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1. Public Management and Complexity Theory

   Richer Decision-Making in Public Services

   By Mary Lee Rhodes, Joanne Murphy, Jenny Muir, John A. Murray

   Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Public Management

   That public services exhibit unpredictability, novelty and, on occasion, chaos, is an observation with which even a casual observer would agree. Existing theoretical frameworks in public management fail to address these features, relying more heavily on attempts to eliminate unpredictability...

   Published July 10th 2012 by Routledge
2. The Europeanization of Party Politics in Ireland, North and South

   Edited by Katy Hayward, Mary Murphy

   Ireland’s relationship with the European Union has been determined by the behaviour, actions and discourse of political parties. This book examines this impact through an in-depth analysis of the Europeanization of party politics in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. First, it presents...

   Published April 11th 2010 by Routledge
3. Subject Learning in the Primary Curriculum

   Issues in English, Science and Maths

   Edited by Jill Bourne, Mary Briggs, Patricia Murphy, Michelle Selinger

   The emphasis on subject knowledge in primary curricula is a world-wide phenomenon and has become increasingly the focus of attention in England, with the introduction of the National Curriculum and the appointment of subject co-ordinators in schools. Yet what exactly constitutes a subject and its...

   Published March 15th 1995 by Routledge