Public Administration and Management
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The State of Accountability in the Global South
Edited by Sylvia I. Bergh, Sony Pellissery, C. Sathyamala
‘This insightful and comprehensive overview of diverse accountability efforts underscores persistent gaps between policy discourse, practices and outcomes. All routes to accountability turn out to be long routes. The rich case studies re... -
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The Politics of the Public Encounter
Edited by Peter Hupe
‘The Politics of the Public Encounter unpacks an evolving and increasingly complex, sometimes confronting interaction between citizens and their governments. This book helps to understand how changing communication processes, transformin... -
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Assessing the Performance Advantage of Public-Private Partnerships
Edited by Stefan Verweij, Ingmar van Meerkerk, Carter B. Casady
全球依斯攀ion of public-private partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects warrants careful performance assessment. This book addresses this timely topic and offers a highly useful framework for understanding the performance chall... -
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Handbook on the Politics of Public Administration
Edited by Andreas Ladner, Fritz Sager
‘This commendable collection is notable for a comprehensive exploration of most significant dimensions of politics and public administration. The dual focus of public administration in politics and the politics of public administration p... -
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Norms, Gender and Corruption
Edited by Ina Kubbe, Ortrun Merkle
‘I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the complex relationship between gender equality, corruption and good governance. It clearly shows that the inclusion of women in positions of power is no “quick fix” to reduced level... -
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Speaking Truth to Power
Benjamin Ginsberg, Collin Paschall
‘Ginsberg and Paschall, two experts in their own right, have produced a provocative book about the role of expertise in politics and policy-making. Amidst a host of illuminating examples and serious arguments, a core insight leaps out at... -
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The Role of Cities in International Relations
Agnieszka Szpak, Robert Gawłowski, Joanna Modrzyńska, Paweł Modrzyński, Michał Dahl
‘Cities have increasingly captured the imagination of international scholars and practitioners. This “rise” to fame is much talked about, but the international legal practicalities often remain overlooked and in need of tangible insights... -
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Advanced Introduction to Megaprojects
Nathalie Drouin, Rodney Turner
‘Successful megaprojects are a rare species. But here's a book about exactly this. The Elgar Advanced Introduction to Megaprojects is a must read for anyone interested in megaprojects. We all need to learn from the successes in the field... -
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Advanced Introduction to Elections and Voting
Ian McAllister
‘Ian McAllister is one of the most distinguished political scientists today, who has devoted his academic life to researching and writing on elections and voting behaviour. This Advanced Introduction draws together his considerable exper... -
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The Institutional Context of Public–Private Partnerships
Mhamed Biygautane
‘Much of the literature on PPPs examines project-level partnerships involving the procurement of specific long-term public infrastructure, along with critical success factors. As the title of the book indicates, Mhamed Biygautane takes a... -
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The Role of the Public Sector
Bent Greve
‘Recent years have witnessed the “Return of the State” after decades of spreading neo-liberalism and market ideology. Bent Greve’s book is a very well written text able to capture the old and new roles of the public sector in contemporar... -
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Elgar Encyclopedia of Public Management
由Kuno Sched编辑ler
‘In the dense landscape of reference works, this is the real thing. It brings together great scholars, offers a fascinating tour of the classics, and connects with today’s problems. It shows how far the field of public management has pro...