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Innovation & Technology Policy ......................31
International Politics.......................................12
Law & Politics..................................................11
Leadership ......................................................40
Migration ........................................................33
Political Economy............................................15
Public Choice ..................................................35
Public Policy.......................................................4
Public Sector Management...............................9
Regulation & Governance...............................24
Research Methods ..........................................39
Terrorism & Security .......................................37

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International Organizations
A Companion
Michael Davies, Formerly of the Inter-American
Development Bank and Richard Woodward,
Coventry University, UK

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The United Nations plus its system of semi-autonomous and Specialized
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The development banks, international financial institutions and other
international economic organizations
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organizations.

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organizations have a prominent role.
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2. International Organizations an Early History 3. The Modern Historical Context
4. The Character and Environment of International Organizations 5. The United Nations
6. The United Nations Semi-autonomous Agencies 7. The United Nations Specialized
Agencies 8. The Development Banks 9. The Money Managers 10. Economics, Trade and
Commerce 11. The European Union 12. The European Union’s Semi-autonomous Agencies
13. Political Alliances and Security 14. The Consultative Group for International Agricultural
Research 15. Intergovernmental Scientific Organizations 16. Transport and Communications
17. International Organizations: An Ever-expanding Universe? Bibliography Index

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Public Policy

KEY TITLE

An Introduction to the Theory
and Practice of Policy Analysis

Advanced Introduction
to Public Policy

Wayne Parsons, Wales Governance Centre,
Cardiff University, UK

– Public Administration
Public Policy provides a lively, clear and highly accessible introduction to the
theory and practice of public policy. Interdisciplinary and comparative in
scope, this text covers agenda setting, and problem definition, policy making,
implementation and evaluation. The book has been designed to be used with a
wide range of policy oriented courses.
Wayne Parsons surveys the development of the policy sciences over the past fifty
years and focuses on the key ideas, thinkers and concepts which have shaped
the field. His authoritative narrative draws on a wide range of policy disciplines –
including political science, psychology, sociology, economics, and management.
A central theme of the book is its emphasis on taking a multi-framed approach
to analysing the increasingly complex policy problems and processes of industrial
societies.
Contents: PART I 1.1 Introduction 1.2 'Public and 'Policy' as Concepts 1.3 The Development
of the Policy Approach 1.4 Kinds of Policy Analysts and Policy Analysis 1.5 Varieties of

Analytical Frameworks 1.6 Philosophical Frameworks 1.7 Analysis and the Policy Process
1.8 Models, Maps and Metaphors 1.9 Paradigms Lost and Found: Sifts in the Focus and
Frameworks of Policy Analysis 1.10 Stages and Cycles: Mapping the Policy Process
1.11 The Arrangement of Parts Two, Three and Four PART II 2.1 Introduction
2.2 Social Problem Approaches 2.3 Public Opinion and Public Policy 2.4 Theories of Agenda
Control 2.5 Typologies of Policy Issues 2.6 Pluralism, Non-Decision-Making and the Third
Dimension of Power 2.7 Neo-Marxist and Critical Approaches 2.8 Knowledge and the Policy
Agenda 2.9 Policies and Problems as Symbols 2.10 Networks, Streams, Advocacy Coalitions
and Punctuated Equilibrium 2.11 Analysing the Boundaries 2.12 Globalization and PolicyMaking: The International Parameters PART III 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Decision-Making:
Frameworks and Disciplinary Contexts 3.3 Power Approaches to Decision-Making
3.4 Rationality and Decision-Making 3.5 The Public Choice Approach to Decision-Making
3.6 Institutional Approaches 3.7 Personality, Cognition and Information Processing in
Decision-Making 3.8 Policy Analysis and Public Decisions 3.9 Rational Decision-Making and
the quest for Knowledgeable Governance 3.10 Critiques of Policy Analysis PART IIII
4.1 Introduction 4.2 The Arrangement of Part Four 4.3 Implementation
4.4 Delivery Systems 4.5 Evaluation 4.6 Change and Continuity in Policy-Making
4.7 Promise and Performance: Evaluating Impact and Outcomes 4.8 Conclusion: Beyond
Delivery and Towards Democratization Index

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‘”Less is oftentimes more!” This new book by Guy
Peters proves the point: it is a small but beautifully

crafted book, which provides an excellent introduction
to and survey of public policy. It should be required
reading for students and practitioners alike.'

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‘Rarely does a textbook excite, but this superb
teaching volume proves the exception. It is
unquestionably the most comprehensive public policy
text available. . . it will surely become the standard
text. . . As the cliché goes, it is difficult to put down.
The level of synthesis is mature and elegant to the
degree that it will appeal to most subject teachers
as more than simply a student text. Its virtues are considerable.’

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B. Guy Peters, University of Pittsburgh, US

‘Guy Peters should be praised for placing design at the
centre of the study of public policy. His clearly written book tells students
and scholars exactly what they need to know and why it is so relevant.’
– Peter John, University College London, UK
2015 224 pp Paperback 978 1 78195 577 2 £15.95
2015 Hardback 978 1 78195 576 5 £70.00

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NEW TEXTBOOK

Public Policy in Action
New Perspectives on the Policy Process
Victor Bekkers, Menno Fenger and Peter Scholten, Erasmus University
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Approaching policy processes from four perspectives: rationalism,
constructivism, institutionalism and the political perspective, these perspectives
are then applied to the different stages of the policy process (agenda setting,
policy formulation, decision-making, implementation, evaluation and policy
change) in a variety of policy domains. The book enables students to develop a
better understanding of the multi-faced character of policy processes in today’s
society in which rational behaviour, power and interests, frames and attitudes
and institutional conditions are competing with each other.
June 2017 c 304 pp Paperback 978 1 78100 460 9 c £19.95
June 2017 Hardback 978 1 78100 452 4 c £75.00
eBook 978 1 78100 453 1

