine Kling, Iowa State University, US'For the record, I am one of the people who requested that the authors revise and re-issue their textbook. It is an extremely valuable book for applied economists; as with the previous edition, I will use it extensively in two of my courses and consult it frequently in my own research endeavors.' -- Richard Adams, Oregon State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Pareto Optimality and the Pareto Criterion 3. The Compensation Principle and the Welfare Function 4. Welfare Measurement for the Producer Appendix to Chapter 4: Alternative Measures of Producer Welfare in Factor and Product Markets 5. Consumer Surplus and Consumer Welfare Appendix to Chapter 5: Nonuniqueness of Consumer Surplus 6. Willingness to Pay and Consumer Welfare Appendix to Chapter 6: Welfare Measurement for Consumers 7. Factor Supply and Factor Owner Welfare Appendix to Chapter 7: Welfare Measurement for Factor Owners 8. Aggregation and Economic Welfare Analysis of Market-Oriented Policies Appendix to Chapter 8: Measurement of Aggregate Market Welfare 9. Multimarket Analysis and General Equilibrium Considerations Appendix to Chapter 9: Welfare Measures for Multimarket Equilibrium 10. The Welfare Economics of Market Structure with Applications to International Trade 11. The Welfare Economics of Information with Applications to Advertising and Information Policy Appendix to Chapter 11: Measuring the Welfare Effects of Quality and Information 12. Stochastic Welfare Economics with Applications to Agricultural Policy Analysis Appendix to Chapter 12: Producer Welfare Measurement under Risk 13. Nonmarket Welfare Measurement with Applications to Environmental Economic Policy 14. Intertemporal Considerations in Cost–Benefit Analysis with Applications to Natural Resource Economics Appendix to Chapter 14: Intertemporal Welfare Analysis with Investment in Producer Capital and Consumer Durables 15. Conclusions and Further Considerations Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAre public sector institutions being exposed to ever-greater oversight, audit and inspection in the name of efficiency, accountability and risk management? Controlling Modern Government explores the long-term development of controls over government across five major state traditions in developed democracies - US, Japan, variants of continental-European models, a Scandinavian case and variants of the Westminster model. A central aspect of the study is an eight country comparison of variety in the use of controls based in oversight, competition, mutuality and contrived randomness in the selected domains of the high bureaucracy at the core of the state, the higher education sector and the prison sector. Countries covered include Australia, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, the UK and the USA.Providing a comparison of trends in the last quarter century in control over public sector activities in OECD countries, this book will be invaluable reading for academics and graduate students focussing on political science and public administration, as well as policymakers in OECD countries.Trade Review'The editors and authors are to be congratulated on a book that is unusually well integrated, filled with interesting findings, and, best of all, theoretically sophisticated and stimulating.' -- Joel D. Aberbach, West European Politics'Controlling Modern Government is likely to become a seminal text in the field of control and accountability systems. Christopher Hood and his colleagues have produced a majestic volume that exposes and teases apart the multitude of co-existent control mechanisms that are to be found across time, policy fields and jurisdictions. The outcome is a nuanced understanding of the complexity of modern governance and the importance of state traditions and professional cultures.' -- Matthew Flinders, Public Administration'. . . a most disciplined book that spells out what it is going to do then does it well.' -- Malcolm Crompton, Public Administration Today‘This book sets a new standard for systematic use of comparative information in studies on accountability and control. It is a welcome change from the past tendency in this field to build theoretical mountains on empirical molehills.' -- Charles Polidano, Office of the Prime Minister, MaltaTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Introduction 1. Controlling Public Services and Government: Towards a Cross-National Perspective Part II: Control over Government in Three Domains 2. Prisons: Varying Oversight and Mutuality, Much Tinkering, Limited Control 3. Higher Education and University Research: Harnessing Competition and Mutuality to Oversight? 