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This book examines the ways in which common law countries such as England, Australia, and Canada have modernized their... Læs mere
Elinor Ostrom and the Bloomington School of Political Economy is a comprehensive collection, in four volumes, of the most important contributions by Ostrom and her colleagues on central issues across the social sciences.
This book discusses the controversial phenomenon of official apologies through a series of critical essays. Contributors rhetorically analyze a range of apologies in their particular context and gauge the promises and pitfalls of official apologies as political statements.
The book examines public participation at all stages of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in Brazil and proposes a model for improving community involvement in the process.
An analysis of Pakistani politics under President Mohammad Ayub Khan that focuses on the practical limitations of that leader's ability to mobilize mass backing even... Læs mere
In this sequel to his highly acclaimed Bureaucratic Reform in the Ottoman Empire, Carter Findley shifts focus from the organizational aspects of administrative... Læs mere
Written by one of the nation's foremost urban development experts, Convention Center Follies exposes the inner workings of America's convention center boom through case studies of Chicago, Atlanta, and St. Louis.
Through twelve case studies, this book introduces a general theory of indirect governance based on the tradeoff between governor control and intermediary competence.
This book reviews the policy implications of some of the most challenging developments in British society: climate change, ageing, greater ethnic and religious diversity,... Læs mere
This book provides a range of critical essays examining the use of algorithms to regulate various aspects of contemporary life, and the need to regulate these algorithmic systems, drawing from a broad range of disciplinary expertise.
Examines the transformation of public services in different varieties of capitalism. It compares postal reform in France,... Læs mere