Public Management Books

New and Published Books

1. Public Administration Research Methods

   Tools for Evaluation and Evidence-Based Practice

   By Warren S. Eller, Brian J. Gerber, Scott E. Robinson

   The best decisions made by public sector managers are based not on instinct, but on an informed understanding of what’s happening on the ground. Policy may be directed by ideology, but it must also be founded on reality. The challenge of making the right decisions as a public sector manager are...

   Published February 25th 2013 by Routledge
2. Disaster Resiliency

   Interdisciplinary Perspectives

   Edited by Naim Kapucu, Christopher V. Hawkins, Fernando I. Rivera

   Series: Routledge Research in Public Administration and Public Policy

   Natural disasters in recent years have brought the study of disaster resiliency to the forefront. The importance of community preparedness and sustainability has been underscored by such calamities as Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the Japanese tsunami in 2011. Natural disasters will inevitably...

   Published November 18th 2012 by Routledge
3. The Spatial Dimension of Risk

   How Geography Shapes the Emergence of Riskscapes

   Edited by Detlef Müller-Mahn

   Series: Earthscan Risk in Society

   Through its exploration of the spatial dimension of risk, this book offers a brand new approach to theorizing risk, and significant improvements in how to manage, tolerate and take risks. A broad range of risks are examined, including natural hazards, climate change, political violence, and...

   Published November 5th 2012 by Routledge
4. Public Sector Reform in Developing and Transitional Countries

   Decentralisation and Local Governance

   Edited by Christopher Rees, Farhad Hossain

   Over recent decades, decentralization has emerged as a key Public Sector Reform strategy in a wide variety of international contexts. Yet, despite its emergence as a ubiquitous activity that cuts across disciplinary lines in international development, decentralization is understood and applied in...

   Published August 16th 2012 by Routledge
5. Security Games

   Surveillance and Control at Mega-Events

   Edited by Colin Bennett, Kevin Haggerty

   Security Games: Surveillance and Control at Mega-Events addresses the impact of mega-events – such as the Olympic Games and the World Cup – on wider practices of security and surveillance. "Mega-Events" pose peculiar and extensive security challenges. The overwhelming imperative is that "...

   Published December 31st 2011 by Routledge
6. Saudi Maritime Policy

   Integrated Governance

   By Hatim Al-Bisher, Selina Stead, Tim Gray

   Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics

   Because marine governance in most countries is sectoral, maritime policies are frequently fragmented, reactive, and even contradictory, meaning that marine resources are underutilized and poorly protected. To avoid these problems, the concept of integrated national maritime policy (INMP) has been...

   Published September 13th 2011 by Routledge
7. The European Union's Foreign Economic Policies

   A Principal-Agent Perspective

   Edited by Andreas Dür, Manfred Elsig

   Series: Journal of European Public Policy Special Issues as Books

   The European Union is a key actor in international economic governance. Through its foreign economic policies it plays a central role in the negotiation of international trade agreements, the global regulation of the financial services sector, and the provision of aid to developing countries. This...

   Published September 1st 2011 by Routledge
8. Why Regions Matter: Small Worlds in Comparative Perspective

   Edited by Ailsa Henderson

   Bringing together experts on regionalism and federalism this collection explores the impact of legislative regions on parties and voters. It reflects on the 1980 publication of Small Worlds by David Elkins and Richard Simeon, which outlined how and why voters and policies differ across Canadian...

   Published May 31st 2011 by Routledge