Introduction to Transport Policy
A Public Policy View

Introduction to Comparative
Public Administration

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‘Since Ferrel Heady’s death over a decade ago,
comparative public administration badly needed a
first-rate, current survey text. Sabine Kuhlmann and
Hellmut Wollmann performed an invaluable service by
authoring this exemplary, up-to-date European Comparative Public Administration
Textbook. I know of none like it on the market today, for its clarity of prose, concise
outline of key concepts, as well as comprehensive synthesis of where we are
right now within this rapidly moving, ever-expanding vital area of administrative
sciences. Their book is “a must read” and “must use” for teaching comparative
public administration throughout Europe and beyond.’
– Richard J. Stillman II, University of Colorado, Denver, US

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Sabine Kuhlmann, University of Potsdam,
Potsdam and Hellmut Wollmann, Humboldt
University of Berlin, Germany

‘This well-structured and highly readable textbook for
students and practitioners in transport geography,
transportation planning, transport policy, and
related studies and professions provides valuable
insights. . . highly recommended to all students and
practitioners requiring a comprehensive compendium
in transportation contexts.’

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Peter Stopher and John Stanley, University of
Sydney, Australia

– Marco Domenico Schäfer,
Journal of Transport Geography
This comprehensive and accessible textbook introduces the basic concepts of
transport policy and decision-making to students of transport policy, transport
planning, urban transport, transport evaluation and public policy.

Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Theories and Analytical Approaches
3. Models and Traditions of Public Administration in Europe: Country Profiles
4. Administrative Reforms from a Comparative Perspective 5. Comparative Summary
6. Future Prospects of Comparative Public Administration Index

Contents: 1. Introduction 2. History of Transport with Policy Implications 3. Policy Needs
and Policy Processes 4. Economic and Sustainability Foundations 5. Traffic Theory
and Transport Planning Foundations 6. Social Exclusion 7. Tackling the Externalities –
Environment 8. Tackling the Externalities – Health and Safety 9. Tackling the Externalities
– Congestion 10. Tackling the Externalities – Fuels and Technology 11. Agglomeration and
Other Wider Economic Benefits 12. Road User Charges 13. Potential Solutions – Public
Transport Investment and Technology 14. Potential Solutions – TSM, TDM, VTBC, etc

15. Goods Movement 16. An Integrated Land Use/Transport Policy

2014 360 pp Paperback 978 1 78347 359 5 £90.00
2014 Hardback 978 1 78347 358 8 £30.00
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NEW

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How Great Cities Happen

How Far to Nudge?

Integrating People, Land Use and Transport

Experimental and Behavioural Policies to Renew Public
Administration

John Stanley, University of Sydney, Janet Stanley and Roslynne Hansen,
The University of Melbourne, Australia
‘A must-read for charting sustainable urban futures, How Great Cities Happen
is chock-full of illustrative and inspiring international examples, highlighting
experiences in two of the world’s most livable cities – Melbourne and Vancouver.
Key steps for creating great cities, informed by some of best research to date, are
offered throughout. Here the authors stress good governance, reliable funding,
affordable housing, and what so far has received scant attention in the literature,
socially just and child-friendly communities.’
– Robert Cervero, University of California, Berkeley, US
Feb 2017 c 272 pp Hardback 978 1 78471 838 1 c £80.00
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Peter John, University College London, UK
This book addresses the wave of innovation and reforms that has been called the
nudge or behavioural public policy agenda, which has emerged in many countries
since the mid-2000s. Nudge involves developing behavioural insights to solve
complex policy problems, such as unemployment, obesity and the environment,
as well as improving the delivery of policies by reforming standard operating
procedures. It reviews the changes that have taken place, in particular the greater
use of randomised evaluations, and discusses how far nudge can be used more

generally in the policy process. The book argues that nudge has a radical future
if it develops a more bottom up approach involving greater feedback and more
engagement with citizens.
July 2017 c 160 pp Hardback 978 1 78643 054 0 c £65.00
July 2017 Paperback 978 1 78643 056 4 c £25.00
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New Horizons in Public Policy series

Anti-Corruption Strategies in Fragile States
Theory and Practice in Aid Agencies

Analysis and Public Policy

Jesper Johnsøn, worked as a senior advisor at the Chr. Michelsen
Institute's U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre, Norway, and is now a
policy analyst at the OECD, France

Successes, Failures and Directions
for Reform

‘A timely critique of a less than stellar era for development assistance. Johnsøn’s
work is an insightful blend of conceptual understanding and deep knowledge of
the practical dilemmas faced by donors – who are almost never the solo actor on
the battlefield. When real battles are going on alongside them, donor agencies
face many challenges as one amongst many in the bureaucratic cage fight. This
is an important contribution to the ongoing search for answers. The author’s
description of donor agencies as “organised anarchies” will have an authentic ring

to many a member of the aid caste.’
– Phil Mason OBE, Department for International Development, UK
Nov 2016 c 256 pp Hardback 978 1 78471 970 8 c £75.00
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Stuart Shapiro, Rutgers, The State University
of New Jersey, New Brunswick, US
How do we incorporate analytical thinking into public
policy decisions? Stuart Shapiro confronts this issue
in Analysis and Public Policy by looking at various
types of analysis, and discussing how they are used in
regulatory policy-making in the US. By looking at the
successes and failures of incorporating cost-benefit
analysis, risk assessment, and environmental impact
assessment, he draws broader lessons on its use, focusing on the interactions
between analysis and political factors, legal structures and bureaucratic
organizations as possible areas for reform.
2016 192 pp Hardback 978 1 78471 475 8 £70.00
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Game Theory and Public Policy,
Second Edition

New Horizons in Public Policy series

Roger A. McCain, Drexel University, US

International Handbook on Ageing and Public Policy

This book provides a critical, selective review of

concepts from game theory and their applications in
public policy, and further suggests some modifications
for some of the models (chiefly in cooperative game
theory) to improve their applicability to economics and
public policy.

