Managing performance in the public sector

'A clear set of principles, but not instructions, for how to use performance measurement effectively. "Managing Performance in the Public Sector" should certainly be on the reading list of senior policy makers at national and organizational level.' - "Local Government Studies"

Exchange rate economics

theories and evidence

"Exchange Rate Economics: Theories and evidence" is the second edition of "Floating Exchange Rates: Theories and evidence", and builds on the successful content and structure of the previous edition, but has been comprehensively updated and expanded to include additional literature on the determination of both ...

A frequency dictionary of spanish

core vocabulary for learners

The only up-to-date frequency dictionary of Spanish currently available, "A Frequency Dictionary of Spanish" is an invaluable tool for all learners of Spanish that provides a list of the 5,000 most commonly used words in the language. Based on a twenty million word corpus ...

Comparative federalism

theory and practice

A new examination of contemporary federalism and federation, which delivers a detailed theoretical study underpinned by fresh case studies. It is grounded in a clear distinction between 'federations', particular kinds of states, and 'federalism', the thinking that drives and promotes them. It also details the ...

Democracy and political culture in Eastern Europe

Eds. Hans-Dieter Klingemann, Dieter Fuchs, Jan Zielonka. What is the relationship between democracy and political culture in countries undergoing major systemic change? Have subjective political orientations of citizens been important in shaping the development of democracy in central and eastern Europe after the fall of ...

Lobbying in the European Union

A compact pocket guide explaining the different types of lobbies, the decision-making system within the EU, as well as outlining the most opportune times for lobbying during the decision-making process. Contact details of some seven hundred trade associations and NGOs involved in lobbying are also ...

Nonprofit Organizations

theory, management, policy

This textbook on nonprofit organizations, voluntary and community associations, and the third sector answers the increasing need for a high quality, accessible textbook for the increasing number of courses available on these subjects. Each chapter deals with theory and practice and includes a high level ...

International finance

The markets and financial management of multinational business

In this fourth edition, Maurice Levi successfully integrates both the micro and macro aspects of international finance. The author explores managerial issues and focuses on problems that arise from financial trading relations between nations, whilst covering key topics such as: · organisation of foreign exchange markets ...

Seductions of place

geographical pespectives on globalization and touristed landscapes

Philosophy of Law

an introduction

"Philosophy of Law: An Introduction" provides an ideal starting point to students of philosophy and law, assuming no prior knowledge of either subject. The book is structured around the key issues and themes in philosophy of law: - What is the law? - the major legal theories ...

Financial management and control in higher education

Within the higher education sector, financial issues are seen as of increasing importance to the extent that virtually everyone in the sector requires some financial knowledge. At the same time the issues can be very varied and complex, ranging from the strategic allocation of resources ...

Rethinking the Welfare State

the prospects for government by voucher

Managing change and innovation in public service organizations

Encyclopedia of the city

In an increasingly urban society, the city has become a fascinating area of study. The Encyclopedia of the City is an essential resource examining the idea of the city from an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary perspective including fields such as politics, sociology, history, urban design, cultural ...

Cities and creative class

In his compelling follow-up to The Rise of the Creative Class, Richard Florida outlines how certain cities succeed in attracting members of the "creative class"--the millions of people who work in information-age economic sectors and in industries driven by innovation and talent. Cities that ...

The media and the tourist imagination

converging cultures

Tourism studies and media studies both pose key issues about how we perceive the world. They raise acute questions about how we relate local knowledge and immediate experience to wider global processes, and both play a major role in creating our map of national and ...

How to do your dissertation in geography and related disciplines

The international trading system

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is without doubt one of our main instruments of globalization, the controversy which is whipped up by this organization is arguably mainly caused by the mystery which surrounds it. The International Trade System seeks to remove the clouds of misunderstanding ...

Multinacional federalism and value pluralism

the Spanish case

This book addresses the democratic accommodation of national pluralism through federal rules. The key question is: can federalism be a fair and workable way of articulating multinational societies according to revised liberal-democratic patterns? In recent years, scholarly discussion on this issue has undergone a change ...

Gibraltar

british or spanish?

TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1: Introduction 2: British Gibraltar (1704-1963) 3: Gibraltar Incommunicado (September 1963 - October 1979) 4: The Lisbon Agreement (July 1979 - April 1980) 5: Spain's approaches to NATO (June 1980 - March 1982) 6: 'Different and distant'?: the Falklands/Malvinas dispute (April - June 1982 ...