4. Higher Civil Servants: Neither Mutuality Implosion nor Oversight Explosion Part III: Conclusions 5. Conclusion: Making Sense of Controls over Government Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe past decade has seen a quickening of the pace and extent of privatisation reforms in developing countries. An associated set of post-privatisation policies has seen the introduction of new and changed regulatory institutions. This book critically reviews regulatory reforms in developing countries, with a particulalr focus on the strengths and weaknesses of the 'best practice' model of reform, the significance of institutions of regulatory governance, and the impact of post-privatisation governance on development and poverty reduction agendas. The contributors argue that while regulatory governance is regarded as highly significant in the literature on economic and social regulation in developed economies, in relation to regulatory reforms in developing countries, it is a neglected and under researched field. This book redresses the balance. Regulatory Governance in Developing Countries proposes that existing policy models of regulatory reform are inappropriate, ineffectual, and too narrowly conceived; they need to be evaluated and reshaped within the broader context of poverty reduction and developmental programmes. Drawn from diverse backgrounds, including law, political science, economics, and development policy and management, the contributors are well placed to judge issues of policy transfer between developed and developing systems of governance. Postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students in governance, public policy, public sector development studies and economics will find this book to be of great interest as will practitioners in development agencies and aid institutions.Table of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: CONCEPTUALISING REGULATION: GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT 1. Introduction: Regulatory Governance in Developing Countries Martin Minogue and Ledivina Cariño 2. States and Modes of Regulation in the Global Political Economy Nicola Phillips 3. The Internationalization of Regulation: Implications for Developing Countries Giandomenico Majone 4. Apples and Oranges: Comparing International Experiences in Regulatory Reform Martin Minogue 5. Regulatory Governance and Accountability: A UK Perspective on Improving the Regulatory State Peter Vass PART II: CASE STUDIES IN INSTITUTIONAL REFORM 6. Regulatory Reform in Developing Countries: Designing Business Set-up Processes Anthony Ogus and Qing Zhang 7. Reforms and Practices in Local Regulatory Governance: The Case of the Philippines Perla E. Legaspi 8. The Philippine Port Sector: A Case of Regulatory Capture Enrico L. Basilio PART III: REGULATION, MARKETS AND THE POOR: CASES FROM SOUTH AFRICA AND THE PHILIPPINES 9. The Capability Approach and Access to Information and Communication Technologies Erwin M. Alampay 10. Regulatory Governance of the Water Sector in South Africa Kobus Müller and Frederick Uys 11. Pioneering Redisributive Regulatory Reform: A Study of Implementation of a Catchment Management Agency for the Inkomati Water Management Area, South Africa Julia Brown and Philip Woodhouse 12. Pro-poor Water Services in Metro Manila: In Search of Greater Equity Joycelyn C. Cuaresma 13. Climbing South Africa’s Water Services Ladder: Safe Drinking Water through Regulatory Governance Grant Mackintosh and Frederik Uys PART IV: CAPACITY BUILDING FOR REGULATION 14. A Diagnostic Model for Capacity Building in Regulatory Agencies and Competition Commissions: An Empirical Study Based on the ICT Sector, Southern Africa Derek Eldridge and Bryan Goulden Index

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking book provides new key insights and opens up an important research agenda. The book develops a new taxonomy of the different types of innovation found in public sector services, and investigates the key features and drivers of public sector entrepreneurship. The book contains new statistical studies and a set of six international case studies in health and social services. The research shows that public sector organisations are important innovators in their own right. Economic growth and social development depend on efficient public sector organisations that deliver high quality services, are effectively organised, and have excellent interactions with the private sector, NGOs and citizens. Public sector innovation is complex, invariably involving changes in services, organisational structures, and managerial practices. Essential to successful innovation are the policy entrepreneurs and service entrepreneurs who develop, organise and manage new innovations. This book provides key lessons for these public sector entrepreneurs.Innovation in Public Sector Services fills a fundamental gap; explaining the dynamics of innovation and entrepreneurship in public sector services and is of great importance for researchers, academics and students interested in innovation, entrepreneurship and strategy management. It provides a stimulating read for anyone working or interested in health and social services.Trade Review'This book. . . is an excellent starting point for any research in this field [on innovation in the public sector]. . . The book is an essential read for anyone interested in innovation policy studies, but particularly for those interested in health innovation policy studies (and probably also educational policies). I have already assigned it to my students.' -- J. Adam Holbrook, Science and Public Policy'This is a timely and important contribution on innovation processes within the public sector. Departing from the myth of "private equal to entrepreneurial, public equal to bureaucratic paralysis", it offers precious insights into public sector learning, entrepreneurship, of course inertias, and also the trade-offs involved in different management philosophies and performance evaluation methods. It is a rare example of "political economy done right".' -- Giovanni Dosi, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa'Innovation and entrepreneurship have become the cornerstones for