Edited by Sarah Harper and Kate Hamblin, University of Oxford, UK with
Jaco Hoffman, Kenneth Howse and George Leeson

Acclaim for the first edition;
‘The McCain book is a thoughtful and thought-provoking
survey of the post-war game theoretic literature. It is notable for its clear exposition,
its willingness to acknowledge weaknesses and ambiguities of game theory, and its
many illustrations. It would make an excellent text for students who have already
learned a bit of game theory in earlier classes and who are open to broader issues
than those covered in more mathematical and more elementary books. It is also
good bedtime reading for academics who use a bit of game theory in their own
work and for theorists who are interested in methodological issues associated with
rational choice models.’
– Roger D. Congleton, Public Administration

‘International Handbook on Ageing and Public Policy gathers under one cover the
collective knowledge of experts in the field who explore challenges arising from
ageing populations around the world, and considers national state approaches to
welfare for older people and how public and private initiatives work. College-level
collections strong in public policies and aging with find this a powerful collection of
in-depth articles suitable for framing inquiries and considering social structures.’
– The Midwest Book Review
2014 528 pp Hardback 978 0 85793 390 4 £150.00
2016 Paperback 978 1 78347 426 4 £40.00

Elgaronline 978 0 85793 391 1
Handbooks of Research on Public Policy series

Politics of Representative Bureaucracy
Power, Legitimacy and Performance

2015 304 pp Hardback 978 1 78471 089 7 £85.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78471 090 3

Edited by B. Guy Peters, Patrick von Maravić and Eckhard Schröter

Corruption, Grabbing and Development

2015 224 pp Hardback 978 0 85793 600 4 £75.00
Elgaronline 978 0 85793 601 1

Real World Challenges

Handbook on Complexity and Public Policy

Edited by Tina Søreide and Aled Williams

Edited by Robert Geyer and Paul Cairney

2013 232 pp Hardback 978 1 78254 440 1 £78.00
2014 Paperback 978 1 78347 244 4 £25.00
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2015 496 pp Hardback 978 1 78254 951 2 £150.00
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Public Policy
NEW

NEW RESEARCH COLLECTION

The Water Sustainable City

Business and Government

Science, Policy and Practice

Edited by David Coen, University College London and Wyn Grant,
University of Warwick, UK

David Lewis Feldman, University of California, Irvine, US

With contributions from Stanley B. Grant, Ashmita Sengupta,
Lindsey Stuvick, Neeta Bijoor, Michael Sahimi, Meenakshi Arora,
Vincent Pettigrove and Kristal Burry
Cities place enormous pressures on freshwater quality and availability because
they are often located some distance from the water sources needed by their
populations. This fact compels planners to build infrastructure to divert water
from increasingly distant outlying rural areas, thus disrupting their social fabric
and environment. In addition, increasing urbanization due to population growth,
economic change and sprawl place huge burdens upon the institutions, as well
as the infrastructure, that delivers, protects, and treats urban water. This book
assesses the challenges facing the world’s cities in providing reliable, safe, and
plentiful supplies through infrastructural, economic, legal, and political strategies.

‘The remarkable new edited volume Business and Government by Coen and Grant
brings together the most important recent contributions to our understanding of
the tenuous balance between markets, societies and polities. This groundbreaking
volume demonstrates how this balance has changed over time, and shapes what
we know about markets and their institutions. It will be a must-read for students
of economics, politics, business, sociology, and many other fields.’
– Andrew B. Whitford, University of Georgia, US
43 articles, dating from 1948 to 2014
Contributors include: F. Baumgartner, P. Hall, C. Lindblom, T. Lowi, H. Milner, J.G. Ruggie,
P. Schmitter, P. Spiller, D. Vogel, G. Wilson

Oct 2016 c 944 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 305 2 c £320.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78536 832 5
Digital version available exclusively on Elgaronline as a Research Review.
For more details see page 2.

Jan 2017 c 224 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 855 2 c £75.00

Elgaronline 978 1 78347 857 6
Cities series

NEW

AVAILABLE OPEN ACCESS

The Social Legitimacy of Targeted Welfare

The Tools of Policy Formulation

Attitudes to Welfare Deservingness

Actors, Capacities, Venues and Effects

Edited by Wim van Oorschot, Bart Meuleman, University of Leuven,
Belgium, Tim Reeskens and Femke Roosma, Tilburg University,
the Netherlands

Edited by Andrew J. Jordan and
John R. Turnpenny, University of East Anglia, UK
‘The development of the policy analysis field has
had at least two quite different trajectories. One
started in the US, emphasizing the policy formulation
stage, while the other developed largely in Europe,
highlighting the implementation process. This volume
indicates how the two paths have intersected. The
thirteen chapters offer new insights to both groups
and draw on a broad span of literatures to explore
this topic, with contributions from nearly forty individuals across the globe.

