{"product_id":"comparative-public-administration-9780415569286","title":"Comparative Public Administration","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis accessible introduction to the system of public administration uses a clear, country by country analysis to the contemporary system of public administration and management in a number of significant countries. This text examines the extent to which new public management, politicians and public opinion can influence bureaucracies in various countries; in addition, it explores the role of public administration systems within the wider political systems and democratic frameworks of their states. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe new edition revises and updates several of the original country studies including: the United States, France, the UK, the Republic of Ireland and Italy, and adds three more chapters on Greece, Russia, India and China. Each chapter is written to a common framework which makes comparison easier and covers the following issues: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolitical culture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Constitutional framework\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe civil service\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublic sector agencies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFederal and local government\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinancing the system\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCo-ordination of the system\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManaging the system\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccountability, secrecy and openness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDemocracy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFurther developments and the financial crash\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis student-friendly volume is a highly valuable resource for students of Politics and Administration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis textbook is essential reading for students of comparative public administration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. a. Chandler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415569286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ. A. Chandler is an emeritus professor of Local Governance at Sheffield Hallam University and author of several books on local government, including \u003cem\u003eExplaining Local Government\u003c\/em\u003e (Manchester University Press, 2009). He has also edited \u003cem\u003eLocal Government in Liberal Democracies\u003c\/em\u003e (Routledge, 1993) and \u003cem\u003eThe Citizen's Charter\u003c\/em\u003e (Dartmouth, 1996). He is completing \u003cem\u003eExplaining Public Policy\u003c\/em\u003e to be published by Routledge in 2014\/15.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44214144467059,"sku":"9.78042E+12","price":140.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_598e3ee9-e5d1-4446-91d3-e3056a537845.jpg?v=1767707437","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/comparative-public-administration-9780415569286","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}