Public Services Books

New and Published Books

1. Policing the Markets

   Inside the Black Box of Securities Enforcement

   By James Williams

   Set against the backdrop of the recurring waves of financial scandal and crisis to hit Canada, the US, the UK, and Europe over the last decade, this book examines the struggles of securities enforcement agencies to police the financial markets. While allegations of regulatory failure in this realm...

   Published January 16th 2012 by Routledge
2. Child Welfare Practice with Immigrant Children and Families

   Edited by Alan Dettlaff, Rowena Fong

   Children in immigrant families represent nearly one-fourth of all children living in the United States. As this population of children has increased, so has their representation among children involved in child welfare and related systems. Once immigrant families come to the attention of these...

   Published December 13th 2011 by Routledge
3. Public Criminology?

   By Ian Loader, Richard Sparks

   Series: Key Ideas in Criminology

   What is the role and value of criminology in a democratic society? How do, and how should, its practitioners engage with politics and public policy? How can criminology find a voice in an agitated, insecure and intensely mediated world in which crime and punishment loom large in government agendas...

   Published July 4th 2010 by Routledge
4. Legislating Creativity

   The Intersections of Art and Politics

   By Dustin Kidd

   Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

   How does political policy-making shape the creative activities of artists? Do the political interests of artists influence actual political practices in any way? Legislating Creativity examines the relationship between art and politics through an analysis of controversial art projects tied to the...

   Published November 17th 2009 by Routledge
5. Health Care in Malaysia

   The Dynamics of Provision, Financing and Access

   Edited by Heng Leng Chee, Simon Barraclough

   Series: Routledge Malaysian Studies Series

   The health care system in Malaysia has undergone a fundamental transformation over the last two decades. This book examines this transformation and explores the pressing issues it faces today. It includes coverage of: the evolution of the system since independence, from the colonial legacy of...

   Published April 2nd 2009 by Routledge
6. New Horizons for Policy Practice

   By Richard Hoefer

   This book provides fresh perspectives on the state of policy practice. Leading scholars explore such vital conceptual topics such as how to impact social justice, what the strengths-based perspective means to policy practitioners and how to bridge the all-too common gap between community organizing...

   Published March 25th 2009 by Routledge
7. A Wider Social Role for Sport

   Who's Keeping the Score?

   By Fred Coalter

   Sport is perceived to have the potential to alleviate a variety of social problems and generally to ‘improve’ both individuals and the communities in which they live. Sport is promoted as a relatively cost effective antidote to a range of social problems – often those stemming from social exclusion...

   Published November 27th 2007 by Routledge
8. Government, the Railways and the Modernization of Britain

   Beeching's Last Trains

   By Charles Loft

   Series: British Politics and Society

   More than 40 years after its publication, the 1963 Beeching Report on British railways remains controversial for recommending the closure of a third of Britain’s railways. In this book, Charles Loft examines: why the nationalized railways were in such dire financial straits by 1963 how...

   Published July 3rd 2006 by Routledge
9. Lessons in Leadership

   Meeting the Challenges of Public Service Management

   By Eileen Milner, Paul Joyce

   Using international case study material, this book examines how ideas of visionary leadership have been developed and discusses their applicability to the public sector. The book covers: the tensions that can arise between administrative/bureaucratic traditions and the leadership styles required...

   Published March 2nd 2005 by Routledge