Its discussion of tools of policy formulation, as well as the analysis of actors,
capacities, venues and effects, sets the structure for a future agenda.’
– Beryl Radin, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University, US

This book addresses new perspectives on the perceived popular deservingness
of target groups of social services and benefits, offering new insights and analysis
to this quickly developing field of welfare attitudes research. It provides an up-todate state of the art in terms of concepts, theories, research methods and data.
The book offers a multi-disciplinary view on deservingness attitudes, with
contributions from sociology, political science, media studies and social
psychology. It links up with central welfare state debates about the allocation of
collective resources between groups with particular needs, and wider categories
of need.
July 2017 c 304 pp Hardback 978 1 78536 720 5 c £75.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78536 721 2
Globalization and Welfare series

2015 320 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 703 6 £85.00
2015 Paperback 978 1 78347 705 0 £30.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78347 704 3

NEW

New Horizons in Public Policy series

Public Utilities, Second Edition

A PDF version of this book is available as open access via elgaronline.com

Old Problems, New Challenges
David E. McNabb, Water and Wastewater District Commissioner,

Washington and Pacific Lutheran University, US

Handbook of Critical Policy Studies

A thoroughly updated introduction to the current issues and challenges facing
managers and administrators in the investor and publicly owned utility industry,
this engaging book addresses management concerns in five sectors of the utility
industry: electric power, natural gas, water, wastewater systems and public transit.

Edited by Frank Fischer, Rutgers, The State
University of New Jersey, Newark, US,
Douglas Torgerson, Trent University, Canada,
Anna Durnová, University of Vienna, Austria and
Michael Orsini, University of Ottawa, Canada
‘This uniquely focused Handbook teems with deeply
insightful reflections about knowledge and politics
in public policy studies. Using cultural, historical,
poststructural, constructionist and interpretive
approaches to public policy inquiry, the chapters’
engaging authors are unfailingly attentive to
both old presuppositions and new conceptualizations. Reading this collection
brings to awareness the urgency of more democracy and more practicality
in the generation of policy knowledge. Neutral expertise, objective research,
the supposed fact–value dichotomy and unexamined power arrangements
earn critical attention in several chapters. Context, narrative, emotion, and
communication also appear as occasional themes in these 25 well-written and
highly intelligent essays.’
– Hugh T. Miller, Florida Atlantic University, US and author of
Governing Narratives: Symbolic Politics and Policy Change
2015 544 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 234 5 £150.00

Elgaronline 978 1 78347 235 2

Oct 2016 c 512 pp Hardback 978 1 78536 552 2 c £110.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78536 553 9

Handbook of Healthcare Management
Edited by Myron D. Fottler, Donna Malvey, University of Central Florida
and Donna J. Slovensky, University of Alabama, Birmingham, US
‘The editors have created an important resource for healthcare management
practitioners and students, effectively presenting the most up-to-date knowledge
on issues critical to the management of healthcare organizations by experts
in their fields. This book offers keen insights into the many challenges that the
healthcare industry faces, and more importantly, actions
that leaders can take to meet them.’
– Barbara Bigelow, Clark University, US
2015 544 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 014 3 £180.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78347 016 7
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Cities as Political Objects

Population Ageing

Historical Evolution, Analytical Categorisations and
Institutional Challenges of Metropolitanisation

Global Impact and Change

Edited by Alistair Cole and Renaud Payre, Institute of Political Studies,
Lyons, France
‘Cities are back as significant political-administrative units – only now as
metropolises. Rather than simply a mechanical effect of the exigencies of
economic globalization, this book convincingly demonstrates that an array of
active political actors are involved in energizing the trend. It is political praxis not
economic structure that provides the key to understanding the efflorescence of
urban governance today. The fact that there is much variation across cities in the
extent and effectiveness of new models of governance suggests how much
one-size-fits-all economic determinism misses the point,’
– John Agnew, Distinguished Professor of Geography,
University of California, Los Angeles, US

Sarah Harper and George Leeson, Oxford Institute of Population
Ageing, Oxford University, UK
Population ageing will be a defining factor of the 21st Century. This unique book
is the outcome of a ten year research project into the changing attitudes and
behaviours across the globe as populations age. Drawing on data collected from
more than 44,000 people aged over 40 in 25 countries and territories, this is
the largest single survey of the attitudes and behaviours of the world’s ageing
population.
Dec 2017 c 336 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 985 6 c £90.00
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The Micro-Dynamics and Macro-Effects
of Policy Transfers

Dec 2016 c 352 pp Hardback 978 1 78471 989 0 c £90.00
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Beg, Borrow, Steal or Swallow?
NEW

Edited by Leslie A. Pal, Carleton University, Canada,
Christopher Walker, University of New South Wales, Australia
and Magdaléna Hadjiisky, Université de Strasbourg, France

Dictionary of Public Policy
Marleen Brans, KU Leuven, Belgium and Michael Howlett, National

University of Singapore and Simon Fraser University, Canada
This comprehensive Dictionary defines generic and specific theoretical
approaches, concepts and methods, from both academic and applied policy
analysis. Covering all of the key terms in the broad domain of public policy, this
book will help academics, students and practitioners to interpret textbooks and
more specialized studies of public policy.
July 2017 c 352 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 221 5 c £120.00
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Contemporary policy making is deeply influenced by the borrowing, transfer
and diffusion of ideas and models from other countries, levels of government
and supranational institutions. This is the first book to analyze comparatively
the micro-dynamics of transfer across regions, contrasting policy fields, multiple
levels of governance, and institutional actors. Grounded in original research by
specialists in the field, it provides fresh and arresting insights into competition
among transfer agents, resistances, local coalitions, translation, and policy
learning. This empirical depth informs a reinvigorated and nuanced theoretical
framework on global policy transfer processes.
Apr 2017 c 304 pp Hardback 978 1 78536 803 5 c £85.00
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NEW

Sick of Inequality?
An Introduction to the Relationship
between Inequality and Health

