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Book SynopsisThis major Handbook provides a state-of-the-art study of the recent history and future development of international public management reform.Through a careful cross-country analysis spanning the last three decades this timely volume critically evaluates whether countries are converging towards a single public management model. The book goes on to investigate unresolved issues surrounding leadership, e-government, accountability and computer systems failure currently facing reformers. Shaun Goldfinch and Joe Wallis have brought together a number of eminent scholars from across Europe, Asia, North America and Australasia to explore the role of economic ideas, human resources and the state of public management reform in twelve countries.Providing a broad global overview of public management and facilitating a greater understanding of the difficult issue of reform, this book will find widespread appeal amongst academics and postgraduate students of public administration as well as practitioners in the field.Trade Review'This volume presents a compelling package for anyone interested in public sector reform. It effectively combines a wide range of well-researched reviews of national experiences with state-of-the-art thematic chapters in key reform areas such as IT governance, public sector leadership and accountability. The result is a robust, insightful and sometimes sobering series of accounts of the promises and pitfalls of efforts to reform the institutions and practices of public governance around the world. A must-read.' -- Paul 't Hart, Australian National UniversityTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction Shaun F. Goldfinch 2. The Influence of Economic Theories of Government Failure on Public Management Reform Brian Dollery 3. HRM in the Public Sector: Is It Enough? Marie-France Waxin and Robert Bateman 4. New Public Management and the Politics of Accountability Robert Gregory 5. Public Value-Seeking Leadership: Its Nature, Rationale and Development in the Context of Public Management Reform Joe L. Wallis and Linda McLoughlin 6. ‘E-Government’: Is it the Next Big Public Sector Trend? Robin Gauld 7. Dangerous Enthusiasms and Information Systems Development in the Public Sector Shaun F. Goldfinch 8. Public Management Reform in the United Kingdom: Great Leaps, Small Steps and Policies as Their Own Cause Kai Wegrich 9. New Zealand: Reforming a New Public Management Exemplar? Shaun F. Goldfinch 10. New Public Management in Australia Marian Simms 11. The Challenge of Renewing Governance in Canada Stephen Tomblin 12. The United States: The Political Context of Administrative Reform Bert A. Rockman and Thierno Thiam 13. French Administrative Reform: Change and Resistance Glynn Jones and Alistair Cole 14. Senior Civil Servants and Bureaucratic Change in Belgium Guido Dierickx 15. Dynamic Conservatism: The Rise and Evolution of Public Management Reforms in the Netherlands Mirko Noordegraaf 16. Danish Public Management Reform Before and After NPM Jørgen Christensen 17. Public Management Reform in Norway: Reluctance and Tensions Tom Christensen and Per Lægreid 18. Public Management Reform in Hong Kong Anthony B.L. Cheung 19. Public Sector Management Reform in Japan Kiyoshi Yamamoto 20. Conclusion: Is There a Common Thread? Joe L. Wallis Index

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Book SynopsisDuring the past 25 years, independent regulatory agencies have become widespread institutions for regulatory governance. This book studies how they have diffused across Europe and compares their formal independence in 17 countries and seven sectors. Through a series of quantitative analyses, it finds that governments tend to be more prone to delegate powers to independent regulators when they need to increase the credibility of their regulatory commitments and when they attempt to tie the hands of their successors. The institutional context also matters: political institutions that make policy change more difficult are functional equivalents of delegation. In addition to these factors, emulation has driven the diffusion of independent regulators, which have become socially valued institutions that help policymakers legitimize their actions, and may even have become taken for granted as the appropriate way to organize regulatory policies.Providing a broad comparison of independent regulatory agencies in Europe, Delegation in the Regulatory State will be of great interest to researchers and students in political science, public policy, and public administration.Trade Review'. . . it is thanks to works like this one that we can make progress in the understanding of the phenomenon of independent regulatory authorities in Europe and elsewhere.' -- Competition and Regulation in Network Industries'When scholars and practitioners want to understand regulation in Europe, this book should be the first place they will turn. Combining innovative data, smart statistical analysis, and an in-depth knowledge of regulatory agencies and processes across a wide range of countries, Gilardi has produced an essential study of regulation and a stellar piece of scholarship.' -- Charles Shipan, University of Michigan, US'This is a crucial, important book for the study of independent regulatory agencies, an increasingly prevalent institution at the heart of the governance of markets. Gilardi offers an excellent quantitative analysis of the spread of such agencies. He presents a remarkable dataset and rigourously tests different explanations. His coverage is wide and his methods are first class. His conclusions will interest all scholars who work on the regulatory state.' -- Mark Thatcher, London School of Economics, UK'Regulatory agencies are an important aspect of the contemporary regulatory state. Drawing on an extensive body of comparative analysis, Fabrizio Gilardi's book provides a serious contribution that moves the literature forward. This book deserves to be considered carefully.' -- Martin Lodge, London School of Economics, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Institutional Foundations of the Regulatory State 3. Delegation to Independent Regulatory Agencies: Credibility, Political Uncertainty, and Veto Players 4. The Formal Independence of Regulators: Empirical Analysis 5. Interdependent Delegation: The Diffusion of Independent Regulators Agencies 6. The Diffusion of Independent Regulatory Agencies: Empirical Analysis 7. Conclusion 8. Appendixes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis first Handbook in a series of three original reference works looks at globally contentious urban policy issues from a wide variety of different angles and perspectives. Matters related to urban densification, population mobility, urban inequality and sustainability are analysed in a manner that will not only interest the advanced student but also the novice.Urban policy covers a vast field. This first volume combines chapters covering three broad themes: policy issues pertaining to the spatial aspects of the city; social and mobility issues; and issues of urban governance. The spotlight initially falls on urban structure, urban densification, the disappearing urban/rural divide, the urban economic landscape and the transformation of socialist economies. The Handbook then goes on to focus on migration, social mobility, crime, terrorism and social inequality. Finally, urban sustainability and urban governance come under the spotlight. Integration of the planning process, flexibilities in infrastructure and areas of neglect in environmental management feature strongly in this section of the Handbook. Books of this nature are often slanted in one particular direction: however, this Handbook's approach is different. Not only has the editor avoided shying away from politically sensitive issues but contributions have also been included that reflect distinct differences of opinion on politically sensitive issues - hence the volume's subtitle of 'contentious global issues'.As a Handbook, the chapters have been written not only for the advanced student and academics but also with undergraduate students in mind. The Handbook will appeal to scholars and researchers of geography and urban and development planning, demography and social science and environmental scientists for the focus on urban sustainability issues.Table of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: POLICY APPROACHES 1. Approaches to Urban Policymaking: A Framework B.J.L. Berry PART II: SPATIAL ECONOMIC ISSUES 2. The Debate on Sprawl and Compact Cities: Thoughts Based on the Congress of New Urbanism Charter P. Gordon and H.W. Richardson 3. Defining ‘Urban’: The Disappearing Urban–Rural Divide A.G. Champion 4. The Evolving Urban Economic Landscape: Trends in the Past and Present, from Local to Global H.S. Geyer 5. Socialist Economies in Transition: Urban Policy in China and Vietnam Y.M. Yeung and J. Shen PART III: MOBILITY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 6. Human Mobility in a Globalizing World: Urban Development Trends and Policy Implications W.A.V. Clark 7. Migration and Social Mobility in Urban Systems: National and International Trends A.J. Fielding 8. Social Exclusion and Urban Policy in European Cities: Combining ‘Northern’ and ‘Southern’ European Perspectives F. Moulaert, E. Morlicchio and L. Cavola 9. Crime and Urban Living: Conditions, Theory and Policy Options H.S. Geyer and B.A. Portnov 10. The Threat of Urban Terrorism: Observations and Policies Options H.W. Richardson and P. Gordon 11. ‘Place’ Qualities of Urban Space: Interpretations of Theory and Ideology H.S. Geyer PART IV: ISSUES OF URBAN GOVERNANCE 12. Smart Growth as ‘New’ Metropolitan Governance: Observations on US Experience G.O. Braun and J.W. Scott 13. Integrating the Planning Environment: Theory and Practice of Putting ‘Urban’ in a Regional Context G. Haughton and D. Counsell 14. Cities Mediating Technological Transitions: The Adaptability of Infrastructure and Infrastructures of Adaptability? M. Hodson and S. Marvin 15. Urban Environmental Policy in Europe: An Outline R. Evans 16. Policy Responses at the Local Sphere of Government: Complexities and Diversity J.G. Nel 17. Urban Environmental Policy in Africa: The Real Story F. Retief and N. Rossouw PART V: FUTURE PERSPECTIVES 18. What Lies Ahead? A.G. Gilbert 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 SynopsisBenefit-cost analysis (BCA) is the best technique for analyzing proposed or previously enacted projects to determine whether undertaking them is in the public interest, or for choosing between two or more mutually exclusive projects. An introduction to BCA for students as well as practitioners, this accessible volume describes the underlying economic theory and legal and philosophical foundations of BCA. BCA provides an objective framework around which discussion, correction and amendment can take place. Stated simply, it is the calculation of values for all the inputs and outputs from a project and then the subtraction of the first from the second. The authors' goal here is to take the mystery out of the process. They discuss practical issues of market-based valuation and aggregation, non-market valuation, practical applications of general equilibrium models, issues in discounting, and the impacts of risk and uncertainty in BCA. They also provide a list of resources and case studies looking at ethanol and the use of cellular phones by drivers. Straightforward in style and cutting-edge in coverage, this volume will be highly usable both as a text and a reference. Advanced undergraduates and masters students in public policy, public administration, economics and health care administration programs will find this a valuable resource. It will also be of great use to agencies that perform benefit-cost analyses.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Legal and Philosophical Foundations for Benefit–Cost Analysis 3. Standing in Benefit–Cost Analysis 4. Analyzing Welfare Changes 5. Valuing Inputs Using Market Prices 6. Valuing Outputs Using Market Prices 7. Assigning Monetary Values Using Shadow Values 8. General Equilibrium Analysis 9. Discounting and Net Present Value 10. Risk and Uncertainty 11. Case Studies 12. Resources Index