economic growth, jobs and competitiveness in the global economy. However, the burden for generating an innovative economy has fallen on the private sector. Scholars have been remarkably taciturn concerning the role for innovation and entrepreneurship in the public sector has remained strikingly invisible. No more. In Innovation in Public Sector Services, the authors assemble a team of leading international scholars in a path breaking study to identify the potential for the public sector in contributing to innovation and entrepreneurship. In particular, the volume introduces an insightful new analytical framework that lays the foundations for transforming a sleepy public sector into a dynamic, innovative and highly effective partner for leadership and change in the global era. Scholars, policy makers and business leaders who think that the public sector is condemned to being a hindrance to innovation and entrepreneurship rather than a leader championing change and competitiveness in a global economy would be well advised to read this important new book.' -- David B. Audretsch, Indiana University, Bloomington, US and Otto Beisheim School WHU, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Richard R. Nelson PART I: ISSUES IN PUBLIC SECTOR INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP 1. Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Public Services Paul Windrum 2. New Public Management and Cultural Change: The Case of UK Public Sector Project Sponsors as Leaders Mark Hall and Robin Holt 3. Structure, Size and Reform of the Public Sector in Europe Andrés Maroto and Luis Rubalcaba 4. Survey of Research on Health Sector Innovation Faridah Djellal and Faïz Gallouj PART II: CASE STUDIES 5. The Adoption and Diffusion of Technological and Organizational Innovations in a Spanish Hospital Manuel García-Goñi 6. Health Innovation Processes at the Public–Private Interface Andrea Mina and Ronnie Ramlogan 7. Innovation Dynamics in Hospitals: Applied Case Studies in French Hospitals Faridah Djellal and Faïz Gallouj 8. Patient-centred Diabetes Education in the UK Paul Windrum 9. Providing Care to the Elderly: Political Advocacy, Innovation Models and Entrepreneurship in Oslo Helge Godø 10. Learning to Innovate in a Transition Country: Developing Quality Standards for Elderly Residential Care in Slovakia Katarina Staroňová and Ľudmila Malíková 11. Conclusions: Public Innovation and Entrepreneurship Paul Windrum Index

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Book SynopsisThe 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 different countries.The book focuses on two themes not usually considered together. First, the scope and limits of the role economists have played in reform processes, not simply in terms of providing analytical models but in the actual leadership required to advance reform coherently. Secondly, the authors examine the importance of developing leadership at all levels of the public sector to take advantage of the opportunities reforms have generated, and to create new sources of public value. In bringing these themes together they uniquely show how the family of economic theories (public choice, agency theory and new institutional economics) can be adapted to explain why there might be a demand for developing public sector leadership that reflects an 'appreciative' managerial style as opposed to the hard-edged contractualism often associated with public management reform.Trade Review'A "must-read" for students, researchers and practitioners in the areas of public economics, public management and politics. The book provides both a useful reference that highlights links between these fields and an essential stimulus to future cross-disciplinary research in this important area.' -- Andrew C. Worthington, University of Wollongong, Australia'In this new, exciting exposition, Brian Dollery and Joe Wallis (here joined by Linda McLoughlin) continue their unique explorations advancing the frontiers of public administration and political economy with a fresh, challenging, and thought-provoking analysis of the effects and implications of more than two decades of public sector reform.' -- Zane Spindler, Simon Fraser University, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Public Sector Reform: Modernization, Paradigms and Patterns 3. Economic Foundations of Public Sector Reform 4. An Economic Theory of Leadership 5. The Contribution of Economists to Policy Leadership and Public Sector Reform 6. The Role of Leadership Development in Public Sector Reform and Modernization 7. Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisPublic choice theory has become an increasingly significant aspect of public law scholarship. A more comprehensive knowledge of public institutions and their activities can illuminate our understanding of how legal rules shape the behavior of these institutions. This volume gathers together key papers highlighting the fundamental issues in the evolution of this subject. Besides providing an appreciation of the institutional complexity and potential weak points of democracies, public choice theory promises to show how political structures and processes shape outcomes for better or for worse. It thereby aids understanding and improvements to institutional design. Much of that design is expressed in the form of law, so the subject is of particular importance to legal scholars. This authoritative selection of articles provides a firm foundation to this important area of study.Trade Review'Dan Farber has assembled a diverse and challenging set of readings that lay out the grounds of agreement and disagreement in theories of public choice and law. This collection will be valuable to students and others seeking an introduction to this difficult and contentious subject.' -- John Ferejohn, Stanford University and New York University, USTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Daniel A. Farber PART I INTEREST GROUP THEORIES 1. George J. Stigler (1971), ‘The Theory of Economic Regulation’ 2. William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner (1975), ’The Independent Judiciary in an Interest-Group Perspective’ 3. Einer R. Elhauge (1991), ‘Does Interest Group Theory Justify More Intrusive Judicial Review?’ PART II INSTITUTIONALIST AND AGENCY THEORIES 4. Tom Ginsburg (2002), ‘Ways of Criticizing Public Choice: The Uses of Empiricism and Theory in Legal Scholarship’ 5. Keith Krehbiel (2004), ‘Legislative Organization’ 6. Daryl J. Levinson (2005), ‘Empire-Building Government in Constitutional Law’ PART III PUBLIC CHOICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW 7. Jerry L. Mashaw (1985), ‘Prodelegation: Why Administrators Should Make Political Decisions’ 8. McNollgast (1999), ‘The Political Origins of the Administrative Procedure Act’ 9. Terry M. Moe and William G. Howell (1999), ‘The Presidential Power of Unilateral Action’ PART IV PUBLIC CHOICE AND STATUTORY INTERPRETATION 10. Frank H. Easterbrook (1983), ‘Statutes’ Domains’ 11. William N. Eskridge, Jr. (1988), ‘Politics Without Romance: Implications of Public Choice Theory for Statutory Interpretation’ 12. Kenneth A. Shepsle (1992), ‘Congress Is a “They,” Not an “It”: Legislative Intent as Oxymoron’ 13. McNollgast (1994), ‘Legislative Intent: The Use of Positive Political Theory in Statutory Interpretation’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisCare of the elderly in their own homes has increasingly come into the focus of contemporary welfare policies and raises important questions about the governance of welfare in general. By taking a comparative and thematic approach, this interesting and timely book offers a comprehensive analysis of the principal issues surrounding the governance of home care.The analysis presented systematically maps out governing arrangements in relation to formal and informal care services, informal care, care workers and users of care across nine countries. The authors explore the ways in which country specific contexts shape governing arrangements and bring together insights from social care and public policy literature, two different yet complementary theoretical perspectives.Combining social care and public policy, Governing Home Care will be of great interest to scholars and postgraduate students and researchers of comparative social and public policy, as well as gender studies with particular interest in health policy, welfare state policies, family studies, and the sociology of caring and ageing.Trade Review'This is an exhaustive text, soundly rooted in "social policy", which contains a wealth of detailed information on home care: a topic of welfare policy that is little studied. . . it provides an extremely useful initial analysis of home care governance in the nine countries studied and is a useful basis for further research in this area. It will be of interest to researchers and students of social policy, particularly those who are interested in undertaking comparative studies, as well as to senior managers in health and social services (national and local levels), who plan to develop and commission home care services for older people.' -- Pat Chambers, International Journal of Health Planning and Management'Governing Home Care closes several important gaps in the literature. The authors provide both a rich source of empirical data on home care in different countries and new theoretical approaches on the governance of public sector services and comparative welfare research. As such, this book stretches far beyond the field of care for the elderly in their homes. . . This book is an invaluable source for students and researchers of health and social care, gender studies and comparative welfare state studies. It stimulates creative thinking and the search for new and more sustainable avenues in home care and comparative public policy alike.' -- Ellen Kuhlmann, Journal of European Social PolicyTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction to the Governance of Home Care 2. Analysing Home Care Governance: Bringing Together Different Conceptual Perspectives 3. Contexts of Governing Home Care: Ideas and Institutions 4. Governing Formal Care Services: Between Integration and Fragmentation 5. Integrating Informal Care Provision 6. Care Workers: Defining the Boundaries of Occupational Territories 7. Care Users: Between Citizens and Consumers 8. Home Care Governance: Mapping out Convergences and Divergences Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis book provides critical, up-to-date reviews on the field of ethics and integrity of governance, along with fresh future perspectives. Focusing on Europe and the US, it addresses the key dimensions of public service values, the integrity and rationality of governance, ethics management, and the ethics of governance politics. In each of these four areas, leading international scholars tackle the main issues