Public Administration & Management Books

New and Published Books

1. Leadership in the Public Sector

   Promises and Pitfalls

   Edited by Christine Teelken, Ewan Ferlie, Mike Dent

   In view of the approaching age of austerity for the public sector, leadership is likely to continue to become a key theme. This edited volume brings together a host of material from the public sector to analyze the issue internationally. Teelken, Dent & Ferlie lead a team of contributors in...

   Published May 21st 2012 by Routledge
2. Rewards for High Public Office in Europe and North America

   Edited by Marleen Brans, B.Guy Peters

   Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics

   Anyone observing the recent scandals in the United Kingdom could not fail to understand the political importance of the rewards of high public office. The British experience has been extreme but by no means unique, and many countries have experienced political over the pay and perquisites of public...

   Published May 16th 2012 by Routledge
3. Employment, Inequality and Globalization

   A Continuous Concern

   Edited by Rolph van der Hoeven

   The nature of globalization and the fallout from the international financial crisis have brought profound changes to societies and economies around the world. This book documents that, over the last two decades, the growth of nonstandard and informal employment has led to greater inequalities. This...

   Published May 16th 2012 by Routledge
4. A Complexity Theory for Public Policy

   By Göktuğ Morçöl

   Series: Routledge Research in Public Administration and Public Policy

   Complexity theory has become popular in the natural and social sciences over the last few decades as a result of the advancements in our understanding of the complexities in natural and social phenomena. Concepts and methods of complexity theory have been applied by scholars of public affairs in...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
5. Cultural Exclusion in China

   State Education, Social Mobility and Cultural Difference

   By Lin Yi

   Series: Comparative Development and Policy in Asia

   Ethnic minorities form a very substantial proportion of the population of China, with over 100 million people in 55 formally designated minority groups inhabiting over 60% of the country’s land area. Poverty and economic inequality of minority groups are widely-recognised problems. However, as this...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
6. The Political Economy of the SARS Epidemic

   The Impact on Human Resources in East Asia

   By Grace Lee, Malcolm Warner

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

   This book discusses the political economy of the SARS epidemic and its impact on human resources in East Asia, as it occurred in 2003. The epidemic spread from the People’s Republic of China, to Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan, amongst other countries in East Asia and as far away as North America,...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
7. China, the West and the Myth of New Public Management

   Neoliberalism and its Discontents

   By Paolo Urio

   Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series

   In the West, innovations in new public management (NPM) have been regarded as part of the neoliberal project, whilst in China, these reforms have emerged from a very different economic and social landscape. Despite these differences however, similar measures to those introduced in the West have...

   Published May 13th 2012 by Routledge
8. Juvenile Justice Administration

   By Peter C. Kratcoski

   An effective administrator must not only have the educational background to understand the foundational basis for the system, but must also be guided by the vision and mission of the organization. Juvenile Justice Administration illustrates through examples and interviews with juvenile justice...

   Published May 9th 2012 by CRC Press
9. The Politics of Transition in Central Asia and the Caucasus

   Enduring Legacies and Emerging Challenges

   Edited by Amanda E Wooden, Christoph H. Stefes

   Series: Central Asian Studies

   Most books on the Caucasus and Central Asia are country-by-country studies. This book, on the other hand, fills a gap in Central Eurasian studies as one of the few comparative case study books on Central Eurasia, covering both the Caucasus and Central Asia; it considers key themes right across the...

   Published May 4th 2012 by Routledge
10. Behavioral Health Response to Disasters

    Edited by Julie Framingham, Martell L. Teasley

    Disasters can cause long-term disruptions to the routines of individuals and communities, placing survivors at risk of developing serious mental health and substance abuse problems. Disaster behavioral health services provide emotional support, help normalize stress reactions, assess recovery...

    Published April 22nd 2012 by CRC Press