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Book SynopsisSince the 1980s, a wave of reforms of public management has swept the world. The investigation into the effects of such major transformations has, however, been unbalanced: important countries have received only limited attention. This timely book fills the gap by investigating the dynamics of contemporary public management reform in five European countries that gave shape to the Napoleonic administrative tradition - France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain. Edoardo Ongaro presents an in-depth investigation of the reform of public management in these countries, revisiting major topics of theoretical interest in the study of public administration. He addresses key issues regarding the influence of the past on the transformation of the public sector, and the direction of reforms. The work looks both backward, to the legacy of the Napoleonic administrative tradition and the way it affected the paths of reform, and forward, exploring whether and to what extent the fascinating idea of the Neo-Weberian State is an alternative to global paradigms such as New Public Management and New Public Governance. This unique book will prove a fascinating read for scholars in the fields of public administration, public management, government and political science. Policy-makers - and their advisors - engaged in reform of the public sector will also find this book to be of great interest.Trade Review'Ongaro has made a major contribution to understanding the political and adminstrative systems of Southern Europe. The work goes beyond that, however, by providing an excellent example of comparative analysis in general. This book should be read by all students of comparative administration.' -- B. Guy Peters, University of Pittsburgh, US and City University of Hong Kong'This is an important book for several reasons. Public sector reform debates and policies have been heavily - perhaps too heavily - influenced by Anglo-Saxon models, and literature on reforms in the Latin part of Europe has, until now, only been available in a fragmented way. However, this unique new book offers a coherent vision across Southern Europe. It refers to important parts of our history and how these still influence current times. It also shows that culture does make a difference, and that contingencies are important. European public sector reform is as diverse as the range of its administrative histories, and this book is therefore crucial in our understanding of the future in relation to the past.' -- Geert Bouckaert, Public Management Institute, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, and European Group for Public Administration'This systematic, thorough and insightful book offers one of the very rare comparative studies of public management reform in Italy, France, Greece, Portugal and Spain. A unique and most valuable study.' -- Walter Kickert, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands'Scholars of public management reform have been at it for many years but there was always a gap - little was really known about southern Europe, those countries that come from the Napoleonic tradition. Now, Professor Edoardo Ongaro of Bocconi University has filled that gap, and we will all profit from his diligent and insightful work.' -- Jeffrey D. Straussman, Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, University at Albany, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface by Christopher Pollitt Foreword by Elio Borgonovi 1. Introduction Part I: Public Management Reform in Italy 2. Reforming the Public Sector in a Politico-administrative Context in Motion 3. Financial Management, Audit and Performance Measurement, Personnel 4. Organizational Reforms 5. Explaining the Dynamics of Public Management Reform in Italy Part II: Comparative Analysis: Public Management Reform in Napoleonic States 6. Trajectories of Reform in France, Greece, Portugal, Spain: Comparison and Generalizations 7. Administrative Traditions and Models of Reform: Napoleonic Countries between Global Paradigms and the Neo-Weberian State References 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 SynopsisChallenging the traditional orthodoxies of public management, this timely and comprehensive book adopts a lively and critical approach to key questions of public policy and management.With state-of-the-art contributions from leading international scholars, Public Management in the Postmodern Era explores a public sector that has moved irreversibly beyond the familiar territory of New Public Management and the exhausted tenets of modernization. Within a global environment where the old explanations and solutions have failed, the book advances a postmodern analysis. It argues strongly its original case that postmodern perspectives are of immediate relevance to issues of practice as well as to enduring problems of theory.The ambitious remit of the book will be of direct value to practitioners, scholars, academic researchers and students in politics, public policy and public management. With an international scope, the book will appeal to a worldwide audience.Trade Review‘A highly challenging set of essays on sense-making in a public sector world that previously contained a dearth of relevant theory. Moving beyond the orthodoxies of policy and management, this work advances the critical position that post modernism must be relevant to practice by building from the narratives of empowered practitioners faced with finding solutions that go beyond traditional boundaries.’ -- Robert Agranoff, Indiana University, Bloomington, US and Instituto Universitario Ortega y Gasset, Madrid, SpainTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: CONCEPTUALISING AND THEORISING 1. Public Management in the Postmodern Era: An Introduction John Fenwick and Janice McMillan 2. Modernism Redux: Po-Mo Problems and Hi-Mo Public Policy Wayne Parsons 3. Democracy Without a Centre: Towards a Politics of Difference Paul H.A. Frissen 4. Understanding Policy Transfer in the Competition State Mark Evans PART II: APPLICATIONS AND ACTORS 5. Professions and Professionalism Andrew Massey 6. Working Life in the Public Organisation David Farnham 7. Still the Century of Bureaucracy? The Roles of Public Servants B. Guy Peters PART III: RESOLUTION AND SENSE-MAKING 8. Everyday Makers and Expert Citizens: Active Participants in the Search for a New Governance Henrik P. Bang 9. Public Policy and Management in Postmodern Times John Fenwick and Janice McMillan 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 SynopsisEveryone is talking about partnerships: environmental partnerships, social partnerships, public-private partnerships, partnerships between NGOs in Europe and the third world. How did partnerships come to emerge almost everywhere and at almost the same time? What is the inner logic of partnerships? And at what point does that logic begin to break down? In a highly complex society, the conditions on which agreements are built are constantly changing, demanding, first and foremost, that parties agree to reach an agreement. Partnering is an answer to the growing differentiation and dynamism of the societies in which we live. While this answer holds great potential, however, it is also very fragile. It is the aim of this book to improve our understanding of the shifting ground on which agreements must be reached in today's hyper-complex society.Trade Review"Niels Åkerstrøm Andersen has written what will long be regarded as the standard work for understanding the meaning, concept, theory, practice and analysis of partnerships. In addressing this topic which is central to contemporary societies and their organization, he confirms his position at the forefront on European social and political thought today." Mitchell Dean, Professor of Sociology, Macquarie University, AustraliaTable of ContentsIntroduction; Analytical strategy; Articulating partnerships;Outsourcing limits; Contracts and relationality; Contracts as communication; Partnerships as second-order contracts; Partnerships as tentative structural coupling; Partnerships as second-order organisations; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisMost of the expansive literature on social citizenship follows its leading thinker, T. H. Marshall, and talks only about the British state, often referring only to England. But social citizenship rights require taxation, spending, effective public services and politics committed to them. They can only be as strong as politics makes them. That means that the distinctive territorial politics of the UK are reshaping citizenship rights as they reshape policies, obligations and finance across the UK. This timely book explores how changing territorial politics are impacting on social citizenship rights across the UK. The contributors contend that whilst territorial politics have always been major influences in the meaning and scope of social citizenship rights, devolved politics are now increasingly producing different social citizenship rights in different parts of the UK. Moreover, they are doing it in ways that few scholars or policymakers expect or can trace. Drawing on extensive research over the last 10 years, the book brings together leading scholars of devolution and citizenship to chart the connection between the politics of devolution and the meaning of social citizenship in the UK. The first part of the book connects the large, and largely distinct, literatures on citizenship, devolution and the welfare state. The empirical second part identifies the different issues that will shape the future territorial politics of citizenship in the UK: intergovernmental relations and finance; policy divergence; bureaucratic politics; public opinion; and the European Union. It will be welcomed by academics and students in social policy, public policy, citizenship studies, politics and political science.Trade Review"The feverish nature of the devolution debate in the UK means that it rarely gets beyond the ideological realm of claim and counter-claim, a process that generates more heat than light. Occasionally a book comes along that sheds some genuine light on the underlying issues, and this is undoubtedly one of them." Kevin Morgan, Professor of Governance and Development, School of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University"The combination of a critical engagement with T.H. Marshall's work alongside a contemporary discussion of devolution make this book a valuable and important addition to the citizenship literature. Highly recommended." Peter Dwyer, The Graduate School, BLSS (Business, Law and Social Sciences), Nottingham Trent UniversityMorgan's testimonial in reviewsTable of ContentsIntroduction: devolution and citizenship rights ~ Scott L. Greer and Margitta Maetzke; Part one: Equality and Marshallian citizenship: why E does not equal MC ~ Martin Powell; Citizenship in space and time: observations on T.H. Marshall's Citizenship and social class ~ Daniel Wincott; Social citizenship and the question of gender: the suitability and possibilities of a Marshallian framework ~ Richenda Gambles and Adam Whitworth; Part two: Devolution, public attitudes and social citizenship ~ Charlie Jeffery; Social citizenship, devolution and policy divergence ~ Michael Keating; Un-joined-up government: intergovernmental relations and citizenship rights ~ Alan Trench; Social citizenship and intergovernmental finance ~ Iain McLean, Guy Lodge and Katie Schmuecker; How uniform are uniform services? Towards a geography of citizenship ~ Martin Powell; Ever closer union: devolution, the European Union, and social citizenship rights ~ Scott L. Greer.

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Book SynopsisMost of the expansive literature on social citizenship follows its leading thinker, T. H. Marshall, and talks only about the British state, often referring only to England. But social citizenship rights require taxation, spending, effective public services and politics committed to them. They can only be as strong as politics makes them. That means that the distinctive territorial politics of the UK are reshaping citizenship rights as they reshape policies, obligations and finance across the UK. This timely book explores how changing territorial politics are impacting on social citizenship rights across the UK. The contributors contend that whilst territorial politics have always been major influences in the meaning and scope of social citizenship rights, devolved politics are now increasingly producing different social citizenship rights in different parts of the UK. Moreover, they are doing it in ways that few scholars or policymakers expect or can trace. Drawing on extensive research over the last 10 years, the book brings together leading scholars of devolution and citizenship to chart the connection between the politics of devolution and the meaning of social citizenship in the UK. The first part of the book connects the large, and largely distinct, literatures on citizenship, devolution and the welfare state. The empirical second part identifies the different issues that will shape the future territorial politics of citizenship in the UK: intergovernmental relations and finance; policy divergence; bureaucratic politics; public opinion; and the European Union. It will be welcomed by academics and students in social policy, public policy, citizenship studies, politics and political science.Trade Review"The feverish nature of the devolution debate in the UK means that it rarely gets beyond the ideological realm of claim and counter-claim, a process that generates more heat than light. Occasionally a book comes along that sheds some genuine light on the underlying issues, and this is undoubtedly one of them." Kevin Morgan, Professor of Governance and Development, School of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University"The combination of a critical engagement with T.H. Marshall's work alongside a contemporary discussion of devolution make this book a valuable and important addition to the citizenship literature. Highly recommended." Peter Dwyer, The Graduate School, BLSS (Business, Law and Social Sciences), Nottingham Trent UniversityMorgan's testimonial in reviewsTable of ContentsIntroduction: devolution and citizenship rights ~ Scott L. Greer and Margitta Maetzke; Part one: Equality and Marshallian citizenship: why E does not equal MC ~ Martin Powell; Citizenship in space and time: observations on T.H. Marshall's Citizenship and social class ~ Daniel Wincott; Social citizenship and the question of gender: the suitability and possibilities of a Marshallian framework ~ Richenda Gambles and Adam Whitworth; Part two: Devolution, public attitudes and social citizenship ~ Charlie Jeffery; Social citizenship, devolution and policy divergence ~ Michael Keating; Un-joined-up government: intergovernmental relations and citizenship rights ~ Alan Trench; Social citizenship and intergovernmental finance ~ Iain McLean, Guy Lodge and Katie Schmuecker; How uniform are uniform services? Towards a geography of citizenship ~ Martin Powell; Ever closer union: devolution, the European Union, and social citizenship rights ~ Scott L. Greer.

