Research in Public Administration and Public Management has distinctive features that influence the choices and application of research methods. The standard methodologies for researching from the social sciences can be difficult to follow in the complex world of the public sector. In a dynamic political context, the focus lies on solving societal problems whilst also using methodological principles to do scientifically sound research.

The second edition of Research Methods in Public Administ...

The most accessible Krugman/Wells text, now in Achieve.

When it comes to explaining fundamental economic principles by drawing on current economic issues and events, no one is more effective than Nobel laureate and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman and co-author, Robin Wells. In this modular text, Krugman and Wells’ signature storytelling style helps readers understand economic concepts in the real world. Instead of long, traditional chapters of traditional length, this version presents...

How the study and treatment of psychological disorders stand today

Comer’s textbook shows students where the study and treatment of psychological disorders stand today. Focussed on psychopathology in the modern day this title uses visuals to help explain perspectives on psychological disorders and technologies. This thoroughly updated edition employs extraordinary interactive tools bringing students face to face with the realities of psychological dysfunction, whilst remaining carefully org...

Sharp and focused, this book provides the need-to-know information on how to design and implement a good, high quality research project. Oriented around real-world application, it emphasizes the aspects of research most relevant to conducting practice-based research. Assuming no prior knowledge, but appropriate for experienced learners, it builds knowledge at a sustainable pace.

It offers readers: - A no frills guide to methodology and the theory of conducting research - Strategies for commun...

Reflecting the most recent changes in the law, the third edition of this popular textbook provides a fully updated, comparative introduction to the law of contract. Accessible and clear, it is perfectly pitched for international students and courses with a global outlook.

Jan Smits’ unique approach treats contract law as a discipline that can be studied on the basis of common principles and methods without being tied to a particular jurisdiction or legal culture. He puts contract law in con...

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Eddy Merckx is een kopman, omdat hij keihard trainde om zijn voorsprong op de concurrentie te kunnen behouden. Toptrainer Josep Guardiola is er een, omdat hij vanuit zijn eigen filosofie een stempel op het voetbal drukt. Ook Marc Coucke is een kopman, omdat hij alles in vraag stelt en daardoor steeds resultaten boekt. Kopmannen is een ode aan de principes die topbedrijfsleiders en topatleten kunnen delen. Goede managers leggen de lat op de juiste plaats, durven te vallen en dat te erkennen, m...

A novel, integrative approach to cities as complex adaptive systems, applicable to issues ranging from innovation to economic prosperity to settlement patterns.

Human beings around the world increasingly live in urban environments. In Introduction to Urban Science, Luis Bettencourt takes a novel, integrative approach to understanding cities as complex adaptive systems, claiming that they require us to frame the field of urban science in a way that goes beyond existing theory in such tradition...

Through five well-regarded editions, Dr. David Dabbs' Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry has set the standard for concise, complete, guidance on the use and interpretation of immunohistochemical stains. The 6th Edition continues this tradition of excellence, bringing you fully up to date with all aspects of this dynamic field. Easy to use and understand, this practical resource distills the large body of information on immunohistochemistry into a single, convenient reference that is invaluable f...

For the past decade, historian Dipesh Chakrabarty has been one of the most influential scholars addressing the meaning of climate change. Climate change, he argues, upends long-standing ideas of history, modernity, and globalization. The burden of The Climate of History in a Planetary Age is to grapple with what this means and to confront humanities scholars with ideas they have been reluctant to reconsider—from the changed nature of human agency to a new acceptance of universals.

Chakrabar...