Policy Experiments, Failures and Innovations

Andreas Bergh, Therese Nilsson, Lund University and Research Institute
of Industrial Economics and Daniel Waldenström, Research Institute of
Industrial Economics, Sweden and Paris School of Economics, France

Edited by Agnes Batory and Andrew Cartwright, Central European
University, Hungary and Diane Stone, University of Warwick, UK

‘With this book Bergh, Nilsson and Waldenström bring a nuanced contribution
to a research field torn by controversies and heated polemics. In a clear and
pedagogical manner the authors sift through the research and weigh the
evidence. It should be essential reading for anyone interested in the relationship
between income inequalities and health.’
– Stefan Fors, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University, Sweden
Aug 2016 c 168 pp Hardback 978 1 78536 420 4 £65.00
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An Analysis of Post-Accession Central and Eastern Europe

This is a book about institutional set-backs, real or perceived policy failures,
governance innovations and unexpected outcomes in the reforms adopted by
the ‘new’ member states of the EU. It considers the 25 year old experience of
democratic transition, EU accession, and EU membership in East Central Europe.
Contributions discuss the ways external models were adapted, transformed or
abandoned in a range of policy arenas from pension or higher education reform
and regional cohesion to social inclusion, drawing lessons from the comparative
study of key countries in the region.
May 2017 c 256 pp Hardback 978 1 78536 748 9 c £75.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78536 749 6
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NEW

Handbook of Public Policy Agenda Setting
Edited by Nikolaos Zahariadis, Rhodes College, US
‘The study of agenda setting and the content of public agendas are key elements
of politics and political science. This outstanding collection of essays is an
important volume for any scholar working in the area. It covers the origins of
ideas about agenda setting, theoretical developments in the field, the institutions
that play a key role in setting agendas, comparative agenda setting, and agendas
and crises; indeed, everything you are likely to think about when it comes to
public policy agenda setting. An invaluable resource.’
– Joel D. Aberbach, University of California, Los Angeles, US
Oct 2016 c 512 pp Hardback 978 1 78471 591 5 c £150.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78471 592 2

Public Policy
and Professional Sports
International and Australian
Experiences
John K. Wilson
and Richard Pomfret
2014 192 pp Hardback
978 1 78254 623 8 £70.00
2015 Paperback
978 1 78347 862 0 £25.00
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European Perspective
A Comparative Study of Good
Government in EU Regions
Nicholas Charron, Victor Lapuente
and Bo Rothstein
2013 264 pp Hardback
978 0 85793 693 6 £80.00
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NEW

Handbook of Policy Formulation
Edited by Michael Howlett, National University of Singapore and Simon
Fraser University, Canada and Ishani Mukherjee, National University of
Singapore and Institute of Water Policy, Singapore
‘Formulation is the crucial aspect of the policy process in which social and political
actors formulate, assess, and debate potential solutions to collective problems.
In this Handbook of Policy Formulation, co-editors Michael Howlett and Ishani
Mukherjee gather an outstanding team of contributors who tackle a wide array
of policy implantation issues. This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date
overview of the topic and must-read for students of policy formulation.’
– Daniel Béland, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, Canada
Feb 2017 c 656 pp Hardback 978 1 78471 931 9 c £180.00
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Edited by Neil Lunt, Daniel Horsfall, University
of York and Johanna Hanefeld, London School
of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
‘The authors take a comprehensive multidisciplinary
approach to examine key issues of the cross border
movement of patients. State-of-the-art analysis is
underpinned by extensive country studies. An essential
read for policy makers, regulators, practitioners and
students who want to understand, influence and shape
this key dimension of the globalisation of health.’
– Nick Drager, Honorary Professor LSHTM,
Professor of Practice, McGill University, Canada

2015 512 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 118 8 £150.00
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Health Policy

Restructuring Welfare Governance

Choice, Equality and Cost
David Reisman, University of Surrey, UK and Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore
‘Too often health economics proceeds without serious consideration of the
concrete challenges of health policy. David Reisman’s new book does just the
opposite: it starts with those challenges and shows what the economics of
health care must be to address them. This makes the economics of health care
inseparable from the ethics of health care. This book is highly recommended for
clear and sensible thinking about the economics of health policy.’
– John Davis, Marquette University, US and
University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2016 384 pp Hardback 978 1 78536 520 1 £95.00
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Marketization, Managerialism and
Welfare State Professionalism
Edited by Tanja Klenk, University of Kassel,
Germany and Emmanuele Pavolini, Università
di Macerata, Italy
‘This volume brings together cutting-edge
scholarship on an under-researched and topical issue.

Quasi-marketization and managerialization of welfare
organizations are found to constitute common reform
trends in many European countries and across social
policy domains, following similar timings albeit with
different intensities. The analysis, carried out at the meso and micro levels,
reveals that ex-post control by states has been strengthened, managers are
becoming relevant or even central actors, while professionals in public welfare
institutions are seeing their role and autonomy challenged.’