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Book SynopsisThis book challenges existing stereotypes about the 'consumer as chooser'. It shows how we must develop a more sophisticated understanding of consumers, examining their place and role as users of public services. The analysis shows that there are many different 'faces' of the consumer and that it is not easy to categorise users in particular environments. Drawing on empirical research, "The consumer in public services" critiques established assumptions surrounding citizenship and consumption. Choice may grab the policy headlines but other essential values are revealed as important throughout the book. One issue concerns the 'subjects' of consumerism, or who it is that presents themselves when they come to use public services. Another concerns consumer 'mechanisms', or the ways that public services try to relate to these people. Bringing these issues together for the first time, with cutting-edge contributions from a range of leading researchers, the message is that today's public services must learn to cope with a differentiated public. This book will be of interest to scholars and students in the fields of social policy and public administration. It will also appeal to policy-makers leading 'user-focused' public service reforms, as well as those responsible for implementing such reforms at the frontline of modern public services.Trade Review"Drawing on cutting edge research, this book brings together an impressive list of contributors to unpack a deceptively simple idea. A must for anyone interested in the future of public services." Marilyn Taylor, Professor of Urban Governance and Regeneration, University of the West of EnglandTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: Managing the 'unmanageable consumer' ~ Martin Powell, Shane Doheny, Ian Greener and Nick Mills; Part one: The 'new politics' of public service consumption: New Labour and public service consumers ~ Eric Shaw; Narratives of public service delivery in the UK: comparing central and local government ~ Catherine Needham; Part two: Defining the consumer in public services: Differentiating consumers in professionalised services ~ Angus Laing, Gill Hogg and Terry Newholm; The differentiated consumer in public services: user perspectives ~ Richard Simmons; Part three: The public service consumer in context: The consumer in health services ~ Martin Powell and Ian Greener; The consumer in education ~ Catherine Farrell; The consumer in housing ~ Nick Mills; Awkward customers? Policing in a consumer age ~ John Clarke, Janet Newman and Louise Westmarland; Part four: The future: visions of the consumer: Authoritative consumers or experts by experience? User groups in health and social care ~ Marian Barnes; Differentiated consumers? A differentiated view from a service user perspective ~ Peter Beresford; The public service consumer as 'member' ~ Johnston Birchall and Richard Simmons; Conclusions ~ Richard Simmons and Martin Powell

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Book SynopsisThis book challenges existing stereotypes about the 'consumer as chooser'. It shows how we must develop a more sophisticated understanding of consumers, examining their place and role as users of public services. The analysis shows that there are many different 'faces' of the consumer and that it is not easy to categorise users in particular environments. Drawing on empirical research, "The consumer in public services" critiques established assumptions surrounding citizenship and consumption. Choice may grab the policy headlines but other essential values are revealed as important throughout the book. One issue concerns the 'subjects' of consumerism, or who it is that presents themselves when they come to use public services. Another concerns consumer 'mechanisms', or the ways that public services try to relate to these people. Bringing these issues together for the first time, with cutting-edge contributions from a range of leading researchers, the message is that today's public services must learn to cope with a differentiated public. This book will be of interest to scholars and students in the fields of social policy and public administration. It will also appeal to policy-makers leading 'user-focused' public service reforms, as well as those responsible for implementing such reforms at the frontline of modern public services.Trade Review"Drawing on cutting edge research, this book brings together an impressive list of contributors to unpack a deceptively simple idea. A must for anyone interested in the future of public services." Marilyn Taylor, Professor of Urban Governance and Regeneration, University of the West of EnglandTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: Managing the 'unmanageable consumer' ~ Martin Powell, Shane Doheny, Ian Greener and Nick Mills; Part one: The 'new politics' of public service consumption: New Labour and public service consumers ~ Eric Shaw; Narratives of public service delivery in the UK: comparing central and local government ~ Catherine Needham; Part two: Defining the consumer in public services: Differentiating consumers in professionalised services ~ Angus Laing, Gill Hogg and Terry Newholm; The differentiated consumer in public services: user perspectives ~ Richard Simmons; Part three: The public service consumer in context: The consumer in health services ~ Martin Powell and Ian Greener; The consumer in education ~ Catherine Farrell; The consumer in housing ~ Nick Mills; Awkward customers? Policing in a consumer age ~ John Clarke, Janet Newman and Louise Westmarland; Part four: The future: visions of the consumer: Authoritative consumers or experts by experience? User groups in health and social care ~ Marian Barnes; Differentiated consumers? A differentiated view from a service user perspective ~ Peter Beresford; The public service consumer as 'member' ~ Johnston Birchall and Richard Simmons; Conclusions ~ Richard Simmons and Martin Powell

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Book SynopsisMany of the recent reforms in public services in the UK have been driven by the image of the 'responsible citizen' - the service user who does not only have rights to receive services but also has responsibilities for the delivery of policy outcomes. In this way, citizens' everyday conduct is shaped by governmental action, yet there is much evidence that both front-line staff in public services and the people who use them can sometimes act in ways that modify, disrupt or negate intended policy outcomes. "Subversive citizens" presents a highly original examination of how official policy objectives can be 'subverted' through the actions of staff and users. It discusses the role of public policy in the creation of 'good citizenship', such as making appropriate choices about what to eat and how much to save, to being an active participant in the local community. It also examines how the roles of service delivery staff have changed substantially, and how theories of 'power' and 'agency' are useful in analysing the engagement between public policies (and those employed to deliver them) and the citizens at whom they are targeted. The idea of subversive citizenship is explored through theoretical and empirical analyses by a range of prominent social researchers and will be of interest to students of social policy, sociology, criminology, politics and related disciplines, as well as policy makers involved in public services.Trade Review"This timely book is essential reading, offering highly original and critical insights into the policy process in its contemporary context." Marjorie Mayo, Professor of Community Development, Goldsmith's College, University of London"...this book forms a welcome addition to the current literature." Maurice Specht in Critical Policy Studies"This edited collection makes an outstanding contribution to the debate in a provocative, compelling and original way. It is rare indeed for an edited collection to have the conceptual coherence and sense of lively dialogue on display across its chapters. This is a must read for policy makers and practitioners, social science researchers and students, and, of course, potentially subversive citizens." Professor Gordon Hughes, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University"This is an exciting and sustained interrogation of the social relations of 'responsible' welfare at the point of delivery. It transposes and transforms Lipsky's notion of 'the street level bureaucrat' by exploring agency, counter-agency and subversion within contemporary welfare governance. A must-read." Fiona Williams, Professor of Social Policy, University of LeedsMayo's testimonial in reviews Hughes has also written a quote for Securing RespectTable of ContentsPart one: Introduction: Examining the idea of 'subversion' in public services ~ Marian Barnes and David Prior; Part two: Perspectives on subversive citizenship: Policy, power and the potential for counter-agency ~ David Prior; Alliances, contention and oppositional consciousness: can public participation generate subversion? ~ Marian Barnes; Subversive spheres: neighbourhoods, citizens and the 'new governance' ~ Helen Sullivan; Narrating subversion, assembling citizenship ~ Janet Newman and John Clarke; Subversive subjects and conditional, earned and denied citizenship ~ John Flint; Part three: Subversive citizens in public service settings: Family Intervention Projects: sites of subversion and resilience ~ Sadie Parr and Judy Nixon; Family decision making: new spaces for participation and resistance ~ Kate Morris and Gale Burford; Subversive attachments: gendered, raced and professional realignments in the 'new' NHS ~ Shona Hunter; Managerialism subverted? Exploring the activity of youth justice practitioners ~ Nathan Hughes; Awkward customers? Policing in a consumer age ~ Louise Westmarland and John Clarke; Part four: Conclusion: 'Subversion' and the analysis of public policy ~ David Prior and Marian Barnes.

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Book SynopsisMany of the recent reforms in public services in the UK have been driven by the image of the 'responsible citizen' - the service user who does not only have rights to receive services but also has responsibilities for the delivery of policy outcomes. In this way, citizens' everyday conduct is shaped by governmental action, yet there is much evidence that both front-line staff in public services and the people who use them can sometimes act in ways that modify, disrupt or negate intended policy outcomes. "Subversive citizens" presents a highly original examination of how official policy objectives can be 'subverted' through the actions of staff and users. It discusses the role of public policy in the creation of 'good citizenship', such as making appropriate choices about what to eat and how much to save, to being an active participant in the local community. It also examines how the roles of service delivery staff have changed substantially, and how theories of 'power' and 'agency' are useful in analysing the engagement between public policies (and those employed to deliver them) and the citizens at whom they are targeted. The idea of subversive citizenship is explored through theoretical and empirical analyses by a range of prominent social researchers and will be of interest to students of social policy, sociology, criminology, politics and related disciplines, as well as policy makers involved in public services.Trade Review"This timely book is essential reading, offering highly original and critical insights into the policy process in its contemporary context." Marjorie Mayo, Professor of Community Development, Goldsmith's College, University of London"...this book forms a welcome addition to the current literature." Maurice Specht in Critical Policy Studies"This edited collection makes an outstanding contribution to the debate in a provocative, compelling and original way. It is rare indeed for an edited collection to have the conceptual coherence and sense of lively dialogue on display across its chapters. This is a must read for policy makers and practitioners, social science researchers and students, and, of course, potentially subversive citizens." Professor Gordon Hughes, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University"This is an exciting and sustained interrogation of the social relations of 'responsible' welfare at the point of delivery. It transposes and transforms Lipsky's notion of 'the street level bureaucrat' by exploring agency, counter-agency and subversion within contemporary welfare governance. A must-read." Fiona Williams, Professor of Social Policy, University of LeedsMayo's testimonial in reviews Hughes has also written a quote for Securing RespectTable of ContentsPart one: Introduction: Examining the idea of 'subversion' in public services ~ Marian Barnes and David Prior; Part two: Perspectives on subversive citizenship: Policy, power and the potential for counter-agency ~ David Prior; Alliances, contention and oppositional consciousness: can public participation generate subversion? ~ Marian Barnes; Subversive spheres: neighbourhoods, citizens and the 'new governance' ~ Helen Sullivan; Narrating subversion, assembling citizenship ~ Janet Newman and John Clarke; Subversive subjects and conditional, earned and denied citizenship ~ John Flint; Part three: Subversive citizens in public service settings: Family Intervention Projects: sites of subversion and resilience ~ Sadie Parr and Judy Nixon; Family decision making: new spaces for participation and resistance ~ Kate Morris and Gale Burford; Subversive attachments: gendered, raced and professional realignments in the 'new' NHS ~ Shona Hunter; Managerialism subverted? Exploring the activity of youth justice practitioners ~ Nathan Hughes; Awkward customers? Policing in a consumer age ~ Louise Westmarland and John Clarke; Part four: Conclusion: 'Subversion' and the analysis of public policy ~ David Prior and Marian Barnes.

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Book SynopsisThis book draws on the latest social science to explain how and why social policy change occurs. Built on core concepts of policy analysis, it offers a robust framework for understanding policy change that can be applied to any aspect of welfare or social policy. Unlike most work in this field, the book deftly mixes theory and practice even including discussions of key theorists. This third edition brings the book fully up to date and will ensure that it remains the standard textbook in the field for years to come.Trade Review"I think it is the best book of its kind available for students, and I would not hesitate to recommend it." Ian Greener in Journal of Social Policy"An excellent overview - clear and well-written" Sevasti-Melissa Nolas, University of Sussex"This is an exciting and innovative textbook on welfare policy making... introducing students of social policy to a wealth of perspectives and literature not often brought together in an introductory book... an outstanding text." British Journal of Social Work, review of 1st edition"Matches our first year course very well and will be a good accessible text for new students." Susan Deeley, University of GlasgowTable of ContentsIntroduction: what is policy analysis? Part One: Macro-level Analysis: Globalisation; Political economy; The post-industrial economy; Technological change; Structures of power; Part Two: Meso-level Analysis: The changing nature of governance; Policy networks; Institutions; Policy transfer; Part Three: Micro-level Analysis: Decision making and personality; Implementation and delivery; Evaluation and evidence; Conclusions: policy analysis and welfare states.

