State and Local Government (Smith Kevin B.)(Paperback)

State and Local Government (Smith Kevin B.)(Paperback)

Featuring a new collection of compelling readings from respected sources, State and Local Government hits all the crucial marks for your political science course. Year after year, these highly readable and up-to-date articles cover the significant issues. The 2018-2019 Edition covers topics such as

State and Local Government: The Essentials (Bowman Ann O'm)(Paperback)

Bowman/Kearney's STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, THE ESSENTIALS, SIXTH EDITION takes a positive look at state and local government, in a shorter and more streamlined approach than its full-length counterpart (State and Local Government 9781435462687). It espouses clearly and succinctly that government

Politico's Guide to Local Government (Stevens Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

A comprehensive guide to various aspects of British local government. As well as outlining the role of councillors and local government officers, it examines the politicisation of local government and analyses New Labour's policies and attitudes to local

The United States Government Internet Directory 2020 (Ryan Mary Meghan)(Paperback)

Discover the depth of government information and services available online. The United States Government Internet Directory serves as a guide to the changing landscape of government information online. The Directory is an indispensable guidebook for anyone who is looking for official U.S

The Water Margin (Nai'an Shi)(Paperback)

Although Song Jiang is only a lowly local government official, he is loyal to the emperor and kind to all the citizens in his care. But Song is in trouble. A series of unfortunate incidents have led to him being arrested, and his political enemies are keen to see him sentenced to death. There is

The United States Government Manual 2019 (National Archives and Records Administra)(Paperback)

Known as the official handbook of the federal government, this annual resource provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches, as well as quasi-official agencies, international organizations in which the United States participates, boards,

Harvesting State Support: Institutional Change and Local Agency in Japanese Agriculture (Jentzsch Hanno)(Pevná vazba)

Harvesting State Support provides an analytical focus on the local implementation and interpretation of the agricultural reform process in

The Public Policy Theory Primer (Smith Kevin B.)(Paperback)

Public policy is a broad and interdisciplinary area of study and research in the field tends to reflect this. Yet for those teaching and studying public policy, the disjointed nature of the field can be confusing and cumbersome. This text provides a consistent and coherent framework for uniting the

International Intervention and Local Politics (Hameiri Shahar)(Paperback)

International peace- and state-building interventions have become ubiquitous in international politics since the 1990s, aiming to tackle the security problems stemming from the instability afflicting many developing states. Their frequent failures have prompted a shift towards analysing how the

Osprey - A Razor Sharp Novel That Lifts the Lid on Local Government Lunacy (Corrigan Matthew)(Paperback / softback)

Politics for Dummies (Delaney Ann M.)(Paperback)

This edition offers readers the tools to get involved in local state and national politics and communicate with their elected officials and understand what their representatives can do for them. - Helps the reader understand how the political system works, including; local, state and national

Religion and Governance in England's Emerging Colonial Empire, 1601-1698 (Smith Haig Z.)(Paperback)

1. Introduction: Introduction: 'A Just Government': Empire, Religion, Chaplains and the Corporation .- 2. The Virginia Company and the Foundations of Religious Governance in English Commercial Expansion .- 3. The Plymouth Company and Massachusetts Bay Company (1622-1639): Establishing Theocratic

North Wessex Diesels (Smith Kevin)(Paperback)

This book is a pictorial record of diesel-powered freight and passenger services throughout the area surrounding the North Wessex Downs. Roughly bounded by Oxford, Swindon, Reading, Pewsey, and Basingstoke and covering over 140 route miles, this is a region of gently rolling countryside and

National Identity and State Formation in Africa (Lategan Bernard)(Paperback)

This book examines how the interplay between globalization and the assertion of local identities is reshaping the political landscape of Africa. While defending their values against external forces, people simultaneously - and paradoxically - use the interconnectivity of global networks to maximize

Operation: Jusan: A Story of Rescue and Repatriation from Islamic State (Karin Erlan)(Paperback)

Between January and September 2019, the government of Kazakhstan carried out five humanitarian missions to repatriate more than 600 of its citizens from Syria. Thirty-three were adult males; the rest were women and children. The women had left Kazakhstan to become part of Islamic State - either out

The State and Revolution (Lenin Vladimir Ilyich)(Paperback)

In July 1917, when the Provisional Government issued a warrant for his arrest, Lenin fled from Petrograd; later that year, the October Revolution swept him to supreme power. In the short intervening period he spent in Finland, he wrote his impassioned, never-completed masterwork The State and

Public Service Innovations in China (Jing Yijia)(Paperback)

0. Public Service Innovations in China: An Introduction1. China's Local Government Innovations in Inter-local Collaboration2. Network Structure, Resource Availability, and Innovation: A Study of the Adoption of Innovation in Elderly Services in Shanghai3. Providing Rural Public Services Through

Radical Black Theatre in the New Deal (Dossett Kate)(Paperback)

Between 1935 and 1939, the United States government paid out-of-work artists to write, act, and stage theatre as part of the Federal Theatre Project (FTP), a New Deal job relief program. In segregated 'Negro Units' set up under the FTP, African American artists took on theatre work usually reserved

Public Spending and the Role of the State (Schuknecht Ludger)(Paperback)

Given high government spending, debt and the new challenges on the horizon, the themes of this work are more relevant than ever: the essential tool of spending by the state, its 'value for money', likely risks in the future, and the remedies to create lean, efficient and sustainable government

Murder is Announced (Darbon Leslie)(Paperback / softback)

Mystery / Casting: 5m, 7f / Scenery: InteriorThe announcement in the local paper states time and place of a murder to occur in Miss Blacklock's Victorian house. The victim is not one of several occupants, temporary and permanent, but an unexpected and unknown visitor. What follows is a classic

Property Tax in Brics Megacities: Local Government Financing and Financial Sustainability (Salm Marco)(Pevná vazba)

Comprehensive overview on property tax and its practical application in BRICS megacitiesCase-by-case studies and horizontal comparison of property tax systems in BRICS megacities Highlights the property tax as means to improve the financial sustainability of megacities, reliability and quality of

Get Qualified: Portable Appliance Testing (Smith Kevin)(Paperback)

This book contains essential advice and guidance for those thinking of starting out in the Portable appliance testing industry. A detailed look at the subject of Portable Appliance Testing (PAT), this book is the ideal accompaniment for those studying the City & Guild and EAL PAT courses. Theory

Policing Iraq: Legitimacy, Democracy, and Empire in a Developing State (Wozniak Jesse)(Paperback)

Policing Iraq chronicles the efforts of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) of Iraq to rebuild their police force and criminal justice system in the wake of the US invasion. Jesse S. G. Wozniak conducted extensive ethnographic research during multiple stays in the KRG, observing such signpost

Self-Portrait with Cephalopod (Smith Kathryn)(Paperback)

A 2022 Washington State Book Award finalist Environmental collapse. The betrayals and alliances of the animal world. A father who works in a timber mill. The celebrities in our feeds, the stories we tell ourselves. Loss, never-ending loss. Self-Portrait with Cephalopod--selected by francine j