and controversies facing the world today. The final chapter synthesizes these views and provides an ambitious and critical outline for future work in the field of ethics and integrity of governance. Emanating from the much heralded 'transatlantic dialogue', this study integrates both the European and American perspectives into a common voice for action.Ethics and Integrity of Governance will appeal to academics, researchers and practitioners in the areas of leadership and organisation, public policy and public administration, and public values and ethics.Trade Review'The book is a welcome contribution to the literature on ethics as it provides a broader horizon of investigation than most familiar works in recent years.' -- Jamil E. Jreisat, International Journal of Public AdministrationTable of ContentsContents: Foreword John A. Rohr 1. Introduction Leo W.J.C. Huberts, Jeroen Maesschalck and Carole L. Jurkiewicz PART I: PUBLIC SERVICE ETHOS, VALUES AND INTEGRITY 2. The Evolution of the British Public Service Ethos: A Historical Institutional Approach to Explaining Continuity and Change Wouter Vandenabeele and Sylvia Horton 3. A Revolution in Organizational Values: Change and Recalibration Carole L. Jurkiewicz and Robert A. Giacalone 4. Ethical Norms in Public Service: A Framework for Analysis Carol W. Lewis 5. Judging a Public Official’s Integrity Frédérique E. Six and Leo W.J.C. Huberts PART II: THE INTEGRITY, RATIONALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF GOVERNANCE 6. Ethical Leadership and Administrative Evil: The Distorting Effects of Technical Rationality Guy B. Adams and Danny L. Balfour 7. The Swiss Federal Administration in the Context of Downsizing: Public Servants’ Perception about their Work Environment and Ethical Issues Yves Emery and Carole Wyser PART III: ETHICS AND INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT AND INSTRUMENTS 8. Ethical Governance in Local Government in England: A Regulator’s View Gillian Fawcett and Mark Wardman 9. A Paradigmatic Shift in Ethics and Integrity Management within the Dutch Public Sector? Beyond Compliance – A Practitioner’s View Alain Hoekstra, Alex Belling and Eli van der Heide 10. How to Encourage Ethical Behaviour: The Impact of Police Leadership on Police Officers Taking Gratuities Terry Lamboo, Karin Lasthuizen and Leo W.J.C. Huberts PART IV: ETHICS AND INTEGRITY AND THE POLITICS OF GOVERNANCE 11. Removing Employee Protections: A ‘See no Evil’ Approach to Civil Service Reform James S. Bowman and Jonathan P. West 12. In Defence of Politicking: Private, Personal and Public Interests Robert P. Kaye 13. Perceptions of Corruption as Distrust? Cause and Effect in Attitudes Towards Government Steven Van de Walle PART V: CONCLUSION 14. Global Perspectives on Good Governance Policies and Research Leo W.J.C. Huberts, Jeroen Maesschalck and Carole L. Jurkiewicz Index

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on regulatory reforms and the autonomization and agencification of public sector organizations across Europe, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. The central argument of the book is that regulation and agencification occur and perform in tandem. Comparative analysis on the processes, effects and implications of regulatory reform and the establishment of semi-independent agencies are undertaken, and the practice of trade-offs between political control and agency autonomy is explored. The contributors also discuss the challenges of fragmentation, coordination, 'joined-up' government and other government initiatives in the aftermath of the New Public Management movement and its focus on agencification. Finally, the complexity of deregulation/re-regulation, new emergent forms of regulation, control and auditing as well as reassertion of the centre are examined.Until now, there has been little attempt to link the study on regulation and regulatory reforms with that of autonomous central agencies. In this book the two fields are brought together.Autonomy and Regulation will find its audience amongst scholars and researchers working in the areas of political science, public administration and public management, organization theory, institutional analyses and comparative administration. It will also appeal to scholars and those directly involved in public sector and regulatory reforms including politicians and managers.Trade Review'The book will be of use to many students of comparative public policy, including advanced undergraduates investigating NPM reforms. . . the authors have done an admirable job in offering a richly detailed analysis with a refreshing wide scope.' -- Anneliese Dodds, Political Studies Review'. . . an important new book that will be of interest to many within the field. . . If you are looking for a provocative and thoughtful analysis and a realistic discussion grounded in a wealth of empirically based research and case studies it is a very worthwhile read.' -- Gerhard Hammerschmid, Public Management ReviewTable of ContentsContents: PART I: INTRODUCTION Introduction Tom Christensen and Per Lægreid 1. Agencification and Regulatory Reforms Tom Christensen and Per Lægreid PART II: DEPOLITICISATION, ACCOUNTABILITY, ARENA SHIFTING AND SCIENTIZATION 2. Depoliticization, Democracy and Arena Shifting Matthew Flinders and Jim Buller 3. Institutional Transformation? The Scientization of Central Banking as a Case Study Martin Marcussen 4. Accountability and Coordination