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Book SynopsisChoice pervades our society: it is founded on political rights to choose and our economy on market choices, but we have now reached the point where choice is extended almost everywhere. This lively and topical book provides a critique of choice in contemporary society and policy, arguing that we can have too much of a good thing. And there are alternatives. In part one, the author shows how choice works at a personal level, its demands, and how it can fail. By examining healthcare, education and pensions, he then explores the alternatives, such as provision. In part two the book reviews the impact of choice through the life cycle, in areas such as careers, relationships fertility, retirement and death. The author considers whether this enhances or burdens our lives, and questions the assumption that more choice is always for the better.Trade Review"This is a book about the activity in which we are engaged most - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; and from still tender years to as old an age as we manage to reach: the activity of choosing. We have been told, and we believe, that anything in the world is open to choice. What we overlook is that one thing that is not open to choice is the choosing itself. Clarke masterfully demonstrates how the acclaimed epitome of freedom and self-assertion has been reforged into a 'must' and 'there is no alternative': the two pillars, and two faces of unfreedom. He also unravels the intricate mechanisms of that sleight-of-hand - one of the most guarded secrets of our society of consumers. An eye-opening study, indeed! An indispensable read for everyone fond of freedom and wishing self-assertion..." Zygmunt Bauman, University of Leeds"In this book, Michael Clarke takes on the ideology of choice and challenges it by pitting it against social science studies and the difficult dilemmas the people wrestle with in everyday life. Both challenges clearly demonstrate the limits and problems of individualised consumer choice as a basis for policy and practice." John Clarke, Professor of Social Policy, The Open University.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part One: Choice and consumerism: What is choice?; Making choices: just fun?; Choice and the consumer society; When choice does not work; Some wider problems with choice; Part Two: Choice and the life cycle: Introduction: choice and the life cycle; Jobs and careers; Lovers, partners, spouses; Fertility and family; Retirement; Death; Part three: Conclusions: Choice and meaning; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisChoice pervades our society: it is founded on political rights to choose and our economy on market choices, but we have now reached the point where choice is extended almost everywhere. This lively and topical book provides a critique of choice in contemporary society and policy, arguing that we can have too much of a good thing. And there are alternatives. In part one, the author shows how choice works at a personal level, its demands, and how it can fail. By examining healthcare, education and pensions, he then explores the alternatives, such as provision. In part two the book reviews the impact of choice through the life cycle, in areas such as careers, relationships fertility, retirement and death. The author considers whether this enhances or burdens our lives, and questions the assumption that more choice is always for the better.Trade Review"This is a book about the activity in which we are engaged most - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; and from still tender years to as old an age as we manage to reach: the activity of choosing. We have been told, and we believe, that anything in the world is open to choice. What we overlook is that one thing that is not open to choice is the choosing itself. Clarke masterfully demonstrates how the acclaimed epitome of freedom and self-assertion has been reforged into a 'must' and 'there is no alternative': the two pillars, and two faces of unfreedom. He also unravels the intricate mechanisms of that sleight-of-hand - one of the most guarded secrets of our society of consumers. An eye-opening study, indeed! An indispensable read for everyone fond of freedom and wishing self-assertion..." Zygmunt Bauman, University of Leeds"In this book, Michael Clarke takes on the ideology of choice and challenges it by pitting it against social science studies and the difficult dilemmas the people wrestle with in everyday life. Both challenges clearly demonstrate the limits and problems of individualised consumer choice as a basis for policy and practice." John Clarke, Professor of Social Policy, The Open University.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part One: Choice and consumerism: What is choice?; Making choices: just fun?; Choice and the consumer society; When choice does not work; Some wider problems with choice; Part Two: Choice and the life cycle: Introduction: choice and the life cycle; Jobs and careers; Lovers, partners, spouses; Fertility and family; Retirement; Death; Part three: Conclusions: Choice and meaning; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis book rethinks the public, public communication and public action in a globalising and mediated world. It develops novel theoretical perspectives for investigating the formation of publics, focusing on four overlapping processes: claiming publics; personalising publics; mediating publics; and becoming public. Using fascinating case studies, Rethinking the public offers a rich set of methodological resources on which other researchers can draw and foregrounds the need to interrogate the boundaries between theory, research and politics. It is ideal reading for higher level undergraduate and masters programmes in politics, geography, public policy, sociology, social policy, public administration and cultural studies.Trade Review"This excellent collection fills a very important gap by providing examples to those starting out on research on how to link theory and empirical work in highly topical areas." Morag McDermont, Senior Lecturer in the School of Law and Programme Director, MSc Socio-Legal Studies, University of Bristol"This fascinating book presents a series of theoretically innovative case studies examining the processes of personalizing, claiming, mediating and belonging through which publics come to be known in particular forms. It very convincingly demonstrates that publics are not pre-existing political subjects, and will be an invaluable resource for scholars researching new political formations in topical fields." Wendy Larner, Professor of Human Geography and Sociology, School of Geographical Sciences, University of BristolTable of ContentsIntroduction: Rethinking the public ~ Nick Mahony, Janet Newman and Clive Barnett; Mediating the publics of public participation experiments ~ Nick Mahony; Going public? Articulations of the personal and political on Mumsnet.com ~ Richenda Gambles; Digitising and visualising: old media, new media and the pursuit of emerging urban publics ~ Scott Rodgers; Mediating publics in colonial Delhi ~ Gurpreet Bhasin; Public and private on the housing estate: small community groups, activism and local officials ~ Eleanor Jupp; Whose education? Disentangling publics, persons and citizens ~ Jessica Pykett; Fishing for the public interest: making and representing publics in North Sea fisheries governance reforms ~ Liza Griffin; De-naming the beast: the global call to action against poverty and its multiple forms of publicness ~ Clive Gabay; Paradoxical publicness: becoming-imperceptible with the Brazilian lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender movement ~ J. Simon Hutta; Conclusion: emergent publics ~ Nick Mahony, Janet Newman and Clive Barnett.

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Book SynopsisTheories heralding the rise of network governance have dominated for a generation. Yet, empirical research suggests that claims for the transformative potential of networks are exaggerated. This topical and timely book takes a critical look at contemporary governance theory, elaborating a Gramscian alternative. It argues that, although the ideology of networks has been a vital element in the neoliberal hegemonic project, there are major structural impediments to accomplishing it. While networking remains important, the hierarchical and coercive state is vital for the maintenance of social order and integral to the institutions of contemporary governance. Reconsidering it from Marxist and Gramscian perspectives, the book argues that the hegemonic ideology of networks is utopian and rejects the claim that there has been a transformation from 'government' to 'governance'. This important book has international appeal and will be essential reading for scholars and students of governance, public policy, human geography, public management, social policy and sociology. Trade Review"Davies lays out a powerful critique of current calls to order in social policy and public services." Alex Law, University of Abertay, Dundee"The book represents the culmination of many years of scholarship, and it is an excellent read. It is definitely one of the best syntheses of network governance currently in the market." Dialogues in Human Geography"While a short volume..it nevertheless leaves a few cues to researchers to develop a more democratic and equitable architecture of government-sourced governing in which networks will be a necessary but never sufficient condition." Dipankar Sinha Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; The rise of governance theory; Governance policy and institutions; Critical responses to governance theory; Governance theory: three postmodernist elisions; Beyond critique: governance as hegemony; Governance beyond the differentiated polity; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisTheories heralding the rise of network governance have dominated for a generation. Yet, empirical research suggests that claims for the transformative potential of networks are exaggerated. This topical and timely book takes a critical look at contemporary governance theory, elaborating a Gramscian alternative. It argues that, although the ideology of networks has been a vital element in the neoliberal hegemonic project, there are major structural impediments to accomplishing it. While networking remains important, the hierarchical and coercive state is vital for the maintenance of social order and integral to the institutions of contemporary governance. Reconsidering it from Marxist and Gramscian perspectives, the book argues that the hegemonic ideology of networks is utopian and rejects the claim that there has been a transformation from 'government' to 'governance'. This important book has international appeal and will be essential reading for scholars and students of governance, public policy, human geography, public management, social policy and sociology. Trade Review"Davies lays out a powerful critique of current calls to order in social policy and public services." Alex Law, University of Abertay, Dundee"The book represents the culmination of many years of scholarship, and it is an excellent read. It is definitely one of the best syntheses of network governance currently in the market." Dialogues in Human Geography"While a short volume..it nevertheless leaves a few cues to researchers to develop a more democratic and equitable architecture of government-sourced governing in which networks will be a necessary but never sufficient condition." Dipankar Sinha Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; The rise of governance theory; Governance policy and institutions; Critical responses to governance theory; Governance theory: three postmodernist elisions; Beyond critique: governance as hegemony; Governance beyond the differentiated polity; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisContemporary democracies need to develop a better governance of problems, as all too often, policy is a sophisticated answer to the wrong problem. This book offers a compelling approach to public policy-making as problem processing, bringing together aspects of puzzling, powering and participation, relating them in interesting and different ways to cultural theory, to issues about networks, to models of democracy and modes of citizen participation. Part of a growing body of work in policy analysis literature, the book is clearly written and accessibly presented, making this an ideal text for academics and postgraduate students.Trade Review"Hoppe subtly explores the problems inherent in traditional rational policy analysis which claims to be able to speak 'truth to power' exploring the relationship between problem solving ('puzzling') and securing a real impact ('powering'). It is an important contribution to policy analysis." Michael J. Hill, Emeritus Professor of Newcastle University and Visiting Professor at the University of Brighton and Queen Mary College, University of London"Rob Hoppe has long been an important contributor to the field of public policy. Most important, his work has always challenged the conventional wisdom in ways that have led to useful insights for both theorists and practitioners. In this book, he analyzes basic issues related to problem definition and participation. Both problem identification and problem-solving, he shows, can be reflexive and yet pragmatic at the same time." Frank Fischer, Professor of Politics and Global Affairs, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USATable of ContentsA problem processing perspective on governance; The governance of problems: a map; Analyzing policy problems: a problem structuring approach; Cultures of public policy problems; Problem types and types of policy politics; Problem structuring dynamics and meta-governance; Making policy analysis doable and reflexive; The plural democracies of problems: a meta-theory; Public engagement and deliberative designs; Coda: responsible and hopeful governance of problems.

