"Governing Complex Societies outlines a typology of different models of governance, ranging from a state-centric model to the 'governing without government' model. The typology is based in dimensions on actors, processes, and outcomes. Using this typology, the authors conclude t…
The accidental monocrop -- Killer soy -- The absent state -- A living barrier -- The plant health service -- A vast tofu conspiracy -- Capturing the Civil Service -- Citizen participation -- Regulation by denunciation -- Citation, sample, and parallel states -- Tactical sovereig…
Ethics in Public Policy and Management: A global research companion showcases the latest research from established and newly emerging scholars in the fields of public management and ethics. This collection examines the profound changes of the last 25 years, including the rise of…
"This book explores the concept of multi-level governance, its definitions and applications from a critical perspective of diverse scholars from administrative and management studies. It also illustrates the practical side of multilevel governance by emphasizing on the special p…
Das Buch trägt zur Neubelebung einer Soziologie der öffentlichen Verwaltung bei und lenkt die Aufmerksamkeit auf eine Arbeitswelt mit eminenter Bedeutung für Demokratie und Rechtsstaatlichkeit. Kathrin Englert stellt die Frage nach dem Wandel im Amt neu, nämlich als Frage der An…
"Sound management of the machinery of government is at the core of a well-functioning state. Written by an author with a wide range of experience in international affairs, this introductory text addresses both the commonalities and diversity of administrative practice around the…
"Michael Loewe calls on literary and material evidence to examine three problems that arose in administering China's early empires. Religious rites due to an emperor's predecessors must both pay the correct services to his ancestors and demonstrate his right to succeed to the th…
"Michael Loewe calls on literary and material evidence to examine three problems that arose in administering China's early empires. Religious rites due to an emperor's predecessors must both pay the correct services to his ancestors and demonstrate his right to succeed to the th…
Until now political scientists have devoted little attention to the origins of American bureaucracy and the relationship between bureaucratic and interest group politics. In this pioneering book, Daniel Carpenter contributes to our understanding of institutions by presenting a u…
Until now political scientists have devoted little attention to the origins of American bureaucracy and the relationship between bureaucratic and interest group politics. In this pioneering book, Daniel Carpenter contributes to our understanding of institutions by presenting a u…