with Independent Foundations: A Canadian Case of Autonomization Peter Aucoin PART III: REASSERTION OF THE CENTRE 5. Theoretical Faith and Practical Works: De-Autonomizing and Joining-Up in the New Zealand State Sector Robert Gregory 6. The Reassertion of the Centre in a First Generation NPM System John Halligan 7. The Tensions of Political Control and Administrative Autonomy: From NPM to a Reconstituted Westminster Model David Richards and Martin Smith PART IV: AGENCIES: AUTONOMY, COORDINATION AND CONTROL 8. Delegation and Specialization in Regulatory Administration: A Comparative Analysis of Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands Jørgen Grønnegaard Christensen and Kutsal Yesilkagit 9. Autonomy and Control in the Norwegian Civil Service: Does Agency Form Matter? Per Lægreid, Paul G. Roness and Kristin Rubecksen 10. Accountability and Accountability Arrangements in Public Agencies Bram Verschuere, Koen Verhoest, Falke Meyers and B. Guy Peters PART V: REGULATION BY AND INSIDE THE STATE 11. Discipline and Punish – or Trust? Contrasting Bases for Performance Management in Executive Agencies Christopher Pollitt 12. The Dynamics of Regulatory Reform Hanne Foss Hansen and Lene Holm Pedersen PART VI: CONCLUSION AND REFLECTIONS 13. Rebalancing the State: Reregulation and the Reassertion of the Centre Tom Christensen and Per Lægreid Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume provides an important collection of recent papers on the macroeconomic effects of population ageing. The articles are focused into three categories which cover the main channels through which population ageing affects national living standards: productivity and growth; consumption and saving; and labour market and fiscal effects. The papers have been selected for their clear and valuable contributions to this field of study. The book will be an essential reference volume for academic and public sector economists, policy makers and demographers.Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction John Creedy and Ross Guest PART I PRODUCTIVITY AND GROWTH 1. Avner Ahituv (2001), ‘Be Fruitful or Multiply: On the Interplay Between Fertility and Economic Development’ 2. Gary S. Becker and Robert J. Barro (1988), ‘A Reformulation of the Economic Theory of Fertility’ 3. Gary S. Becker, Kevin M. Murphy and Robert Tamura (1990), ‘Human Capital, Fertility, and Economic Growth’ 4. Carl-Johan Dalgaard and Claus Thustrup Kreiner (2001), ‘Is Declining Productivity Inevitable?’ 5. David de la Croix and Matthias Doepke (2003), ‘Inequality and Growth: Why Differential Fertility Matters’ 6. Ronald Lee (2003), ‘The Demographic Transition: Three Centuries of Fundamental Change’ 7. Charles I. Jones (2002), ‘Sources of U.S. Economic Growth in a World of Ideas’ 8. David Lam (1989), ‘Population Growth, Age Structure, and Age-Specific Productivity: Does a Uniform Age Distribution Minimize Lifetime Wages?’ 9. Mehmet Serkan Tosun (2003), ‘Population Aging and Economic Growth: Political Economy and Open Economy Effects’ PART II CONSUMPTION AND SAVING 10. Alan J. Auerbach and Laurence J. Kotlikoff (1992), ‘The Impact of the Demographic Transition on Capital Formation’ 11. Robin Brooks (2003), ‘Population Aging and Global Capital Flows in a Parallel Universe’ 12. David M. Cutler, James M. Poterba, Louise M. Sheiner and Lawrence H. Summers (1990), ‘An Aging Society: Opportunity or Challenge?’ 13. Douglas W. Elmendorf and Louise M. Sheiner (2000), ‘Should America Save for its Old Age? Fiscal Policy, Population Aging, and National Saving’ 14. Ross S. Guest and Ian M. McDonald (2004), ‘Effect of World Fertility Scenarios on International Living Standards’ 15. W. Jos Jansen (2000), ‘International Capital Mobility: Evidence from Panel Data’ 16. Turalay Kenc and Serdar Sayan (2001), ‘Demographic Shock Transmission from Large to Small Countries: An Overlapping Generations CGE Analysis’ 17. David Miles (1999), ‘Modelling the Impact of Demographic Change Upon the Economy’ 18. David N. Weil (1999), ‘Population Growth, Dependency, and Consumption’ 19. Matthew Higgins (1998), ‘Demography, National Savings, and International Capital Flows’ 20. Allen C. Kelley and Robert M. Schmidt (1996), ‘Saving, Dependency and Development’ PART III LABOUR AND FISCAL EFFECTS OF POPULATION AGEING 21. James M. Poterba (2001), ‘Demographic Structure and Asset Returns’ 22. Willem H. Buiter (1997), ‘Generational Accounts, Aggregate Saving and Intergenerational Distribution’ 23. Jørgen Elmeskov (2004), ‘Aging, Public Budgets, and the Need for Policy Reform’ 24. Martin Flodén (2003), ‘Public Saving and Policy Coordination in Aging Economies’ 25. Ronald Lee and Ryan Edwards (2002), ‘The Fiscal Effects of Population Aging in the U.S.: Assessing the Uncertainties’ 26. Tetsuo Ono (2003), ‘Social Security Policy with Public Debt in an Aging Economy’ 27. Efraim Sadka and Vito Tanzi (2002), ‘Increasing Dependency Ratios, Pensions and Tax Smoothing’ 28. F. Landis MacKellar (2000), ‘The Predicament of Population Aging: A Review Essay’ 29. Robert K. von Weizsäcker (1996), ‘Distributive Implications of an Aging Society’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisRegulation, Markets and Poverty analyses the policy implications of research into issues of competition, regulation and regulatory governance in developing countries. Particular attention is paid to factors affecting poverty and to the connection between regulation, competition