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Book SynopsisIn the wake of the economic crash, public policy is in search of a new moral compass. This book explains why the Third Way's combination of market-friendly and abstract, value-led principles has failed, and shows what is needed for an adequate replacement as a political and moral project. It criticises the economic analysis on which the Third Way approach to policy was founded and suggests an alternative to its legalistic and managerial basis for the regulation of social relations.Trade Review"What is particularly uplifting about this book is that it could be read positively from within any of our three major political parties, which means that it has the potential to generate a common mind on how future social policy should be shaped." Citizen's Income NewsletterTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part one: A moral order?: Value, virtue and justice; Snap judgments and rational choices; Nature, science and cosmology; Part two: Regulation and relationsship: What is economics good for?; Moral regulation; In search of a moral compass; Part three: The policy response: Sharing wealth, income and work; Sustaining the quality of life; Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisIn the wake of the economic crash, public policy is in search of a new moral compass. This book explains why the Third Way's combination of market-friendly and abstract, value-led principles has failed, and shows what is needed for an adequate replacement as a political and moral project. It criticises the economic analysis on which the Third Way approach to policy was founded and suggests an alternative to its legalistic and managerial basis for the regulation of social relations.Trade Review"What is particularly uplifting about this book is that it could be read positively from within any of our three major political parties, which means that it has the potential to generate a common mind on how future social policy should be shaped." Citizen's Income NewsletterTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part one: A moral order?: Value, virtue and justice; Snap judgments and rational choices; Nature, science and cosmology; Part two: Regulation and relationsship: What is economics good for?; Moral regulation; In search of a moral compass; Part three: The policy response: Sharing wealth, income and work; Sustaining the quality of life; Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisThe initial enthusiasm for the evidence-based policy agenda has recently been replaced with increasing scepticism. Critics point out that 'policy-based evidence' characterises the relationship more accurately. Analysing the role and nature of evidence in the context of UK drug policy and drawing on a range of theories of the policy process and research utilisation, this book pursues an alternative route for conceptualising the evidence and policy connection, which moves beyond zero-sum statements of evidence-based policy and policy-based evidence. It will be essential reading for students and researchers in public policy and criminology.Trade Review'Monaghan does not pretend to provide a complete account of UK drug policy-making. But with this rich and thoughtful exploration of an important topic, he succeeds in his ambition to contribute to a more reasoned debate over the use of evidence in politicised areas.' - Susanne Macgregor in Journal of Social Policy"This is well worth reading: an evidence-based book on evidence-based policy making. It both contributes to our understanding of the complexity of UK drug policy making and adds an important dimension to the vexed issue of how evidence affects policy." Louise Shaxson in Public Policy and Administration"Monaghan’s discussion of drug classification provides a vehicle for some interesting and insightful reflections on the nature of the relationship - or rather relationships -between policy and evidence." Marcus Roberts in DrugLinkTable of ContentsIntroduction; The origins and reach of the evidence movement; The two communities of evidence and policy, the challenge of politics and theimpact of the media; Competition, conflict and controversy in the making of UK drug classification policy; Developing tools for exploring 'evidence' in politicised policy areas; The nature of evidence in a politicised policy area; The utilisation of evidence in a politicised policy area; Conceptualising and modelling evidence use in politicised policy areas; Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThe banking collapse and ensuing global financial crisis has been the subject of much analysis and speculation. One growing certainty is that there will be an impact on the delivery of public services and on local government and governance. This topical book examines and debates the challenges posed, on a local, European and global level, by the imperative to balance a fiscal need for smaller public expenditure with a social need for strong governance and protection of the most vulnerable in UK society. Leading academics in the field of local governance contribute to a diverse set of analyses on the impact of the financial crisis. Trade Review"this book is a really interesting insight into changes in local government in the midst of one of the deepest crisis of the capitalist system." International Journal of Housing Policy"this book is a really interesting insight into changes in local government in the midst of one of the deepest crisis of the capitalist system." International Journal of Housing Policy"Is there an alternative to our children having to learn Mandarin, and becoming losers in a cut-throat global market? Although it is often claimed this is inevitable, this book presents some other options and perspectives." Danny Dorling, University of SheffieldTable of ContentsForeword: The financial crisis and the public sector ~ Ken Livingstone; Introduction and current context of the recession and the public ~ Jo Richardson and Colin Copus; The global context of the crisis: from Bretton Woods to market fundamentalism ~ George Lambie; European effects on the UK crisis: solutions for a recovery ~ Stuart Holland; Local political context of the recession ~ Steve Leach and Lawrence Pratchett; Financial methods of intervention ~ Fred Mear; Efficiencies in public sector delivery ~ John Seddon; Choice, personalisation and empowerment in a recession? ~ Tim Brown and Nicola Yates; Protecting the community from the effects of the financial crisis ~ Jo Richardson; Governmentality: who provides 'public' services and does it matter? ~ Vivien Lowndes and Helen Sullivan; Conclusions and next steps ~ Jo Richardson.

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Book SynopsisThe banking collapse and ensuing global financial crisis has been the subject of much analysis and speculation. One growing certainty is that there will be an impact on the delivery of public services and on local government and governance. This topical book examines and debates the challenges posed, on a local, European and global level, by the imperative to balance a fiscal need for smaller public expenditure with a social need for strong governance and protection of the most vulnerable in UK society. Leading academics in the field of local governance contribute to a diverse set of analyses on the impact of the financial crisis. Trade Review"this book is a really interesting insight into changes in local government in the midst of one of the deepest crisis of the capitalist system." International Journal of Housing Policy"this book is a really interesting insight into changes in local government in the midst of one of the deepest crisis of the capitalist system." International Journal of Housing Policy"Is there an alternative to our children having to learn Mandarin, and becoming losers in a cut-throat global market? Although it is often claimed this is inevitable, this book presents some other options and perspectives." Danny Dorling, University of SheffieldTable of ContentsForeword: The financial crisis and the public sector ~ Ken Livingstone; Introduction and current context of the recession and the public ~ Jo Richardson and Colin Copus; The global context of the crisis: from Bretton Woods to market fundamentalism ~ George Lambie; European effects on the UK crisis: solutions for a recovery ~ Stuart Holland; Local political context of the recession ~ Steve Leach and Lawrence Pratchett; Financial methods of intervention ~ Fred Mear; Efficiencies in public sector delivery ~ John Seddon; Choice, personalisation and empowerment in a recession? ~ Tim Brown and Nicola Yates; Protecting the community from the effects of the financial crisis ~ Jo Richardson; Governmentality: who provides 'public' services and does it matter? ~ Vivien Lowndes and Helen Sullivan; Conclusions and next steps ~ Jo Richardson.

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Book SynopsisVoluntary and community organisations have moved to the centre of political debates, as the new UK government reduces the scope of the state and locates solutions in civil society. This new book explores the extensive growth and reshaping of the voluntary sector following sweeping changes to social and welfare policy over 30 years. It draws on contemporary social and organisational theory and debates to consider whether surviving in the voluntary sector now depends on realigning activities and compromising independent goals and values.Trade Review"An interesting overview of changes faced by voluntary sector employees in the nature of their work." Work, Employment and Society"This book brings together the most important challenges facing the voluntary sector today in a highly readable style. It is grounded in research, theoretically informed, and illustrates each theme with quotes from practitioners. It is a treasure trove of ideas that will become an indispensable source for policy makers, practitioners and researchers." Dr Mike Aiken, Co-operatives Research Unit, Open UniversityTable of ContentsThe voluntary sector: contested or strategic ground?; The changing face of welfare and roles of voluntary organisations; Researching the voluntary sector ; Dilemmas of market ideology: the impact of growing competition in two urban areas; Performance and shifting accountabilities: from trust-based to regulated inter-organisational relationships; Collaboration in community-based projects: solutions or new organisational challenges?; Community heroes, survivors or casualties? Exploring risk and resilience in the voluntary sector; Advocacy and democratic participation in a changing environment: room for challenge?; Values and visions for a future voluntary sector?.

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Book SynopsisThis book tells the story of Sure Start, one of the flagship programmes of the last government. It tells how Sure Start was set up, the numerous changes it went through, and how it has changed the landscape of services for all young children in England. Offering insight into the key debates on services for young children, as well as how decisions are made in a highly political context, it will be of keen interest to policy academics, senior managers of public services and all those with a keen interest in developing services for young children.Trade Review"[Eisenstadt's] account of Sure Start is well-informed, clear and comprehensive, but also lively, engaging and deeply insightful." Jane Waldfogel, Journal of Children's Services, Vol 7 No 2 2012."[Eisenstadt's] account of Sure Start is well-informed, clear and comprehensive, but also lively, engaging and deeply insightful." Jane Waldfogel, Journal of Children's Services, Vol 7 No 2 2012."This book will provide a fascinating read for scholars of politics, social policy and for all those involved with providing services for young children and their families." Jacqueline Barnes, Journal of Social PolicyTable of ContentsIntroduction; Setting the scene for change; A star is born, the birth of Sure Start; What happened next; Stroppy adolescence and then marriage; Sure Start grows up: mainstreaming or death; What have we learned, what have we achieved?

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Book SynopsisPersonalisation - the idea that public services should be tailored to the individual, with budgets devolved to the service user or frontline staff - is increasingly seen as the future of the welfare state. This book focuses on how personalisation evolved as a policy narrative and has mobilised such wide-ranging political support. It will be a valuable resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students in public policy and social policy and for researchers and practitioners working in related fields.Trade Review"Needham's policy narrative thesis is a welcome and persuasive critique of the manner in which policies are formed and implemented." British Politics and Policy at LSE blogTable of ContentsPersonalisation as narrative; Paternalism, consumerism and personalisation; Personalised public services; Policy translation: how personalisation spreads; Commissioning personalised services; Personalising the front-line; Personalisation, citizenship and the state; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisPersonalisation - the idea that public services should be tailored to the individual, with budgets devolved to the service user or frontline staff - is increasingly seen as the future of the welfare state. This book focuses on how personalisation evolved as a policy narrative and has mobilised such wide-ranging political support. It will be a valuable resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students in public policy and social policy and for researchers and practitioners working in related fields.Trade Review"Needham's policy narrative thesis is a welcome and persuasive critique of the manner in which policies are formed and implemented." British Politics and Policy at LSE blogTable of ContentsPersonalisation as narrative; Paternalism, consumerism and personalisation; Personalised public services; Policy translation: how personalisation spreads; Commissioning personalised services; Personalising the front-line; Personalisation, citizenship and the state; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisDoes the Coalition government represent a new politics in Britain, or is the new government just the same old Tories hiding behind an opportunist pact with the Liberal Democrats? Does Cameron differ from past Conservatives like Margaret Thatcher, and if so, how? This book looks at the Coalition government in the context of conservative ideas and seeks to assess what, if anything, is new about it. The book is aimed at undergraduates and those interested in the future direction of politics in the UK.Trade Review"The New Politics could certainly be useful a source for teaching purposes, setting out a position not always fairly represented in undergraduate teaching curricula." Nicholas Deakin, Cercles.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Towards the new politics; Conservative governance; What is Conservatism?; Who do we govern for?; Progressive Conservatism and the alliance with Liberalism; Reaction and tradition; A model for governing; Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisDoes the Coalition government represent a new politics in Britain, or is the new government just the same old Tories hiding behind an opportunist pact with the Liberal Democrats? Does Cameron differ from past Conservatives like Margaret Thatcher, and if so, how? This book looks at the Coalition government in the context of conservative ideas and seeks to assess what, if anything, is new about it. The book is aimed at undergraduates and those interested in the future direction of politics in the UK.Trade Review"The New Politics could certainly be useful a source for teaching purposes, setting out a position not always fairly represented in undergraduate teaching curricula." Nicholas Deakin, Cercles.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Towards the new politics; Conservative governance; What is Conservatism?; Who do we govern for?; Progressive Conservatism and the alliance with Liberalism; Reaction and tradition; A model for governing; Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisAt a time when transport is high on the political agenda and government decision-making is being vigorously scrutinised, there is a need for an incisive and accessible analysis of the key policy issues. This book is a highly readable introduction to the transport debate from two experts in the field. The authors celebrate the advantages of a modern transport system, but argue that years of poorly conceived and executed transport policy have resulted in Britain’s transport system being far worse than it should be. They show that a substandard transport system creates economic, social and environmental costs, but demonstrate how these can be addressed through affordable and politically deliverable changes. Using a refreshingly novel approach, Shaw and Docherty use the familiar idea of the journey as the basis for their discussion. The book follows members of the Smith family as they uncover a wide array of transport issues, including why the problems we all encounter as we travel around actually come about; which policy trade-offs were responsible for creating them in the first place; what impacts we all have to suffer as a result; and what we can do to fix them. This lively and engaging approach will make the book ideal for a wide readership.Trade Review“The transport debate is a fluent easy entry into the world of transport specialists. …a hugely valuable up-to-date reference tool – a must-read for students, policy wonks and the wider public.” Jim Steer, President of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, and Founder/Director of Steer Davies Gleave"A good introduction to transport in the UK...Planners and policymakers could benefit from considering the ideas put forward, and the text will provide a good starting point for student seminar discussions." Urban Studies Journal"This 'helicopter' tour of what works and what does not work in transport policy in the UK and elsewhere provides a very readable and riveting account of action and inaction, as seen through the experiences of the authors' own fictional characters Motorway Man and his family." David Banister, University of Oxford“This latest book from Shaw and Docherty is their best yet and a must-read for anyone who is interested in UK transport policy. They are a breath of fresh air and their work is fun to read.” David Begg, Chief Executive of Transport Times and former chairman of the Commission for Integrated TransportTable of ContentsPreface: Michael Hill; Introduction: preparing for departure; The Commute; The School Run; The Business Trip; The Family Visit; The Summer Holiday; Conclusions: sorry for the inconvenience caused.

