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35 produkter
Wild Duck Chase
Inside the Strange and Wonderful World of the Federal Duck Stamp Contest
Häftad, 2025
287 kr
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Competitive duck painting ';borders on... obsession,' making this book about the Federal Duck Stamp Contest ';a surprisingly compelling read' ( Los Angeles Times ). The basis for the documentary film, The Million Dollar Duck , Martin J. Smith's The Wild Duck Chase reveals the peculiar world of the …
The Myth of Treasury Control
Public Spending in an Incoherent State
Av David Richards, Sam Warner m. fl.
Inbunden, 2026
1789 kr
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In an era of fiscal constraint, rising public demand, and fragmented governance, the UK's approach to public spending is under unprecedented strain. At the centre of this system sits HM Treasury, long regarded as the most powerful department in British government yet questioned for its ability to …
Myth of Treasury Control
Public Spending in an Incoherent State
Av Martin J. Smith, Diane Coyle m. fl.
E-bok, 2026
1027 kr
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In an era of fiscal constraint, rising public demand, and fragmented governance, the UK''s approach to public spending is under unprecedented strain. At the centre of this system sits HM Treasury, long regarded as the most powerful department in British government yet questioned for its ability to …
Myth of Treasury Control
Public Spending in an Incoherent State
Av Martin J. Smith, Diane Coyle m. fl.
E-bok, 2026
1027 kr
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In an era of fiscal constraint, rising public demand, and fragmented governance, the UK''s approach to public spending is under unprecedented strain. At the centre of this system sits HM Treasury, long regarded as the most powerful department in British government yet questioned for its ability to …
Governance and Public Policy in the United Kingdom
Av David Richards, Martin J. Smith
Häftad, 2002
1115 kr
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Forty years ago, central government was seen as the key actor in the making of public policy. Today, it is often portrayed as a parochial council, impotent in the face of uncontrollable global forces. This textbook examines the changes that have taken place in the way central government controls …
Quangos, Accountability and Reform
The Politics of Quasi-Government
Av Flinders, Martin J. Smith m. fl.
Inbunden, 1999
1090 kr
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Quangos are now a permanent layer of governance in Britain. This collection challenges the stale debate which portrays quangos as inherently undemocratic. Whilst accepting that problems exist this book accepts that quangos are here to stay. Through a collection of chapters by practitioners, …
Core Executive in Britain
Häftad, 1999
630 kr
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The study of central government has been dominated by the recurring questions of Prime Ministerial versus Cabinet government and civil service versus ministerial power. Using the idea of 'power dependence' this book challenges these simplicities to provide a definitive assessment of - and …
Contemporary British Conservatism
Av Steve Ludlam, Martin J. Smith
Häftad, 1995
715 kr
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Contemporary British Conservatism brings together a set of specially-commissioned chapters by leading authorities to provide a broad-ranging assessment of Conservative politics, policy and ideology today. A central concern throughout is to assess the impact of Thatcherism on the party and the …
Power and the State
Inbunden, 2009
2130 kr
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In this important new text, Martin Smith reassesses traditional debates about power and how they understand the nature and impact of the state. He develops an analysis of the new forms of state power that have developed in response to the perceived challenges of globalization and governance.
Power and the State
Häftad, 2009
457 kr
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In this important new text, Martin Smith reassesses traditional debates about power and how they understand the nature and impact of the state. He develops an analysis of the new forms of state power that have developed in response to the perceived challenges of globalization and governance.
Changing Labour Party
Av Joanna Spear, Martin J. Smith
E-bok, 2018
658 kr
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First published in 1992. In the 1992 General Election the Labour Party presented a substantial changed programme to the electorate. This book presents an analysis of the fundamental changes to Labour policy which occurred during the 1980s. It examines in detail the ideological and political context …
Changing Labour Party
Av Joanna Spear, Martin J. Smith
E-bok, 2018
644 kr
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First published in 1992. In the 1992 General Election the Labour Party presented a substantial changed programme to the electorate. This book presents an analysis of the fundamental changes to Labour policy which occurred during the 1980s. It examines in detail the ideological and political context …
Power and the State
E-bok, 2009
670 kr
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In this important new text, Martin Smith reassesses traditional debates about power and how they understand the nature and impact of the state. He develops an analysis of the new forms of state power that have developed in response to the perceived challenges of globalization and governance.