RESEARCH COLLECTION

– Ana M. Guillén, University of Oviedo, Spain

Whistleblowing Law
Edited by Robert G. Vaughn, American University, Washington College
of Law, US
‘How should the law handle ostensible whistleblowers? And how, if at all, should
the answer differ in the national security context versus other contexts, in
private versus public realms, or for government employees versus government
contractors? These questions are as timely as they are difficult and important.
In Whistleblowing Law, Professor Robert G. Vaughn, himself a leader in the field,
assembles a formidable group of experts to address them.’
– Heidi Kitrosser, University of Minnesota, Law School, US
34 articles, dating from 1982 to 2014
Contributors include: A.J. Brown, K. Clark, T. Devine, T. Dworkin, L. Fisher, D. Lewis, O. Lobel,
R. Moberly, N. Modesitt, S. Vladek

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Research Handbook on Transparency
Edited by Padideh Ala’i and Robert G. Vaughn, American University,
Washington College of Law, US
‘”Transparency” has multiple, contested meanings. This broad-ranging volume
accepts that complexity and thoughtfully contrasts alternative views through
conceptual pieces, country cases, and assessments of policies – such as freedom
of information laws, whistleblower protections, financial disclosure, and
participatory policymaking procedures.’
– Susan Rose-Ackerman, Yale University Law School, US
2014 432 pp Hardback 978 1 78100 793 8 £140.00
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Cities and Partnerships for
Sustainable Urban Development
Edited by Peter Karl Kresl, Bucknell University,
US and Global Urban Competitiveness Project
‘As recently as 1960, the world was only one-third

urbanized. Today it is 54% urbanized and by midcentury should be almost two-thirds urbanized. This
edited volume featuring authors from around the
globe offers valuable insights concerning urbanization,
sustainability, and collaborative problem-solving.
The book is a must read for academics and
practitioners alike.’
– Earl H. Fry, Brigham Young University, US
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Leaks, Whistleblowing
and the Public Interest

Structuring Public–Private
Research Partnerships for Success

The Law of Unauthorised Disclosures

Empowering University Partners

Ashley Savage, University of Liverpool, UK

Gordon Rausser, University of California,
Berkeley, US, Holly Ameden, Independent
Researcher and Reid Stevens, Texas A&M
University, US

‘Using his extensive knowledge and experience in
the field, Dr Savage analyses the law relating to
the protection of journalistic sources, considers the
impact of secrecy laws and provides case studies
from the UK Civil Service, Armed Forces and Security
and Intelligence Services. These case studies examine
not only the unauthorized routes to disclosure of
information but also the official whistleblowing
mechanisms. Importantly, the work considers not only what should happen
to whistleblowers but also what should happen to the information.’
– David Lewis, Middlesex University, London, UK

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‘In this timely book, Professor Gordon Rausser
explores the changing landscape of university–
industry relations, informed by his unusual
background as a pioneer in Public–Private Research
Partnerships (PPRPs) while serving as Dean of the College of Natural Resources at
UC Berkeley. Scholars, administrators, and industry executives who are interested
in industry/university partnerships will find a treasure of information and insights
in this beautifully written book.’
– Steve P. Briggs, University of California, San Diego, US

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Corruption in Public
Administration

NEW

An Ethnographic Approach

The Future of Work and Politics

Edited by Davide Torsello, CEU Business School,
Hungary

Ralph Fevre, Cardiff University, UK

Individualism and Inequality

‘Amidst the seemingly never-ending stream of volumes
being published on corruption, it is rare to come across
one that has something genuinely new to contribute
to the debate about how to understand and combat
it. Yet, Davide Torsello has done precisely that in
assembling this important collection of chapters
that explore administrative corruption from an
ethnographic, rather than a technocratic, perspective. With chapters on countries
as diverse as Bosnia, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Mexico, Russia, Tanzania and Turkey,
this new collection offers fascinating insights into how the everyday reality of
corruption is experienced and understood, helping to explain why abstract models
based on assumptions about human motivation offer poor guides to effective
anti-corruption action. With a particular focus on the meaning of public and
private goods, and the nature of gift-exchange in different cultures, the volume
offers practical guidelines for policy makers in regard to improving practices in
public administration.’
– Paul M. Heywood, University of Nottingham, UK
Aug 2016 c 272 pp Hardback 978 1 78536 258 3 £80.00
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‘With the publication of Individualism and Inequality,
Ralph Fevre establishes himself as one of today’s
most important figures in social theory and economic

and cultural sociology. Building on his past work,
his newest book skillfully brings together social
theory, history, political philosophy, public policy and
normative inquiry to tell a bold, new story about the
rise of neoliberalism in the US and in the UK. Fevre
produces nuanced genealogies of various forms of
individualism and convincingly argues that the rise
of neoliberalism is directly connected to the eclipse of sentimental individualism
by cognitive individualism. In spite of the formidable social problems, including
income inequality, that Fevre’s account vividly depicts, he concludes his book
with a ray of hope for a social movement that could bring the revitalization of
sentimental individualism.’
– Mark S. Cladis, Brooke Russell Astor Professor
of the Humanities, Brown University, US
2016 c 320 pp Hardback 978 1 78471 650 9 £80.00
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Advanced Introduction to Public
Management and Administration

This exciting new book provides fresh insight into how institutions, governments,
regulations, economic freedom and morality impact entrepreneurship and
public policy. Each chapter contains a rigorous analysis of the consequences
of public policy and the effects of institutional decisions on the productivity
of entrepreneurs. These chapters will help policymakers direct their efforts at
creating a positive economic environment for entrepreneurs to flourish and

scholars to better understand the role policy plays on entrepreneurial activity.
Feb 2017 c 176 pp Hardback 978 1 78100 580 4 c £65.00
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– Christopher Hood, All Souls College, Oxford, UK
2016 192 pp Paperback 978 1 78471 233 4 £70.00
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‘This masterly introduction reflects
Christopher Pollitt’s decades of experience as a
practitioner, adviser and top international scholar.
It offers a balanced and judicious account of how this
complex and fascinating subject has developed, how
it can be approached and its possible futures. And
above all, it shows us why public management and
administration is so important in our world today.’