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Book SynopsisThis book is an English version of a successful text* on public policy analysis originally written for policy practitioners in Switzerland and France. It presents a model for the analysis of public policy and includes examples of its application in everyday political-administrative situations. This English version introduces supplementary illustrations and examples from the United Kingdom. Structured and written accessibly for readers who may not have an academic background in the social sciences, Public Policy Analysis applies key ideas from sociology, political science, administrative science and law to develop an analytical framework that can be used to carry out empirical studies on different public policies. British scholars, practitioners and students are introduced all too rarely to ideas from the Francophone world, and this book will contribute to remedying that. It will be particularly relevant for students and practitioners of public administration.Trade Review"...I would particularly recommend this book to students and practitioners involved in policy evaluation..." "What this book does exceptionally well, whilst remaining theoretically neutral, is present an analytically and conceptually sophisticated account of public policy. It has the potential to be used to teach and to inform high-quality research." Social Policy, Vol 37:3, 2008"This book makes a major contribution to the literature. The approach it takes offers new and important insights for students of public policy and policy analysis. It deserves to be marked 'essential' and 'highly recommended' in any reading list in the field." Wayne Parsons, Professor of Public Policy, Queen Mary, University of London."This is a very comprehensive text on the analysis of the policy process, enabling students to consider how they might approach analysis at each stage of the rational cycle of activities." A. Thompson, Univeristy of Edinburgh.Table of ContentsPart one: The theoretical framework: The theoretical perspectives on policy analysis; Part two: The key to the analysis: Public policy; Policy actors; Policy resources; The institutional rules; Part three: The analysis model: The analysis model; Political agenda setting; Policy programming; Policy implementation; Evaluating policy effects; Research and working hypotheses; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis book brings together a collection of new and innovative work by researchers from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the UK - settings where issues of voluntarism and participation have become increasingly important for the development and delivery of social welfare policy. Prefaced by one of the foremost geographers in this field, it contains empirical and theoretical work from both new and well-established geographers. The chapters explore the interactions between voluntarism and a range of issues including governance, health, community action, faith, ethnicity, counselling, advocacy and professionalisation. The book will be of interest not only to students and researchers in human geography but also to those working in social policy, sociology, health and political science. The detailed case material will also be of particular interest to practitioners working in the fields of health, governance, social welfare and social exclusion.Trade Review"This is a fascinating book...." Journal of Social Policy"... extremely comprehensive and useful, with a wide range of topics and excellent examples of research by leading scholars. Landscapes of voluntarism would be of great interest to anyone involved in social policy, sociology and health, and probably other areas I haven't thought of!" Volunteering England"This impressive volume brings together a diverse range of contributions around the central theme of voluntarism ... a valuable and thought-provoking reference work for policy-makers and other end-users as well as for academic researchers from far beyond that discipline." European Journal of Social SecurityTable of ContentsContents: Foreword: Beyond the shadow state? ~ Jennifer Wolch; Contemporary landscapes of welfare: the 'voluntary turn'? ~ Christine Milligan and David Conradson; A 'new institutional fix'? The 'community turn' and the changing role of the voluntary sector ~ Rob Macmillan and Alan Townsend; Renewal or relocation? Social welfare, voluntarism and the city ~ Christine Milligan and Nicholas R. Fyfe; Voluntarism and new forms of governance in rural communities ~ Bill Edwards and Michael Woods; New times, new relationships: mental health, primary care and public heath in New Zealand ~ Pauline Barnett and J. Ross Barnett; Informal and voluntary care in Canada: caught in the Act? ~ Mark W. Skinner and Mark W. Rosenberg; Competition, adaptation and resistance: (re)forming health organisations in New Zealand's third sector ~ Susan Owen and Robin Kearns; The difference of voluntarism: the place of voluntary sector care homes for older Jewish people in the United Kingdom ~ Oliver Valins; Values, practices and strategic divestment: Christian social service organisations in New Zealand ~ David Conradson; Faith-based organisations and welfare provision in Northern Ireland and North America: whose agenda? ~ Derek Bacon; Government restructuring and settlement agencies in Vancouver: bringing advocacy back in ~ Gillian Creese; Developing voluntary community spaces and Ethnicity in Sydney, Australia ~ Walter F. Lalich; The voluntary spaces of charity shops: workplaces or domestic spaces? ~ Liz Parsons; The changing landscape of voluntary sector counselling in Scotland ~ Liz Bondi; Volunteering, geography and welfare: a multilevel investigation of geographical variations in voluntary action ~ John Mohan, Liz Twigg, Kelvyn Jones and Steve Barnard; Reflections on landscapes of voluntarism ~ David Conradson and Christine Milligan.

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Book SynopsisContemporary democracies need to develop a better governance of problems, as all too often, policy is a sophisticated answer to the wrong problem. This book offers a compelling approach to public policy-making as problem processing, bringing together aspects of puzzling, powering and participation, relating them in interesting and different ways to cultural theory, to issues about networks, to models of democracy and modes of citizen participation. Part of a growing body of work in policy analysis literature, the book is clearly written and accessibly presented, making this an ideal text for academics and postgraduate students.Trade Review"Hoppe subtly explores the problems inherent in traditional rational policy analysis which claims to be able to speak 'truth to power' exploring the relationship between problem solving ('puzzling') and securing a real impact ('powering'). It is an important contribution to policy analysis." Michael J. Hill, Emeritus Professor of Newcastle University and Visiting Professor at the University of Brighton and Queen Mary College, University of London"Rob Hoppe has long been an important contributor to the field of public policy. Most important, his work has always challenged the conventional wisdom in ways that have led to useful insights for both theorists and practitioners. In this book, he analyzes basic issues related to problem definition and participation. Both problem identification and problem-solving, he shows, can be reflexive and yet pragmatic at the same time." Frank Fischer, Professor of Politics and Global Affairs, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USATable of ContentsA problem processing perspective on governance; The governance of problems: a map; Analyzing policy problems: a problem structuring approach; Cultures of public policy problems; Problem types and types of policy politics; Problem structuring dynamics and meta-governance; Making policy analysis doable and reflexive; The plural democracies of problems: a meta-theory; Public engagement and deliberative designs; Coda: responsible and hopeful governance of problems.

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Book SynopsisWhile studies of policy analysis in other countries have assessed their needs and integrated them into training programmes for professional policy analysts, Japanese studies have been very limited. Policy analysis in Japan brings together for the first time a detailed examination of the theory and practice of policy analysis systems in Japan, at different levels. As part of the successful International Library of Policy Analysis series edited by Iris Geva-May and Michael Howlett, the book provides expert analysis to closely examine to what extent the Japanese government has succeeded in providing key policy actors with evidence-informed policy options, thereby improving the likelihood of better policies being adopted and implemented. The book also assesses Japan’s future policy directions, allowing policy researchers and practitioners to draw a number of lessons from the Japanese experience. The book includes empirical case studies to aid teaching and further research, and will be a valuable resource for students and academics as well as policymakers. Features of the ILPA series include: • a country-specific systematic study of policy analysis systems by government and non-governmental actors • a history of the country’s policy analysis, empirical case studies and a comparative overview of alternative approaches • a key reference collection for research and teaching in comparative policy analysis and policy studiesTrade Review"Ministries with professional bureaucracies and dedicated think tanks undoubtedly contributed to Japanese post-war development. The distinguished editors of this volume make a strong case that Japanese public policy would now benefit from both increased policy analysis capability within the ministries and greater participation from policy analysts in the broader society." Professor David L Weimer, University of Wisconsin - Madison"This book of essays on Japan is an especially important contribution to the study of comparative policy analysis, allowing policy scholars to understand the evolution of the field in Japan, but also to focus on the ways in which policy knowledge and practices travel." Frank Fischer, Professor of Politics and Global Affairs, Rutgers University, USA"A novel and comprehensive undertaking in synthesising the state of knowledge of policy analysis." Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration"An excellent academic book that should be read deeply, thoroughly and comprehensively in order to understand policy making in Japan." Professor Yang, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan"A marvellous work, introducing readers to their terra incognita of Japanese public policy analysis. The beauty of the volume is the comprehensive and concise coverage of concepts, methods and substantive topics of public policy analysis as practiced in Japan. A must-read for public policy analysts and laymen alike." Professor Takashi Inoguchi, Professor Emeritus, University of TokyoTable of ContentsIntroduction Policy Analysis in Japan: The State of the Art ~ Yukio Adachi; Part I: Styles and Methods of Policy Analysis in Japan; Historical Background of Policy Analysis in Japan ~ Jun Iio; Beyond a Formal Approach?: Seeking Adequate Policy Analysis in Japan ~ Sukehiro Hosono; Policy Research Movement in Local Governments ~ Kimie Tsuchiyama' Policy Analysis and Normative Theory: With a Focus on Social Security Policies ~ Wataru Sano; Law and public policy in contemporary Japan ~ Makoto Usami; Part II: Policy Analysis in Japanese Governments; Policy Analysis and Policy Process in Japanese Government ~ Jun Iio; In-House Think Tanks of Ministries: Their Functions and Limitations in Policy Formulation ~ Hideaki Tanaka; A Policy Analysis of the Japanese Diet from the Perspective of ‘Legislative Supporting Agencies’ ~ Jun Makita; Councils, Policy Analysis and Policy Evaluation ~ Kiyoshi Yamaya; Local Governments and Policy Analysis in Japan after World War II ~ Toshiyuki Kanai; Part III: Parties, Interest Group, Advocacy-Based Policy Analysis; Policy Analysis and Policymaking by Japanese Political Parties ~ Takahiro Suzuki; Business Associations and Labor Unions ~ Takao Akiyoshi; Current State of NPOs and the “New Public Commons” ~ Takafumi Tanaka; Think Tanks and Policy Analysis: Meeting the Challenges of Think ~ Tanks in Japan ~ Mika Shimizu; Policy Analysis in the Mass Media ~ Hirotsugu Koike; Part IV: Future Directions of Policy Analysis in Japan; Policy Education in Japan: A Study of Professional Graduate Public Policy Schools ~ Koichiro Agata; Job Market for Public Policy Program Graduates in Japan ~ Satoshi P. Watanabe; Conclusion: Future Directions of the Theory and Practice of Public Policy Analysis in Japan ~ Yukio Adachi.

