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Trade Paperback : $22.00 Buy	Dependent on D.C. The Rise of Federal Control over the Lives of Ordinary Americans Charlotte A. Twight Palgrave Macmillan Dependent on D.C. raises serious concerns about the future of liberty in America and proves beyond a doubt that the growth of dependence on government in the...

Trade Paperback : $37.00 Buy	Educational Partnerships and the State The Paradoxes of Governing Schools, Children, and Families Edited by Barry M. Franklin, Thomas S. Popkewitz and Marianne N. Bloch Palgrave Macmillan Educational Partnerships and the State is a compelling collection of essays by an international group of scholars that provides a critical exploration of the...

Trade Paperback : $35.00 Buy	Human Nature and Public Policy An Evolutionary Approach Edited By Albert Somit and Steven Peterson Palgrave Macmillan The essays in this collection explore the implications that the growing challenge from "evolutionary" concepts of human nature have in various policyareas and...

Hardcover : $126.00 Buy	Anti-Drugs Policies of the European Union Transnational Decision-Making and the Politics of Expertise Martin Elvins Palgrave Macmillan This book is the first to trace the evolution of anti-drugs policies at European Union level from the late 1960s to the present. Phases of drug policy...

Hardcover : $95.00 Buy	Equality and Transparency A Strategic Perspective on Affirmative Action in American Law Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy Daniel Sabbagh Palgrave Macmillan A unique exploration by a French scholar of the contradictions inherent in the practice and justification of affirmative action programs in the United States....

Trade Paperback : $39.00 Buy	Language Policy and Language Planning Sue Wright Palgrave Macmillan Language policy and planning is rarely just about language; it always has political, social and ethical dimensions. This is a comprehensive advanced textbook,...

Hardcover : $110.00 Buy	Modeling Pension Systems Andrus Simonovits Palgrave Macmillan The issue of unfunded public pension systems has moved to the center of public debate all over the world. Unfortunately, a large part of the discussions have...

Hardcover : $126.00 Buy	Drugs, Prisons and Policy-Making Karen Duke Palgrave Macmillan Karen Duke explores the conflicts and contradictory pressures in the development of prison drug policies in Britain from 1980 to the present. Based on...

Hardcover : $147.00 Buy	Welfare Economics Towards a More Complete Analysis Yew-Kwang Ng Palgrave Macmillan This book attempts to make welfare economics more complete by discussing the recent inframarginal analysis of division of labor and by pushing welfare...

Hardcover : $98.00 Buy	Polling, Policy, and Public Opinion The Case Against Heeding the "Voice of the People" Robert Weissberg Palgrave Macmillan The opinion poll has become commonplace in politics and typically reveals public desires for greater government social welfare assistance, such as more aid for...

Trade Paperback : $25.00 Buy	Local Government Today Politics Today J. A. Chandler Manchester University Press Local Government Today provides a comprehensive analysis of the structure, finance, management, and democratic framework for local government in Britain. This...

Hardcover : $173.00 Buy	Quangos, Accountability and Reform The Politics of Quasi-Government Matthew V. Flinders and Martin J. Smith Palgrave Macmillan This collection challenges the debate which portrays quangos, now a permanent layer of governance in Britain, as inherently undemocratic.

Hardcover : $127.95 Buy	Comparative Housing Policy Government and Housing in Advanced Industrialized Countries John Dolling Palgrave Macmillan This text introduces the reader to the comparative study of housing policy. It looks first at the benefits, limitations and difficulties of the comparative...

Hardcover : $137.00 Buy	Transparency in Public Policy Great Britain and the United States Neal D. Finkelstein Palgrave Macmillan Framed within the context of comparative international policy discussions, this volume examines how recent policy design has been influenced by combinations of...

Hardcover : $105.95 Buy	Housing Associations and Housing Policy A Historical Perspective Peter Malpass Palgrave Macmillan Housing Associations and Housing Policy is an important and timely contribution to the housing studies literature, providing the first detailed account of the...

Hardcover : $130.00 Buy	Representation and Community in Western Democracies Nirmala Rao Palgrave Macmillan This book of critical essays explores new thinking and new evidence on the role of locally-elected representatives in Western democracies. The book is topical...

Trade Paperback : $39.00 Buy	Restructuring the Welfare State Political Institutions and Policy Change Political Evolution and Institutional Change Edited by Bo Rothstein and Sven Steinmo Palgrave Macmillan The modern welfare state is under threat from a variety of fronts. Changing demographic patterns, declining public trust, interest group demands and growing...

Hardcover : $130.00 Buy	Economic Policy in Britain Wyn Grant Palgrave Macmillan This is a comprehensive assessment of how economic policy is made in Britain at the start of the 21st century and of how the content of taxation, spending,...

Trade Paperback : $46.00 Buy	Globalization and Human Welfare Vic George and Paul Wilding Palgrave Macmillan This thematically structured text offers an ideal introduction to the positive and negative effects of globalization on human welfare in industrial and...

Trade Paperback : $39.00 Buy	The Principles of Social Policy Robert F. Drake Palgrave Macmillan Beyond their immediate areas of concern (such as education, health or housing) social policies are shaped by prevailing political values and beliefs. These...

Hardcover : $137.00 Buy	Public Policy in the Age of Globalization Responses to Environmental and Economic Crises International Political Economy Series Helge Hveen and Kristen Nordhaug Palgrave Macmillan This book focuses on changes in environmental and economic policies in six developing countries. It shows how domestic politics interact with international...

Hardcover : $147.00 Buy	The Persuaders When Lobbyist Matter Steven John Palgrave Macmillan The impact of political lobbyists remains highly controversial. No-one has explored when they matter. This book tells readers when lobbyists count and analyzes...

Hardcover : $100.00 Buy	E-Governance Styles of Political Judgement in the Informaton Age Polity Perri 6 Palgrave Macmillan The e-governance revolution is said to be changing everything, but will all the modelling tools, electronic meeting management systems and online consultations...

Hardcover : $100.00 Buy	Education and the Good Society Fred Inglis and Wilfred Carr Palgrave Macmillan The many public debates launched by governments on education, such as Tony Blair's emphasis on "education, education, education" have nonetheless failed to...

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