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University, US

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Political Entrepreneurship

A History of American Economic Development

Regional Growth and Entrepreneurial Diversity in Sweden

As Two Ships Pass in the Night

Edited by Charlie Karlsson, Jönköping International Business School
and Blekinge Institute of Technology, Charlotte Silander
and Daniel Silander, Linnaeus University, Sweden

Ronald W. Coan, Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness
and Journal of Applied Economic Development

‘Policymakers, researchers and society at large struggle with ways in which
policy can support entrepreneurship and business. There is a clear need for new
and innovative policy tools. This collection of high-quality contributions puts
political entrepreneurhsip at center stage, and illuminates the role the political
entrepreneur could play in developing new and improved ways to develop and
implement public support for entrepreneurship. The arguments are sound, and
are presented and organized in a coherent way. The book is a pleasure to read
and provides important insights.’
– Martin Andersson, Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH),
Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) and Lund University, Sweden

A History of American Economic Development relates the history of American
local and state economic development from 1790 to 2000. This multi-variable,

multi-disciplinal history employs a bottom-up policy-making systems approach
while exploring the three eras of economic development.
April 2017 c 700 pp Hardback 978 1 78536 635 2 c £150.00
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Understanding Collective Decision Making
A Fitness Landscape Model Approach

Oct 2016 c 224 pp Hardback 978 1 78536 349 8 c £75.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78536 350 4

Lasse Gerrits, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, Germany
and Peter Marks, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Greed, Corruption,
and the Modern State

One of the main challenges facing contemporary society is to understand how
people can make decisions together. Understanding Collective Decision Making
builds on evolutionary theories and presents an analytical tool to analyze and
visualize collective decision-making. By combining theoretical research with real
world case studies, the authors provide a coherent and conclusive solution to the
often fragmented and dispersed literature on the subject.

Essays in Political Economy
Edited by Susan Rose-Ackerman, Yale University
and Paul Lagunes, Columbia University, US
What makes the control of corruption so difficult and

contested? Drawing on the insights of political science,
economics and law, the expert contributors to this
book offer diverse perspectives. One group of chapters
explores the nature of corruption in democracies
and autocracies, and “reforms” that are mere
facades. Other contributions examine corruption in
infrastructure, tax collection, cross-border trade, and military procurement. Case
studies from various regions – such as China, Peru, South Africa and New York
City – anchor the analysis with real-world situations. The book pays particular
attention to corruption involving international business and the domestic
regulation of foreign bribery.
2015 384 pp Hardback 978 1 78471 469 7 £95.00
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Public Administration
in the Context
of Global Governance
Edited by Soonhee Kim, Shena Ashley
and W. Henry Lambright

April 2017 c 240 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 314 4 c £75.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78347 315 1

Corruption and Criminal Justice
Bridging Economic and Legal Perspectives
Tina Søreide, Norwegian School of Economics
(NHH), Norway
‘This book is a rigorous attempt to address the
problem of corruption by using various methodologies
and perspectives. Among other innovative

mechanisms, Søreide proposes to extend responsibility
to those who benefit indirectly from corruption.
She also suggests extending the duties of private
actors to help the government in addressing
corruption. She discusses the nature of sanctions and
she proposes empowering courts to debar suppliers for public contracts. Søreide’s
analysis is careful, attentive to the evidence, and provides practical solutions to
some of the most difficult challenges facing contemporary societies. This book
should be read and influence theorists, economists, lawyers, government officials
and policymakers.’
– Alon Harel, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

2014 256 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 779 1 £75.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78347 780 7

2016 288 pp Hardback 978 1 78471 597 7 £80.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78471 598 4

The Global Financial Crisis and its Budget Impacts in OECD Nations
Fiscal Responses and Future Challenges
Edited by John Wanna, The Australian National University, Evert A. Lindquist, University of Victoria, Canada
and Jouke de Vries, University of Groningen and Fryslân, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands
‘This is a timely, important book for fiscal policy-makers and budget practitioners. It assesses why some advanced democracies were prepared
for the global financial crisis and others were not, and how some countries responded in ways that exacerbated fiscal instability. Its dozen
country cases offer highly relevant lessons for mitigating cyclical disturbances that frequently beset national budgets and for managing public
finances during turbulent times. The key takeaway message is that government capacity and budget policies matter and should dispel the
notion that all countries are helpless when crisis strikes.’
– Allen Schick, University of Maryland, College Park, US
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Public Administration Reforms
in Europe

Handbook on Global Constitutionalism
Edited by Anthony F. Lang, University of St Andrews, UK
and Antje Wiener, University of Hamburg, Germany

The View from the Top

Edited by Gerhard Hammerschmid,
Hertie School of Governance, Germany,
Steven Van de Walle, KU Leuven, Belgium,
Rhys Andrews, Cardiff Business School, UK
and Philippe Bezes, Sciences Po, France
‘The COCOPS Top Executive Survey in the European
public sector shows how three major paradigms
based on hierarchies, networks and markets dominate
debates and perceptions of reforms in 17 European countries. This major
comparative research demonstrates what is really happening, or not, and the
effects on performance. Top civil servants will use this book to know what to do,
or not, based on what works, or not.’
– Geert Bouckaert (KU Leuven), President of the
International Institute of Administrative Sciences
2016 304 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 539 1 £85.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78347 540 7

This Handbook introduces scholars and students to the history, philosophy, and
evidence of global constitutionalism. Contributors provide their insights from
law, politics, international relations, philosophy, and history, drawing on diverse
frameworks and empirical data sets. Across them all, however, is a recognition
that the international order cannot be understood without an understanding of
constitutional theory. The Handbook will define this field of inquiry for the next
generation by bringing together some of the leading contemporary scholars.
Feb 2017 c 448 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 725 8 c £140.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78347 735 7
Research Handbooks on Globalisation and the Law series

NEW

Research Handbook on International
Courts and Tribunals
Edited by William A. Schabas, Middlesex University, UK and Leiden
University, the Netherlands and Shannonbrooke Murphy, Middlesex
University, London, UK