and poverty. It represents the culmination of research undertaken in the past five years by the Centre on Regulation and Competition.Written in a non-technical manner with references to the more technical literature, each chapter draws on the work of leading experts across a range of disciplines who frequently challenge conventional wisdom.This accessible and lively study will appeal to policymakers and practitioners dealing with regulation and competition in developing countries, postgraduate students of regulation, competition, public policy and international business. Staff of international development agencies and NGOs working on governance issues, competitiveness, utility policy and infrastructure investment will also find this important book of value and interest.Table of ContentsContents: Preface Paul Cook and Martin Minogue 1. Introduction PART I: COMPETITION 2. Competition and Innovation 3. Designing Competition Policy 4. Technological and Trade Competitiveness PART II: REGULATORY GOVERNANCE 5. Why Regulatory Governance Matters 6. Regulatory Policy Transfer PART III: REGULATION 7. Regulating Utilities in Developing Countries 8. Problems of Utility Privatization 9. Regulating through Ethical Trade 10. Regulatory Impact Assessment: Improving Regulatory Quality in Developing Countries PART IV: CAPACITY BUILDING FOR REGULATION 11. Capacity Building for Regulation 12. A Regulator’s Toolkit for Capacity Building PART V: COMPETITION, REGULATION AND POVERTY 13. Water Subsidies and the Poor 14. Competition and Regulation: The Connection with Poverty and Income Distribution Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWhile there is no universally accepted definition of civil servant and civil service, this authoritative and informative Handbook compares and contrasts various approaches to organizing the structure and activities of different civil service systems. The expert contributors consider the historical and theoretical context of public administration and public sector management, applying relevant theories and frameworks to provide a disciplinary perspective. Recurring topics and themes are explored, and international comparisons are made via case studies from Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, and North and South America. Issues addressed in each country study include accountability, structure, processes and institutions, as well as the relationship to the broader political systems in a world becoming aware that it exists within a differentiated polity. The Weberian legacy, joined-up government and the hollowed-out state thesis and the debate between Anglo-American influenced systems versus the Continental European approach to organizing the civil service are also discussed in detail. This systematic comparison of civil service systems and their political and theoretical foundations will prove essential reading for academics and students focusing on public policy and public sector management. Public service professionals will also find this book to be a crucial resource. Contributors include: T.E.D. Anagnosen, P. Barberis, E. Borgonovi, F. Buick, M. Desbouvries, M. Duggett, O.P. Dwivedi, M. Evans, A. Ferraro, J. Halligan, S. Horton, J.-M. Kauzya, M. Kikuchi, A. Massey, D.S. Mishra, A. Nakamura, J. O'Flynn, E. Ongaro, R. Parry, R. Pyper, C. SadleirTrade ReviewThis Handbook on civil service systems is truly international and comparative. It covers and compares countries from all continents. It also connects historical (Weberian) legacies to contemporary challenges such as coordination, the hollow state, and trust. Massey's Handbook does not avoid difficult issues for civil service systems such as ruined reforms, fiscal retrenchment, and cultural and political system shocks. Therefore this book is exceptionally rich and stimulating. --- Geert Bouckaert, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, BelgiumTable of ContentsContents: PART I: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES 1. Civil Service Systems: Introduction and Scope of the Book Andrew Massey 2. The Weberian Legacy Peter Barberis 3. Contrasting Anglo-American and Continental European Civil Service Systems Sylvia Horton 4. Decentralization, Devolution and the Hollowing Out of the State Robert Pyper 5. Experiments with Joined-up, Horizontal and Whole-of-Government in Anglophone Countries John Halligan, Fiona Buick and Janine O’Flynn PART II: SYSTEM AND COUNTRY COMPARISONS 6. The Civil Service in Italy Elio Borgonovi and Edoardo Ongaro 7. The United States Civil Service J. Theodore Anagnoson 8. A Splendid Ruined Reform: The Creation and Destruction of a Civil Service in Argentina Agustín E. Ferraro 9. Comparative Perspectives of the Challenges and Prospects of Civil Service Reforms in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda John-Mary Kauzya 10. The Public Service of India: A Mapping Expedition O.P. Dwivedi and D.S. Mishra 11. Towards Public Service-oriented Governance? Administrative Reform with ‘Chinese Characteristics’ Mark Evans 12. Japanese Public Administration at the Crossroads: Declining Trust in Government and Civil Service Reform in the Age of Fiscal Retrenchment Akira Nakamura and Masao Kikuchi 13. The Australian Public Service System John Halligan and Chris Sadleir 14. The Civil Service in France: Contested Complacency? Michael Duggett with Manueline Desbouvries 15. The United Kingdom Civil Service: A Devolving System Richard Parry Index

