Politics in Western Europe: United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the European Community

Politics & Social Sciences

B. Guy Peters

M Donald Hancock

David P. Conradt

Politics & Government

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

Comparative Politics provides a comprehensive, theoretical, and methodological introduction to the field of comparative politics.  In the sciences, theory is tested through direct experimentation. In politics, however, social scientists cannot simply manipulate an institution or law to see what might happen. Comparisons of different political contexts are thus central to political theory. Analyzing what happens when different countries modify constitutions or party systems provides useful information about the probable consequences of such changes among diverse political orders. The world of politics is full rich and complex factors which influence the way people vote, how policies are made, or how interest groups lobby. Written by a well-established author with an international reputation, Comparative Politics, surveys the best work in the field, examining the issues involved in an attempt to compare political systems and discussing how the methods and results of comparative politics can be improved. This valuable survey presents a wide array of case studies to illustrate how comparative analysts devise effective methods to construct meaningful theories about political systems. All major current approaches are covered, making this essential reading for students of politics and government.

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Legal Theory & Systems

Macmillan Dummy List

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The Politics of Expert Advice: Creating, Using and Manipulating Scientific Knowledge for Public Policy (Public Administration in the 1990s)

Edinburgh University Press

Governance, Politics and the State

Jon Pierre

Bloomsbury UK

American Public Policy: Promise and Performance

House Publishers Chatham

Chatham House Pub

This revised edition begins by defining American public policy and its environments, as well as identifying the governmental structures through which policy is designed and reshaped. Then it explains the procedure of policy making, from the agenda-setting stage to implementation through evaluation. The author analyzes the problems, goals, and important issues in various substantive policy areas, including economic, environmental, and defence policy. Part four is devoted to an explanation of policy analysis, in a cost-benefit and an ethical context.

This is the new edition of an undergraduate level textbook on the formation and implementation of public policy in the United States. Peters (American government, U. of Pittsburgh) describes the structure of the policy-making system and the process by which policy is enacted. Largely focusing on the

American Public Policy : Promise and Performance

Cq Pr

Now in its eighth edition, B. Guy Peters’s trusted text once again provides a meticulous overview of the process behind―and the current state of― American public policy. In addition to balanced and comprehensive coverage of governmental structures and policymaking procedures, Peters addresses an array of specific policy issues as well as cost-benefit and ethical analysis. 
Brief "background" sections now start each issues chapter, providing readers with additional context before they dive into current problems and policies. In addition to an in-depth look at economic policy in light of the current financial turmoil and recession, this revision includes valuable new material on the politics of international treaties and climate control and devotes further attention to foreign policy. In a brand new chapter Peters accessibly explains approaches to the policymaking process, including institutional, economic, constructivist, and stages models, along with concepts such as the advocacy coalition framework, bounded rationality, and incrementalism. Updated graphics, tables, and charts throughout ensure that students have access to the latest data in the field, while new photos illustrate important points.

CQ Press

This volume represents an attempt to update the study of public administration in Latin America. Much of the research that has been done on public administration in this region has been extremely formal and legalistic, but this volume will use contemporary theories and methods to analyze public administration in Latin America.The Handbook is separated into two major parts. The first will contain chapters about administration in individual countries. In so far as possible these chapters will cover a common set of topics for each country so that there will be direct comparability. The coverage is not universal but does attempt to cover the principal systems in the region, as well as to provide representative examples of other types of administrative and political systems.The second part of the Handbook will contain chapters addressing important issues in public administration in a comparative manner. These chapters will address significant issues in the region such as the management of personnel, the control of corruption and the improvement of accountability.

The Handbook of Public Administration in Latin America

Emerald Group Pub Ltd

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