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    The Unredacted Files of the Man in the Room Next Door

    The hilarious collection of 'leaked' correspondence between Michael Spicer’s genius comic creation - AKA The Man in the Room Next Door - and political figures, ranging from Boris Johnson to Donald Trump and Jared Kushner.Just who is the secret political adviser calling himself The Man in the Room Next Door? No one knows. We don’t even know his name.But now the lid is about to be blown clean off, ... Read more

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  • The Spicer Diaries

    Lord Michael Spicer has enjoyed a varied and remarkable political career by anyone's standards. Now, in this revealing, insightful, and engaging book, Lord Spicer shares never-before-heard stories of his time in British politics. During three and a half decades as a Conservative Member of Parliament, Spicer has held a plethora of essential political roles both within the party and in government, ... Read more

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  • The Founders, the Constitution, and Public Administration

    A Conflict in World Views

    Viewed alternately as an obstacle to justice, an impediment to efficient government, and a tool by which some groups gain benefits and privileges at the expense of others, public administration threatens to become the whipping boy of American government. In this innovative look at the nation's bureaucracy, Michael W. Spicer revisits the values of the Constitution in order to reconcile the ... Read more

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  • In Defense of Politics in Public Administration

    A Value Pluralist Perspective

    Series series Public Administration: Criticism and Creativity
    Where values collide, politics guides the way.Scholars of public administration have historically too often been disdainful towards politics in the field, viewing political activities and interests as opportunities for corruption, mismanagement, and skewed priorities. Supporters of this anti-political stance have become even more strident in recent years, many of them advancing scientific models ... Read more

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  • Public Administration and the State

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    A critical examination of public administration's pervasive vision of a powerful stateWoodrow Wilson argued for a state led by a powerful government, guided by science and enlightened experts, for the accomplishment of a set of collective purposes—in other words, a purposive state. Michael Spicer contends that though Wilson and those who followed him have not typically explored questions of ... Read more

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  • The SAGE Handbook of School Organization

    The SAGE Handbook of School Organizationprovides a substantial review of the history, current status and future prospects of the field of school organization. Bringing together chapters exploring key issues, important debates and points of tension, the Handbook highlights school and system organisational structure, processes and dynamics coupled with insights into important theoretical foundations ... Read more

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  • The Remaking of Television New Zealand 1984–1992

    The Remaking of Television New Zealand outlines and analyses the radical changes made to television broadcasting in New Zealand during the period 1984-1992. It looks closely at how TVNZ, a division of the Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand, was transformed into a successful commercial company under the State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986. Based on remarkable inside access, this book is an ... Read more

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  • Voting Online

    Technology and Democracy in Municipal Elections

    Series Book 17 - McGill-Queen's Studies in Urban Governance
    In an attempt to reverse declining rates of voter participation, governments around the world are turning to electronic voting to improve the efficiency of vote counts, and increase the accessibility and equity of the voting process for electors who may face additional barriers. The Covid-19 pandemic has intensified this trend.Voting Online focuses on Canada, where the technology has been widely ... Read more

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  • Gough Whitlam

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