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  • Advanced Introduction to Public Policy

    by B. Guy Peters ...
    Series series Elgar Advanced Introductions series
    Making effective public policies is a difficult task, but considering policymaking as a problem of design analogous to architecture or engineering can assist in that process. This book outlines three vital components of policy design: understanding the causes behind the problem being addressed; identifying means of intervention, including selection and implementation of policy instruments; and ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Institutional Theory in Political Science

    The New Institutionalism

    Institutional Theory in Political Science provides an in-depth analysis of contemporary institutional theory, an essential tool to understand the world of politics and government.Written by B. Guy Peters, a prominent expert in the field, the book argues that the new institutionalism comprises eight variations on the theme of institutional analysis. Through a series of questions, the author ... Read more

    $36.49 USD

  • Policy Problems and Policy Design

    by B. Guy Peters ...
    Series series New Horizons in Public Policy series
    B. Guy Peters presents a critique of conventional policy design methods, placing emphasis on the need to formulate interconnecting designs for issues that cross multiple policy areas. He advocates the use of analytic categories for understanding problems rather than functional categories, such as defence and health, to change the perspective of problems and modernise policy design.Whereas previous ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Pursuing Horizontal Management

    The Politics of Public Sector Coordination

    by B. Guy Peters ...
    Series series Studies in Government and Public Policy
    From the first, specialization and coordination have presented governments with a conundrum: specialized program might be best for delivering one service to the public, but combining such programs for all public services inevitably produces costly redundancies and inefficiencies. In this long-awaited book, Guy Peters brings his expertise and extensive experience to bear on the problem of ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Administrative Traditions

    Understanding the Roots of Contemporary Administrative Behavior

    by B. Guy Peters ...
    Contemporary public administration reflects its historical roots, as well as contemporary ideas about how the public bureaucracy should be organized and function. This book argues that there are administrative traditions that have their roots centuries ago but continue to influence administrative behaviour. Further within Western Europe, North America, and the Antipodes there are four distinctive ... Read more

    $97.19 USD

  • Bureaucratic Resistance in Times of Democratic Backsliding

    Series series Elements in Public and Nonprofit Administration
    This Element investigates how public employees react to illiberal policies proposed by authoritarian leaders during democratic backsliding. Using survey experiments employed with 942 bureaucrats from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Brazil, the research explores their willingness to resist the implementation of illiberal policies. Findings show a significant readiness for resistance. The ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

  • Contemporary Approaches to Public Policy

    Theories, Controversies and Perspectives

    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book assesses a range of contemporary scholarly approaches to public policy. Bringing together leading scholars in policy studies, each chapter addresses a different theoretical approach to policy design and implementation, drawn from the fields of political science, economics and behavioral science. These include the advocacy coalition framework, discursive approaches, institutional analysis ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • American Public Policy

    Promise and Performance

    "This book is an excellent choice for anyone looking to bring the complicated world of public policy to their classroom." – Ben Galloway, University of ArkansasNow in its Thirteenth Edition, American Public Policy provides a comprehensive yet accessible overview of the policymaking process, from procedural approaches and policy instruments to in-depth analysis of specific policy issues. Not shying ... Read more

    $116.99 USD

  • The Politics of Patronage Appointments in Latin American Central Administrations

    Series series Pitt Latin American Series
    Although merit system selection and management of public personnel is thought of as the standard for good governance, public employees frequently are appointed by political officials rather than being members of a career civil service. In fact, there has been an increase in the level of patronage appointments and politicization of public administration over the past several decades as political ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • The Problem of Governing

    Essays for Richard Rose

    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book provides an appreciation of the work of renowned scholar Richard Rose. Over a career spanning more than six decades, Rose has explored a vast range of subjects related to British, American and comparative politics. His work, however, has always been concerned with an underlying theme: governing modern societies in changing times. Celebrating Rose's career which has shaped postwar ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Political Patronage in Asian Bureaucracies

    Political patronage is defined as political actors appointing individuals at their discretion to key positions in the public sector. The book examines this practice in the bureaucracies of 11 Asian countries through the use of a typological framework of patronage types. The framework is based on two key criteria: basis of trust and the major role of political appointees. Several countries with ... Read more

    $112.39 USD

  • Policy-Making as Designing

    The Added Value of Design Thinking for Public Administration and Public Policy

    Series series New Perspectives in Policy and Politics
    The articles on which Chapters 4, 5 and 6 are based are available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence.Design approaches to policy-making have gained increasing popularity among policy makers in recent years.First published as a special issue of Policy & Politics, this book presents original critical reflections on the value of design approaches and how they relate to the classical idea of public ... Read more

    $47.69 USD