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  • Local Government in Australia

    History, Theory and Public Policy

    by Bligh Grant, Joseph Drew ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book offers a general introduction to and analysis of the history, theory and public policy of Australian local government systems. Conceived in an international comparative context and primarily from within the discipline of political studies, it also incorporates elements of economics and public administration. Existing research tends to conceptualise Australian local government as an ... Read more

    $243.39 CAD

  • Applied Ethics in the Fractured State

    Edited by Bligh Grant, Joseph Drew, Helen E. Christensen ...
    Series Book 20 - Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations
    This book brings together the refereed proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference of the Australian Association of Professional and Applied Ethics (AAPAE) 'Applied Ethics in the Fractured State', held at the Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney in June 2017. The book is eclectic, with chapters on health regulation in Australia, Eastern ethical theorising ... Read more

    $148.49 CAD

  • Metropolitan Governance in Asia and the Pacific Rim

    Borders, Challenges, Futures

    Edited by Bligh Grant, Cathy Yang Liu, Lin Ye ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This edited collection examines seminal changes and major policy challenges in metropolitan governance in Asia and the Pacific Rim that are being faced by governments (national and sub-national) and their polities. The book builds upon the work of the largest stream at the Urban Affairs Association’s (UAA) Annual Conference (Urban Issues in Asia and the Pacific Rim) – specifically, the chapters ... Read more

    $153.69 CAD

  • The Rise of Right-Populism

    Pauline Hanson’s One Nation and Australian Politics

    Edited by Bligh Grant, Tod Moore, Tony Lynch ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book is framed by four over-arching narratives of inquiry. While all four are firmly anchored in Australia’s political milieu – and as such are of considerable interest to a range of actors therein (scholars and students, the media, the political class) – they will also be of interest to a global audience.First, ideation. More specifically, what is the nature of populist politics in Australia ... Read more

    $44.89 CAD

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  • Singapore

    Smart City, Smart State

    by Kent E. Calder ...
    How Singapore’s solutions to common problems can provide examples for other societies.Nearly everyone knows that Singapore has one of the most efficient governments and competitive, advanced economies in the world. But can this unique citystate of some 5.5 million residents also serve as a model for other advanced economies as well as for the emerging world? Respected East Asia expert Kent Calder ... Read more

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  • Global Governance and the New Wars

    The Merging of Development and Security

    by Mark Duffield ...
    Series series Critique Influence Change
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    How Emerging Powers Are Remaking Global Order

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  • Competition and Cooperation in Social and Political Sciences

    Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Research in Social Sciences and Humanities, Depok, Indonesia, November 7-9, 2016: Topics in Social and Political Sciences

    Edited by Isbandi Rukminto Adi, Rochman Achwan ...
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  • Globalization

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    by George Ritzer, Paul Dean ...
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  • Geographies of Developing Areas

    The Global South in a Changing World

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