Government

First Published in 2015. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company...

`A very comprehensive study of the changing attitude to the role of Public Expenditure... very well researched and full of quotes from relevant documents and individuals.' - Teaching PoliticsUpdated edition tailored for students...

Books of great political insight and novelty always outlive their time of birth and this reissued work, initially published in 1985, is no exception. Written shortly after the formation of Charter 7, the essays in this collection are among the most original and compelling pieces of political writing..

Designed for upper-level and professional courses, this text is an introduction to the public policymaking process that gives equal attention to issues of policy implementation and public governance. It provides a comprehensive framework for policy design and analysis...

This text chronicles the growth of local, state and federal government over the last 100 years and explains this growth by arguing that public and social acceptance (even demand for) government intervention has allowed for a strong government role at all levels of the economy...

This text chronicles the growth of local, state and federal government over the last 100 years and explains this growth by arguing that public and social acceptance (even demand for) government intervention has allowed for a strong government role at all levels of the economy...

This book adopts a comparative approach in analysing the rise in the power and significance of political advisers in the Westminster jurisdictions of the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Canada...

Makes the innovative effort of examining the interplay between political identity and legitimacy in the unprecedented but also unfinished development of the European Union into a fully fledged political actor...

This book disentangles the relationship between the modern state and democracy. It was originally published as a special issue of Democratization...

The great dilemma of democracy revolves around the state. Historically, the state has played a crucial role as enforcer of liberal democratic constitutions, but it has also been used by autocratic rulers to entrench their rule. This book disentangles the relationship between the modern state and dem..

This volume chronicles and analyzes the development of think tanks and public policy research organizations, while exploring the impact think tanks have on politics, public policies, and governance in the US...

"To Kill the King" sketches post-traditional consciousness in terms of three concepts - thinking as play, justice as seeking, and practice as art. In a series of critical essays on each of these concepts, the book describes a post-traditional consciousness of governance that can yield improvement in..