Changing Labour Party
Av Martin J. Smith, Joanna Spear
Inbunden, 2018
2208 kr
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First published in 1992. In the 1992 General Election the Labour Party presented a substantial changed programme to the electorate. This book presents an analysis of the fundamental changes to Labour policy which occurred during the 1980s. It examines in detail the ideological and political context …
Changing Labour Party
Av Martin J. Smith, Joanna Spear
Häftad, 2020
580 kr
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First published in 1992. In the 1992 General Election the Labour Party presented a substantial changed programme to the electorate. This book presents an analysis of the fundamental changes to Labour policy which occurred during the 1980s. It examines in detail the ideological and political context …
Contemporary British Conservatism
Av Steve Ludlam, Martin J. Smith
E-bok, 1995
779 kr
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Contemporary British Conservatism brings together a set of specially-commissioned chapters by leading authorities to provide a broad-ranging assessment of Conservative politics, policy and ideology today. A central concern throughout is to assess the impact of Thatcherism on the party and the …
Quangos, Accountability and Reform
The Politics of Quasi-Government
Av Matthew V. Flinders, Martin J. Smith
E-bok, 2016
1550 kr
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Quangos are now a permanent layer of governance in Britain. This collection challenges the stale debate which portrays quangos as inherently undemocratic. Whilst accepting that problems exist this book accepts that quangos are here to stay. Through a collection of chapters by practitioners, …
Core Executive in Britain
E-bok, 1999
686 kr
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The study of central government has been dominated by the recurring questions of Prime Ministerial versus Cabinet government and civil service versus ministerial power. Using the idea of ''power dependence'' this book challenges these simplicities to provide a definitive assessment of - and …
Power and the State
E-bok, 2009
656 kr
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In this important new text, Martin Smith reassesses traditional debates about power and how they understand the nature and impact of the state. He develops an analysis of the new forms of state power that have developed in response to the perceived challenges of globalization and governance.
Governing as New Labour
Policy and Politics Under Blair
Av Steve Ludlam, Martin J. Smith
Häftad, 2003
646 kr
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This follow-up volume to the same editors' highly-acclaimed New Labour in Government provides a systematic assessment of Blair's first term and the continuities and changes into his second. Bringing together specially-commissioned chapters by leading authorities in a tightly-edited format, it …
Governing as New Labour
Policy and Politics Under Blair
Av Steve Ludlam, Martin J. Smith
Inbunden, 2003
2281 kr
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This follow-up volume to the same editors' highly-acclaimed New Labour in Government provides a systematic assessment of Blair's first term and the continuities and changes into his second. Bringing together specially-commissioned chapters by leading authorities in a tightly-edited format, it …
Governing as New Labour
Policy and Politics Under Blair
Av Steve Ludlam, Martin J. Smith
E-bok, 2017
701 kr
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This follow-up volume to the same editors'' highly-acclaimed New Labour in Government provides a systematic assessment of Blair''s first term and the continuities and changes into his second. Bringing together specially-commissioned chapters by leading authorities in a tightly-edited format, it …
Mr. Las Vegas Has a Bad Knee
and Other Tales of the People, Places, and Peculiarities of the Modern American Southwest
E-bok, 2017
260 kr
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For more than thirty years, journalist and author Martin J. Smith has traveled the American West, chasing offbeat stories that often are bizarre, always compelling, and at times profound. His journey through that oft-idealized and misunderstood landscape has made him a witness to some of the West’s …
Disappeared Girl
A Thriller
E-bok, 2014
131 kr
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The author of Straw Men continues his Memory Series with "a terrific read for lovers of political suspense" (Rebecca Forster, USA Today–bestselling author). Two men stand out in a crowd overlooking the Ohio River. A plane is being removed from the water where it crashed decades before. Both men …
Straw Men
A Thriller
E-bok, 2013
33 kr
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"An engrossing mystery with a wonderfully unique sleuth [who] tackles the most mysterious setting of all: the Bermuda Triangle of human memory" (Barbara Seranella, author of the Munch Mancini Novels). Eight years ago, Brenna Kennedy defended Carmen DellaVecchio. He was a loner, a freak, and accused …
Time Release
E-bok, 2013
30 kr
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An obsessed cop gets a second chance to take down a madman he failed to arrest a decade earlier in this thriller by the author of Combustion. Pittsburgh, 1986: The city is gripped in a panic as a maniac slips poison onto pharmacy shelves. All the evidence has pointed to Ron Corbett, but shoddy …
Shadow Image
A Thriller
E-bok, 2013
33 kr
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This chilling legal thriller that brings readers into the depths of human memory "hooks you . . . right through to the last page" (Michael Connelly, New York Times–bestselling author of The Black Box). For generations the Underhill family has dominated Pennsylvania politics. Now, with their …
Combustion
E-bok, 2016
30 kr
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In this suspense thriller from the author of Time Release, a California cop investigates a developer''s murder as his world catches fire.The dry season has hit the Inland Empire of California, depleting the ponds and revealing the muddy grave of Paul Dwyer. Dwyer lorded over Los Colmas, a small …
Combustion
Häftad, 2016
217 kr
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"A page-turner with a kicker at the end—you can’t ask for anything better. Intricately plotted and full of character, this one is a great ride that burns with the intensity of a California wildfire."—Michael Connelly, #1 New York Times bestseller The dry season has hit the Inland Empire of …
Understanding and Dealing with Controlling, Intimidating and Manipulative Personalities
Inbunden, 2024
1491 kr
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This book will examine at individuals who control, intimate, and manipulate in work, home, family, and social environments, using robust Psychological theory to comprehend and successfully tackle those who exhibit these behaviours. The focus of this book will be to look at general Personality …
