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With his original eightfold approach, Bardach encapsulates more than 35 years of teaching students effective, accurate, and persuasive policy ... More

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Contemporary democracies need to develop a better governance of problems, as all too often, policy is a sophisticated answer to the wrong problem. ... More

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From the O.J. Simpson verdict to peace-making in the Balkans, the critical role of human judgement--complete with its failures, flaws, and successes- ... More

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This handbook introduces concepts, ideas and methods of sustainability research based on real examples. It is divided into four sections. One part ... More

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Graham Room argues that conventional approaches to the conceptualisation and measurement of social and economic change are unsatisfactory. As a ... More

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Cross-Cultural Risk Perception demonstrates the richness and wealth of theoretical insights and practical information that risk perception studies ... More

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This book brings together some of the greatest names in development practice including Robert Chambers, and Jules Pretty, embracing a range of entry ... More

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During the 1960s and 1970s over $108 million was spent on four unprecedented social scientific experiments to test the effectiveness of a major ... More

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A general theoretical account of how societies cope with decisions which they regard as tragic.

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The theory of rational choice is one of the most influential theoretical directions in contemporary political science. However, rational choice has ... More

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The Civic Health Diagnostic Workbook was written with purpose: to help you diagnose your community's "civic health," plan for effective public ... More

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This paperback looks at the role played by statistical data in policy formation and asks whether government policy is influenced by such data, and if ... More

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Every program or project, from the biggest to the smallest, requires and has a strategy, whether documented or not. Outcomes Management becomes a ... More

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"No school district can be all charismatic leaders and super-teachers. It can't start from scratch, and it can't fire all its teachers and principals ... More

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Many of us are afraid of failure and spend our lives trying to avoid it. But society's most high achieving figures would all recognise that failure ... More

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In light of the growing importance of and reliance on task groups in the social services, this comprehensive text examines the uses, methods and ... More

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