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Book SynopsisA truly international examination of public sector leadership, this book explores the ways leaders of developed nations are addressing current challenges. The overriding question explored by the authors is how public leadership across the globe addresses new challenges (such as security, financial, demographic), new expectations of leaders, and what public sector leadership means in the new era. The book allows the reader to view a large number of situations across the globe to better understand the relation between context and leadership. It integrates the two fields of leadership and public administration, providing a wide-ranging and complementary empirical context to the topic. Transcending state-centered perspectives, the authors include new developments in governance and public-private sector collaboration while retaining a focus on the public values involved. The chapters address public sector leadership issues in a wide array of nations, integrating international perspectives with a globally diverse authorship. Several chapters address issues of collaboration across sectors, changing roles in the New Public Management paradigm, and corresponding new visions of leadership. Several of the chapters are explicitly comparative, including a study of mental health leadership training topics in eight nations, central banking in Europe, and efficiency studies in Britain, Denmark, and Norway. The chapters can be used as thought-provoking case studies as part of a supplemental text, and are accompanied by substantial bibliographies. Scholars, students, and practitioners in leadership, public policy and administration, and organization studies will find this volume a useful reference.Table of ContentsContents: Foreword Robert B. Denhardt 1. Introduction Jeffrey A. Raffel, Peter Leisink and Anthony E. Middlebrooks PART I: NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGE 2. Government Reform and Public Service Values in Democratic Societies Frances Stokes Berry 3. Explaining Radical Policy Change Against All Odds: The Role of Leadership, Institutions, Program Design and Policy Windows Harald Sætren 4. Leading Central Banking in Europe Martin Marcussen 5. Dutch Civil Service Leadership: Torn Between Managerial and Policy-Oriented Leadership Roles Trui Steen and Frits M. Van der Meer PART II: FRONTIERS OF POLITICAL-ADMINISTRATIVE RELATIONS 6. Are Elected Executives Needed to Achieve Accountability to Citizens? Performance Issues and Form of Government in Large US Cities James H. Svara 7. Political and Administrative Leadership in a Reinvented European Commission Anchrit C. Wille 8. Russian Bureaucracy as an Alternative Model of Leadership Marc Holzer and Iryna Illiash PART III: LEADERSHIP PROCESSES IN INTERORGANIZATIONAL NETWORKS 9. A New Look at Leadership in Collaborative Networks: Process Catalysts Myrna P. Mandell and Robyn Keast 10. Executive Involvement and Formal Authority in Government Information-Sharing Networks: The West Nile Virus Outbreak J. Ramon Gil-Garcia, Theresa A. Pardo and G. Brian Burke 11. Business Improvement Districts and the Design of Third-Party Governance: Framing Business Leadership in Urban Subdistrict Regeneration Jonathan B. Justice and Chris K. Skelcher 12. Leadership in the Unglued Organization Patricia Wallace Ingraham PART IV: ETHICS, VALUES AND DIVERSITY 13. Beyond Cognition: Affective Leadership and Emotional Labor Meredith A .Newman, Mary E. Guy and Sharon H. Mastracci 14. Leadership Diversity in an Ageing Workforce Kathleen Vanmullem and Annie Hondeghem 15. Ethical Leadership in Public-Private Partnerships: Learning from an Australian ‘Great Controversy’? Judy Johnston and Siegfried Gudergan 16. Leadership, Administrative Evil and the Ethics of Incompetence: The Failed Response to Hurricane Katrina Guy B. Adams and Danny L. Balfour PART V: LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT 17. Is Public Sector Leadership Distinct? A Comparative Analysis of Core Competencies in the Senior Executive Service Tim A. Mau 18. Examination of Mental Health Leadership Competencies Across IIMHL Countries Richard H. Beinecke and Justin Spencer 19. Evaluation of Leadership Development and Training in the British Senior Civil Service: The Search for the Holy Grail? Sylvia Horton 10. Conclusion Jeffrey A. Raffel, Peter Leisink and Anthony E. Middlebrooks 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 SynopsisThis thoroughly revised and updated second edition of Civil Service Systems in Western Europe presents a comprehensive overview of the important issues in modern bureaucracies and provides a comparative analysis of the civil service systems of various Western European nations. Country-specific case studies ? based on neo-institutional frameworks and underpinned by extensive empirical research ? are presented by the expert contributors. The specific nature and development of civil service systems is emphasized, and special attention is paid to the current features of each national civil service. Each chapter has been reworked to include new material and topics, and new chapters on Denmark, France and the United Kingdom have been included. Combining both theoretical and empirical studies, this book will prove to be invaluable to scholars and students of public administration, political science and international affairs, as well as to civil servants, politicians and policymakers.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Civil Service Systems in Western Europe: An Introduction Frits M. van der Meer 2. The British Civil Service System Scott L. Greer and Holly Jarman 3. The Development and Current Features of the German Civil Service System Klaus H. Goetz 4. The Development and Current Features of the Norwegian Civil Service System Tom Christensen 5. The Development and Current Features of the Danish Civil Service System Morten Balle Hansen 6. The National Civil Service in Belgium Annie Hondeghem 7. The Civil Service System of the Netherlands Frits M. van der Meer and Gerrit S.A. Dijkstra 8. The Development and Current Features of the French Civil Service System Philippe Bezes and Gilles Jeannot 9. The Italian Civil Service System Rodolfo Lewanski and Federico Toth 10. The Development and Current Features of the Spanish Civil Service System Salvador Parrado Díez 11. Civil Service Systems in West Europe: Variations and Similarities Frits M. van der Meer and Gerrit S.A. Dijkstra Index

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Book SynopsisThis innovative book presents a transatlantic comparison of governance and Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) policy, performance and management. By examining both analytical and empirical differences and similarities between the European Union and the United States, this comprehensive book provides a better understanding of (inter) governmental systems, settings and actors operating in the post New Public Management Era. The expert contributors consider processes of policy formulation and implementation from an intergovernmental point of view, examine issues of performance and accountability that rise in IGR settings and zoom in on the importance and implications of IGR for welfare. Taken together, these insights provide an important next step into the world of transatlantic research and comparison. This timely book will appeal to academics and researchers involved in IGR and Multi-Level Governance from the US and Europe as well as post-graduate students in public administration and public policy.Trade Review’The trend towards multi-level and intergovernmental governance arrangements has created a need for a new analytic language and for new frameworks of analysis. It has changed the nature of decision-making. This timely book combines perspective from public policy, public management and public finance and provides new insights into who governs the multi-level and intergovernmental polity and how it is governed, making it an essential addition to the literature.’ -- Steven Van de Walle, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: POLICY FORMULATION PROCESSES IN IGR SETTINGS: ANALYTICAL MODELS AND PERSPECTIVES 1. Introduction. Policy Formulation Processes in IGR Settings: Analytical Models and Perspectives Martin Laffin and Carol Weissert 2. Pathways of Policy Making: The Political Dynamics of Intergovernmental Lawmaking and Reform in the United States Tim Conlan and Paul Posner 3. Who Will Govern US Megapolitans, and How? An Inter-governmental Analysis John Stuart Hall 4. Bureaucratie Sans Frontières: Legitimacy, Authority, Accountability in Geo-governance Systems H. George Frederickson and Jack W. Meek 5. The Institutional Analysis of Central-local Relations Applied to the Case of the Netherlands and Germany Trui Steen and Theo Toonen 6. Fiscal Decentralization: A Brief on Theory and Evidence Pedro J. Camões PART II: POLICY IMPLEMENTATION ACROSS LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT: MODELS AND PERSPECTIVES OF ANALYSIS 7. Introduction. Policy Implementation Across Levels of Government: Models and Perspectives of Analysis Marc Holzer and Ellen Wayenberg 8. Dispersed Federalism: Regional Governance for Disaster Policy Patrick S. Roberts 9. Strategies to Join Up Resources Across Levels and Sectors of Government: A 12 Country Comparison Lars Niklasson 10. Revisiting Pressman and Wildavsky: Implementation and the Thickness of Hierarchy Peter L. Hupe 11. Institutional Decentralization Policies as Multi-level Governance Strategies – Evaluating the Impacts of Decentralization in Western Europe Falk Ebinger, Stephan Grohs, Renate Reiter and Sabine Kuhlmann 12. The State of the Practice of Performance Measurement in Intergovernmental Arrangements in the United States Marc Holzer, Etienne Charbonneau and Alexander Henderson PART III: PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN IGR-MLG SETTINGS 13.Introduction. Performance Measurement and Accountability in IGR-MLG Settings Marc Holzer and Ellen Wayenberg 14. Distributing Benefits and Burdens: Assessing Performance of the US Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfer System Jeremy L. Hall 15. Managing Performance Across Levels of Government: Lessons Learned or Reproducing Disconnects? Geert Bouckaert and John Halligan 16. Performance Assessment at the ‘Edge of Influence’: A Case Study in Central Government Holding Local Authorities to Account for a ‘Thriving Third Sector’ in the UK Tony Bovaird, Lys Coleman, Dawn Hands, Les Hems and Douglas Johnson 17. Fiscal Decentralization and Corruption in the European Union: The Italian Case of Community Frauds Maria Laura Seguiti PART IV: INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND WELFARE 18. Introduction. Intergovernmental Relations and Welfare Giovanni Fattore and Norma M. Riccucci 19. Conditioning Subnational Responses to External Influences: The Role of Internal Moderators in Public Policy Adoption in the American States Edward Alan Miller 20. From Interpersonal to Interregional Redistribution: The Case of Social Policies in Italy Caterina Ferrario and Alberto Zanardi 21. Do Italian Regions Effectively Use DRG Funding to Steer Provider Behaviour? Elena Cantù, Clara Carbone and Eugenio Anessi-Pessina Index

