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  • American Public Policy

    Promise and Performance

    by B. Guy Peters, John A. Hoornbeek ...
    "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 Betrayer

    How An Undercover Unit Infiltrated The Global Drug Trade

    by Guy Stanton, Peter Walsh ...
    THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES LEGENDS"Gripping" DAILY MAIL"Incredible ... reads like a thriller" THE SUNGuy Stanton was a London gangster with a big reputation. For years he operated at the top of the drugs trade, moving huge shipments around the world, and knew the major players in global organised crime, from Asian warlords and Turkish heroin barons to Colombian cocaine... ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Comparative Governance

    Rediscovering the Functional Dimension of Governing

    by B. Guy Peters, Jon Pierre ...
    Decision-making is at the heart of governing and governance, and is a more challenging task compared to just a few decades ago as a result of increasing social complexity and globalization. In this book, B. Guy Peters and Jon Pierre propose a new framework for the comparative analysis of governance, arguing that government remains a central actor in governance. By articulating the functionalist ... Read more

    $30.39 USD

  • 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

  • Democratic Backsliding and Public Administration

    How Populists in Government Transform State Bureaucracies

    Edited by Michael W. Bauer, B. Guy Peters, Jon Pierre, Kutsal Yesilkagit, Stefan Becker ...
    Liberal democracy is at risk. Its hallmark institutions – political pluralism, separation of powers, and rule of law—are coming under pressure, as authoritarian sentiment is growing around the globe. While liberal-democratic backsliding features prominently in social science scholarship, especially the branches concerned with political parties and political behavior, public administration research ... Read more

    $30.39 USD

  • Institutional Theory in Political Science

    The New Institutionalism

    by Professor B. Guy Peters ...
    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

  • Politics of Bureaucracy

    by B. Guy Peters, Guy Peters ...
    Routledge is proud to publish the fifth edition of this comprehensive, comparative exploration of the political and policy-making roles of public bureaucracies in nations around the world. Written by a leading authority in the field, it offers an extensive, well documented, comparative analysis stressing the effects of politics and organised interests on bureaucracy. New to the fifth edition: *a ... Read more

    $66.99 USD

  • Contemporary Approaches to Public Policy

    Theories, Controversies and Perspectives

    Edited by B. Guy Peters, Philippe Zittoun ...
    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

  • Policy-Making as Designing

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

    Edited by Arwin van Buuren, Jenny M. Lewis, B. Guy Peters ...
    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

  • The SAGE Handbook of Public Administration

    Edited by Jon Pierre, B. Guy Peters ...
    The original Handbook of Public Administration was a landmark publication, the first to provide a comprehensive and authoritative survey of the discipline. The eagerly-awaited new edition of this seminal international handbook continues to provide a complete review and guide to past and present knowledge in this essential field of inquiry.Assembling an outstanding team of scholars from around the ... Read more

    $42.29 USD

  • Political Patronage in Asian Bureaucracies

    Edited by B. Guy Peters, Colin Knox, Byeong Seob Kim ...
    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

  • The Problem of Governing

    Essays for Richard Rose

    Edited by Michael Keating, Ian McAllister, Edward C Page, B Guy Peters ...
    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