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Book SynopsisPopulation ageing and the resulting pressures on existing pension systems constitutes one of the most important challenges modern societies will have to face over the coming decades. Although governments have responded to such pressures by adopting a plethora of pension reforms, the adaptation process is far from over. This book comprehensively documents developments in pension policy in eleven advanced industrial countries in Western Europe, East Asia and North America. In order to explore what population ageing means for the sustainability of pension systems, the authors present a detailed review of pension policy making over the past two decades and provide up-to-date analysis of current pension legislation. They examine the factors that can facilitate or impede the adaptation of pension systems and the features that shape and determine reforms. They also highlight the fact that although the path of reform taken by each country is somewhat different, the processes at work are often very similar. Ageing populations throughout the world are extremely reluctant to see their pension systems dismantled and are therefore prepared to mobilise in their defence. This process of mobilisation interacts with demographic pressures and institutional constraints to help determine the future direction of pension policy. The breadth of geographic coverage provides an almost global picture of the impact of ageing on pension reform, at least in terms of high income countries. Academics and students with an interest in economics, social policy, sociology and political science will find this a worthwhile and rewarding volume. It will also be of value to policymakers interested in how the problem of unsustainable pension systems can be resolved.Trade Review'This is an admirable example of a multi-authored comparative book. The two editors set the scene very carefully in the opening chapter and the subsequent chapters follow the framework set out and use the concepts explored there. In this never simple policy area, national systems are explained as clearly as possible by each author.' -- Michael Hill, Journal of Social Policy'This is an enlightening introduction to the global dimensions and complexity of pension reform. Recommended.' -- J.F. O'Connell, ChoiceTable of ContentsContents: 1. Population Ageing and the Logics of Pension Reform in Western Europe, East Asia and North America Giuliano Bonoli and Toshimitsu Shinkawa 2. Reconfiguring Italian Pensions: From Policy Stalemate to Comprehensive Reforms Maurizio Ferrera and Matteo Jessoula 3. New Century – New Paradigm: Pension Reforms in Germany Karl Hinrichs 4. The Politics of Pension Reform in France: The End of Exceptionalism? Christelle Mandin and Bruno Palier 5. Pension Reform in Sweden: Radical Reform in a Mature Pension System Karen M. Anderson 6. UK Pension Reform: A Test Case for a Liberal Welfare State? Peter Taylor-Gooby 7. Switzerland: Adapting Pensions within Tight Institutional Constraints Giuliano Bonoli 8. The Politics of Pension Reform in Japan: Institutional Legacies, Credit-claiming and Blame Avoidance Toshimitsu Shinkawa 9. Pension Reform in Taiwan: The Old and the New Politics of Welfare Chen-Wei Lin 10. Pension Reform in Korea: Conflict between Social Solidarity and Long-term Financial Sustainability Yeon Myung Kim and Kyo-seong Kim 11. Public Pension Reform in the United States R. Kent Weaver 12. Stasis Amidst Change: Canadian Pension Reform in an Age of Retrenchment Daniel Béland and John Myles Index

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Book SynopsisCovering issues such as deregulation, privatization, organizational reforms, and competition policy, Regulatory Reform of Public Utilities provides a comprehensive summary of regulatory reforms in Japanese public utility industries. Fumitoshi Mizutani expertly explores the main regulatory structures and regulatory reforms in eight Japanese public utility industries: electric power, gas utility, water supply, railways, local bus, postal services, telecommunications, and broadcasting. There are also separate chapters on yardstick regulation, universal service obligations, privatization and structural reforms, and private sector involvement - all important issues in Japanese regulatory reform. This unique study reveals that regulatory reform in Japan has distinctive features. It seeks to fill the information gap and widen understanding in the international community in relation to the Japanese experience with regulation and reform of public utility industries. This informative book will prove invaluable to postgraduate students, policymakers, and researchers in fields such as regulation, empirical industrial organization, and public policy.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Theoretical Background of Public Utilities in Japan 1. Regulation 2. Public and Private Provision Part II: The Energy and Water Supply Industries 3. Electric Power 4. Gas Utility 5. Water Supply Part III: Transport Industries 6. Railway 7. Local Bus Part IV: Communications Industries 8. Postal Service 9. Telecommunications 10. Broadcasting Part V: Selected Topics on Regulatory Reforms in Japan 11. Yardstick Regulation 12. Universal Service Obligation 13. Privatization and Structural Reforms 14. Private Sector Involvement Appendix References Index

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