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Book SynopsisAcknowledging that governance relies not only on formal rules and institutions but to a significant degree also on informal practices and arrangements, this unique Handbook examines and analyzes a wide variety of theoretical, conceptual and normative perspectives on informal governance. The insights arising from this focus on informal governance are discussed from various disciplinary perspectives, within different policy domains, and in a number of regional and global contexts. This Handbook is an important contribution that will put informal governance firmly on the map of academic scholarship with its review of the range of the different uses and effects of informal arrangements across the globe. Bringing together multidisciplinary contributions on informal governance arrangements, this Handbook will appeal to postgraduate students in political science and scholars within the field of political science and global governance.Trade Review’This volume provides a welcome overview of the diverse ways in which informal practices and norms shape policy in national states, the European Union, and international relations. The wide range of cases that feature in the volume point to the normative and substantive importance of informality. This volume is a valuable contribution to a fascinating and under-researched topic.’ -- Gary Marks, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and VU Amsterdam, The NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction Thomas Christiansen and Christine Neuhold PART I: THEORETICAL AND NORMATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON INFORMAL GOVERNANCE 2. Formal Institutions and Informal Institutional Arrangements Michael Brie and Erhard Stölting 3. Informal Governance and Democratic Theory Hans-Joachim Lauth 4. Informal Politics: The Normative Challenge Christine Reh 5. Informal Institutions and Comparative Politics: A Research Agenda Gretchen Helmke and Steven Levitsky PART II: THE PRACTICE OF INFORMAL GOVERNANCE ACROSS THE GLOBE 6. Informal Governance in the United States: Capitol Hill Networks Roberta Haar 7. Subversive Institutions and Informal Governance in Contemporary Russia Vladimir Gel’man 8. On Informal Politics in East Asia Lowell Dittmer 9. Un-civil Society: The Politics of the ‘Informal People’ Asef Bayat 10. Clientelism, Corruption and Political Cartels: Informal Governance in Southern Europe Jonathan Hopkin PART III: INFORMAL GOVERNANCE AND INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS 11. Informal Governance in International Relations Thomas Conzelmann 12. Informal Governance at the United Nations Courtney B. Smith 13. Informal Governance and the G8 Sieglinde Gstöhl 14. Evolving Trade Governance on the Formal–Informal Spectrum: The Case of the World Trade Organization Amrita Narlikar 15. Non-state Actors and Global Informal Governance: The Case of ICANN Jonathan Weinberg 16. Business as Usual? Informal EU Governance and Alternative Methods of Policy-making Otto Holman PART IV: INFORMAL GOVERNANCE AND EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS 17. Formal and Informal Institutions in the EU’s Legislative Process Adrienne Héritier 18. The European Parliament as a Driving Force in Informal Institution-building: The Hard Case of the EP’s Relation with the High Representative for the CFSP Ben Crum 19. Informal Governance and the Decision-making of the Council of Ministers Dorothee Heisenberg 20. Informal Governance in the EU: The European Commission versus the European Parliament Jeffrey Stacey 21. Informal Governance and the Rome Treaties Thomas Gijswijt PART V: INFORMAL GOVERNANCE WITHIN DIFFERENCE POLICY DOMAINS 22. Informal Governance and Networks in EU Foreign Policy Arnout Justaert and Stephan Keukeleire 23. Financial Services Regulation and Informal Governance Alan Hardacre 24. Informal Governance of Emerging Technologies in Africa Matthew Harsh 25. European Economic and Monetary Policy-making through Informal Governance Uwe Puetter 26. Informal Governance in Higher Education Reform: The Bologna Process in Europe Paul Furlong 27. Informal European Asylum Governance in an International Context Maarten Vink and Claudia Engelmann Index

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Book SynopsisThis critical book focuses on two dominant reform agendas - managerialism and politicisation - to examine the condition of Anglophone countries after 40 years of reform to public sector management and governance. Comparing four countries using the Westminster system - Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom - John Halligan explores the changes resulting from distinctive reform agendas, exposing performance shortfalls and unintended consequences, such as bureaucratisation. Offering a broad overview of the implementation and outcomes of key administrative developments, Halligan unpacks those traditions and conventions of governance in Anglophone countries that have been disrupted by unrestrained political executives, producing dramatic imbalances in management and governance systems. Judicious and incisive, this book will be crucial reading to postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students of public policy seeking an in-depth understanding of both historic and contemporary reforms to public management and governance. Halligan's comparative approach to public management systems will also benefit government practitioners and specialists working closely with governments.Trade Review'Reforms in Anglophone countries have influenced many countries around the world. This book, by one of the leading researchers in the field, discusses in a deep and comparative way research on the challenges of these reforms related to the long-term impact of managerialism and politicization on public governance.' --Tom Christensen, University of Oslo, Norway'Halligan's book comes at the end of a major cycle of public sector reforms, and announces a possible transformation of our politico-administrative systems as scenarios for the 21st century. His capacity to unpack the complexity of ''managerialism'', and ''politicisation'' is impressive. His focus on four Anglophone countries, as a coherent cluster, makes his analysis stronger than any other comparison. This is a ''must-read'' to understand the new tensions in our fast changing world, and how to handle these.' --Geert Bouckaert, KU Leuven Public Governance Institute, BelgiumTable of ContentsContents: 1. Reforming Anglophone Public Management and Governance 2. Administrative Tradition and Westminster in Reform Era Governance 3. Politicising the Executive Branch: Changing Roles, Resources and Relationships 4. Ministers and Mandarins under Political Management 5. Management Dilemmas 6. Contradictions in Implementing Performance Management 7. Management and Bureaucracy in a Political Milieu 8. Coordination and Collaboration 9. Long Term Reform and Public Management Systems 10. Postscript: Directions for Change Bibliography 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 SynopsisDuring the past 25 years, independent regulatory agencies have become widespread institutions for regulatory governance. This book studies how they have diffused across Europe and compares their formal independence in 17 countries and seven sectors. Through a series of quantitative analyses, it finds that governments tend to be more prone to delegate powers to independent regulators when they need to increase the credibility of their regulatory commitments and when they attempt to tie the hands of their successors. The institutional context also matters: political institutions that make policy change more difficult are functional equivalents of delegation. In addition to these factors, emulation has driven the diffusion of independent regulators, which have become socially valued institutions that help policymakers legitimize their actions, and may even have become taken for granted as the appropriate way to organize regulatory policies.Providing a broad comparison of independent regulatory agencies in Europe, Delegation in the Regulatory State will be of great interest to researchers and students in political science, public policy, and public administration.Trade Review'. . . it is thanks to works like this one that we can make progress in the understanding of the phenomenon of independent regulatory authorities in Europe and elsewhere.' -- Competition and Regulation in Network Industries'When scholars and practitioners want to understand regulation in Europe, this book should be the first place they will turn. Combining innovative data, smart statistical analysis, and an in-depth knowledge of regulatory agencies and processes across a wide range of countries, Gilardi has produced an essential study of regulation and a stellar piece of scholarship.' -- Charles Shipan, University of Michigan, US'This is a crucial, important book for the study of independent regulatory agencies, an increasingly prevalent institution at the heart of the governance of markets. Gilardi offers an excellent quantitative analysis of the spread of such agencies. He presents a remarkable dataset and rigourously tests different explanations. His coverage is wide and his methods are first class. His conclusions will interest all scholars who work on the regulatory state.' -- Mark Thatcher, London School of Economics, UK'Regulatory agencies are an important aspect of the contemporary regulatory state. Drawing on an extensive body of comparative analysis, Fabrizio Gilardi's book provides a serious contribution that moves the literature forward. This book deserves to be considered carefully.' -- Martin Lodge, London School of Economics, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Institutional Foundations of the Regulatory State 3. Delegation to Independent Regulatory Agencies: Credibility, Political Uncertainty, and Veto Players 4. The Formal Independence of Regulators: Empirical Analysis 5. Interdependent Delegation: The Diffusion of Independent Regulators Agencies 6. The Diffusion of Independent Regulatory Agencies: Empirical Analysis 7. Conclusion 8. Appendixes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis up-to-date book takes a fresh look at regulation and risk and argues that the allure of regulation lies in its capacity to reduce risk while preserving the benefits of trade, travel and commerce. Regulation appears as a politically attractive, targeted and effective way to ensure that disasters of the past are not repeated. Diverse challenges are tackled through regulatory means - including the industrial, financial and terrorist-related hazards analyzed in this book. Fiona Haines' empirical work shows, however, that regulation attempts to reduce risks beyond their stated remit of preventing future disaster. Her analysis reveals a complex nexus between risk and regulation where fulfilment of regulatory potential depends on managing three fundamentally different types of risk: actuarial, socio-cultural and political. This complex risk management task affects both reform and compliance efforts, generating tension and paradoxical outcomes. Nonetheless, Haines argues, enhancing political legitimacy and public reassurance are central, not peripheral, to successful regulation. This insightful book will appeal to academics, researchers and postgraduate researchers working in regulation across law, politics, sociology, criminology and public management. Masters of public management, MBA students, public administrators and regulators, as well as political commentators, will also find this book invaluable.Trade Review'The Paradox of Regulation is a tour de force of regulatory scholarship that successfully contextualizes the regulatory project as an effort to reduce multiple forms of risk. Three case studies of regulatory reforms, fascinating in their own right, when read together forcefully demonstrate why context matters to the actuarial assessments, political realities, and possibilities for insuring safety, security and integrity. Haines' penetrating analysis presents no simple answers to what works and why. The Paradox of Regulation nimbly demonstrates that the strengths and limits of a particular regulatory reform must be understood as a complicated response to a dynamic constellation of actuarial, political, and socio-cultural risks.' - Nancy Reichman, University of Denver, US 'This new book by Fiona Haines is an elegant but sophisticated analysis of the three risks (technical, social and political) that regulation must address if it is to be effective. This analysis is original and fresh bringing together critiques of risk based regulation with empirical literature on compliance and effectiveness evaluation. This is exactly the sort of book we need more of to develop and deepen empirical and theoretical research in regulatory scholarship: - it helpfully melds together different literatures and theoretical approaches with her own empirical work on regulatory reforms to build a multi-layered theoretical analysis that really pushes forward our understanding of regulation, why it happens and how it fails and succeeds.' - Christine Parker, Monash University, Australia 'This is an insightful and nuanced analysis of the strengths and limitations of regulation. Through a close grained analysis of three recent disasters, Haines demonstrates that regulation is not just a technical but also a political and a social project and how a failure to recognise its multiple dimensions can lead to regulatory failure. This book is a major contribution that enriches our understanding of the challenges of risk management and of how best to address them.' - Neil Gunningham, Australian National University, Canberra 'Fiona Haines shows us that regulatory policy is complex and paradoxical in ways that should require us to attend to the substance and the politics of specific regulatory regimes. This book is a major contribution to the reconceptualisation of risk and regulation. It is a perceptive treatment of the role of crisis by one of the best scholars of regulation we have.' --- John Braithwaite, Australian National University, CanberraTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. The Regulatory Paradox 3. Risk and the Task of Regulation 4. Making Sense of the Events 5. Regulatory Reform in the Shadow of Disaster 6. The Challenge of Compliance – Major Hazard Risk 7. The Challenge of Security at Air and Seaports 8. Finance, Compliance and the Ambiguity of Actuarial Risk 9. Conclusion Bibliography Index

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