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New Management Of British Local Governance

by Gerry Stoker

52,46€ + 10% CARD

 This book presents a detailed analysis of the new management of public services at the local level, drawing on the work of the ESRC Local Governance Programme. The radical transformation of public service delivery is assessed in terms of its overall impact as well as its operation in particular service areas. Efficiency has improved and services have gained a user focus yet the new management appears to be full of contradictions and distortions, in many respects creating as many problems as it solves.
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Decentralising Public Service Management

by Christopher Pollitt, Johnston Birchall e Keith Putman

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 "Decentralise authority and let managers manage" has been an almost universal message in UK public services in recent years. But does it work? This study attempts to show that behind the rhetoric, the experiences of NHS trusts, grant maintained schools and housing associations were mixed.
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Local Democracy And Local Government

by David Wilson e Lawrence Pratchett

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 The transformation of local governance in the 1980s and 1990s has put the nature and prospects for local democracy in question. This text examines the problems of participation, representation and accountability besetting local government, their consequences and possible avenues for reform.
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Rethinking Local Democracy

by Desmond S. King e Gerry Stoker

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 This collection of articles discusses key theoretical approaches, issues and debates about local politics and local democracy in the UK. The experience of other countries is reviewed and the book offers a reconstruction of the arguments for local democracy from a number of perspectives.
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Changing Organisation And Management Of Local Government

by John Stewart, Kieron Walsh e Steve Leach

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 Local government in Britain has been transformed by changing circumstances and central government legislation. This book outlines the major pressures for change and analyzes and assesses local government's response in terms of role, culture, structure and internal process.
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Working Across Boundaries - Collaboration In Public Services

by Chris Skelcher e Helen Sullivan

53,65€ + 10% CARD

 Collaboration between governments, business, the voluntary and community sectors is now central to the way public policy is made, managed and delivered.
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Transforming Local Governance - From Thatcherism To New Labour

by Gerry Stoker

53,65€ + 10% CARD

 Drawing on the author's unrivalled experience and expertise in both research and policy-making, this important new book provides a systematic assessment of the changing nature of local governance in Britain and a conceptual framework for understanding the new governance of localities.
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Rethinking Public Services

by Rajiv Prabhakar

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 In this important new text, Rajiv Prabhakar reviews the evidence for different models of public services arguing that a combination of state, market and civil society provision is essential in the twenty-first century and drawing out the implications for different contexts, services and forms of provision.
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Local Government In The United Kingdom

by Chris Game e David Wilson

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 Recent changes in local government have been greater and faster than ever. The fifth edition of this leading local government text - comprehensively revised up to and including the 2010 general election - evaluates the changes under Labour and provides an accessible and informed insight into the new government's agenda.
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Politics Of London - Governing An Ungovernable City

by Tony Travers

190,80€ + 10% CARD

 Interest in the governance of London is high following the election of Ken Livingstone as mayor. This volume provides a concise assessment of all aspects of the politics, government and administration of one of the world's leading cities.
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Future Of Local Government

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 Looking at the future of local government, this book examines the different changes, such as community charge and other financial changes, housing reforms, education reforms services, local democracy and other problems within the local government.
The Nature Of British Local Government

by John (School Of Public Policy, University Of Birmingham, Uk) Stewart

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 Based on the author's unparalleled in-depth knowledge and experience, this major new book provides a systematic assessment of the diversity and common features of British local government today, set in a clear historical context.
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Working Across Boundaries - Collaboration In Public Services

by Chris (University Of Birmingham, Birmingham) Skelcher e Helen (Australian National University, Melbourne, Australia) Sullivan

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 Collaboration between governments, business, the voluntary and community sectors is now central to the way public policy is made, managed and delivered.
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Jls 91 The Apostolic Tradition Reconstructed - A Text For Students

by Paul F Bradshaw

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God With Us - Synergy In The Church

by Ruth Page

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 Here, the author explores the state of togetherness in the world of Christianity, pointing out that in many ways the attitude to mission is much more vibrant than thinking within churches at home, where power is still locked into the same old structures.
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A Dean'S Diary: Winchester 1987 To 1996 - Winchester, 1987-96

by Trevor Beeson

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 Trevor Beeson was Dean of Winchester Cathedral for nearly 9 years. Over that period he kept a diary, which provides a fascinating account of day-to-day events there . Through these pages readers can appreciate the work of the Dean himself.
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Future Of Creation

by Jurgen Moltmann

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 Juergen Moltmann reflects on theology and ecology.
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Wrestling With Romans

by John A. T. Robinson

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 Sensing the lack of something between commentaries and books designed for daily or group Bible study, Dr Robinson has provided a guide to the Epistle to the Romans which will set the historical context, draw attention to the points of interest and importance, and help the would-be reader to wrestle with its often difficult message.
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What Crucified Jesus?

by Elias Rivkin

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 In his Preface to this book, Professor E. P. Sanders writes: 'This study should help shift the discussion of the historical Jesus on to a firmer historical basis. As we understand more clearly the environment in which he lived and what it was which led to his execution, we should also come to understand his life and message better.'
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Understanding Karl Rahner - An Introduction To His Life And Thought

by Herbert Vorgrimmler

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 Karl Rahner, who died in 1984 at the age of 80, is recognized as one of the greatest of twentieth-century Catholic theologians, but his works are forbidding in their extent and his language has often been found extremely difficult by his readers. Herbert Vorgrimler demonstrates that Rahner's work is not as unapproachable as it is made out to be.
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Truth Is Two-Eyed

by John A. T. Robinson

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 A collection of essays and sermons from the author of the twentieth-century theological classic Honest to God.
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Spirit Of Flame - A Study Of St John Of The Cross

by E. Alison Peers

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 This study of St John of the Cross is written for those making their first acquaintance with one of the greatest Christian mystics, and particularly for those who have neither the time nor the training to study the three large volumes of the complete works of St John of the Cross.
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A Sourcebook Of The Bible For Teachers

by Robert C. Walton

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 'The volume, in its constitution and authorship, presents a balance between academic scholarship and practical educational expertise... it is a work of obvious weight and value, containing a vast amount of information, lucidly and attractively presented, which many teachers are sure to find most helpful to them in their work' (Church Times).
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Rich Man, Poor Man - And The Bible

by Conrad Boerma

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 With thoroughness and skill Conrad Boerma combs the biblical text from Genesis to Revelation and finds a consistency in its approach to poverty that must be taken seriously. He shows that the Bible always challenges poverty, which it sees as clearly linked to social structures.
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