NEW

Reforming Public Management
Impact and Lessons from Anglophone Countries
John Halligan, University of Canberra, Australia
This book examines the impact of several decades of public sector reform in four
Westminster systems – Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
Political and managerial change has re-defined roles and relationships and how
their public sectors function. Often this occurs in comparable ways because of a
common administrative tradition, but choices made in different country contexts
also produce divergent outcomes. In analysing the results and implications
of reform, fundamental issues of and tensions in public administration and
management are addressed.
Aug 2017 c 224 pp Hardback 978 1 84844 643 4 c £75.00

This collection takes a thematic and interpretive, system-wide and interjurisdictional comparative approach to the debates and controversies related
to the growth of international courts and tribunals. By providing a synthetic
overview and critical analysis of these developments from a variety of
perspectives, it both contextualizes and stimulates future research and practice in
this rapidly developing field.
Jan 2017 c 464 pp Hardback 978 1 78100 501 9 c £140.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78100 502 6
Research Handbooks in International Law series

TEXTBOOK

Advanced Introduction to the Law
of International Organizations

Edoardo Ongaro, Northumbria University, UK
This book provides a systematic introduction to the philosophical foundations
of the study and the practice of public administration. It reviews all the main
philosophical streams, from ancient Greek philosophy to the contemporary
strands, and discusses their significance for public governance and public
management. Ontological and epistemological issues are brought to the fore
in discussing contemporary conceptions of the nature of public administration.
The quest for justification and legitimacy of public governance is examined, and
'Common Good', 'Social contract' and 'Personalism' arguments vetted. The works
of thinkers like Thomas More and Niccolò Machiavelli are revisited and the
implications for contemporary public administration are drawn.

Edited by Andrew Massey
and Karen Johnston
2015 496 pp Hardback
978 1 78195 448 5 £150.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78195 449 2

Handbook of Innovation
in Public Services
Edited by Stephen P. Osborne
and Louise Brown
2013 608 pp Hardback
978 1 84980 974 0 £181.00
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The International
Handbook of Public
Administration and
Governance

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Philosophy and Public Administration

‘This book constitutes another brick in the

impressive oeuvre of Jan Klabbers, whose work
on the law of international organisations has
undoubtedly contributed to give depth and room
for critical reflection to what otherwise looks like
a dry aggregation of practices and institutional
arrangements. This inspiring presentation of the
subject – which is anything but introductory –
simultaneously remains an accessible read for all
researchers, teachers, students and practitioners as it is written
with the thought-provoking but elegant style which its author is famous for.’

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The Elgar Companion to the
International Court of Justice
Robert Kolb, University of Geneva, Switzerland
The first in a series of Companions that offer broad
coverage of a range of international courts and
tribunals, this is a one-stop reference for those wishing
to understand this significant and successful Court.
2014 496 pp Hardback 978 1 78254 485 2 £145.00
2016 Paperback 978 1 78643 021 2 £35.00
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Constitutions and Gender

Labor Standards in International
Supply Chains

Edited by Helen Irving, The University of Sydney, Australia
Constitutions and gender is a new and exciting field, attracting scholarly
attention and influencing practice around the world. This timely Handbook
features contributions from leading pioneers and younger scholars, applying
a gendered lens to constitution-making and design, constitutional practice
and citizenship, and constitutional challenges to gender equality rights and
values. It offers a gendered perspective on the constitutional text and record

of multiple jurisdictions, from the long-established, to the world’s newly
emerging democracies. Constitutions and Gender portrays a profound shift in our
understanding of what constitutions stand for and what they do.
July 2017 c 528 pp Hardback 978 1 78471 695 0 c £150.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78471 696 7
Research Handbooks in Comparative Constitutional Law series

RESEARCH COLLECTION

The Law and Politics of International Organizations

Aligning Rights and Incentives
Daniel Berliner, Arizona State University,
Anne Regan Greenleaf, University of
Washington, Milli Lake, Arizona State University,
Margaret Levi, Stanford University and
Jennifer Noveck, University of Washington, US
‘Exhibiting a refreshing disregard for industryapproved narratives about labor rights, in which
progress flows from the spigot of an espresso machine
at a “corporate social responsibility” seminar, the authors focus with precision
on the factors that actually determine labor rights outcomes: the economic
interests of global brands, and their suppliers, and how these are mediated by
governments’ regulatory choices and by the efforts of workers and allied groups
to make brands pay a reputational price for the labor abuses they help create.
Readers will better understand why early 20th century working conditions still
exist in the 21st – and what might be done about it.’
– Scott Nova, Executive Director, Worker Rights Consortium

Edited by Kenneth W. Abbott, Arizona State University, US
The overarching theme of this collection is the degree to which the activities

and even the law of international organizations are embedded in politics. This is
demonstrated by episodes such as Security Council authorizations for the use of
military force and in activities such as admission of members, financing, voting
and civil society participation.
In his original introduction, Kenneth W. Abbott illuminates the deep
entanglement of law and politics in the structures and activities of international
organizations and provides a comprehensive overview of his selection of
important articles. These influential scholarly articles address the prinicipal legal
and political issues and episodes; they also explore analytical perspectives from
law and politics. Spanning the period from 1944 to 2014, they enable the reader
to trace legal, political and scholarly developments over time, and provide an
entry point into the work of classic authors, such as Hans Kelsen, Quincy Wright
and Inis L. Claude, Jr.
67 articles, dating from 1944 to 2014
Contributors include: J. Alvarez, A. Cassese, I.L. Claude, Jr., T. Franck, H. Kelsen,
M. Koskenniemi, M.S. McDougal, W.M. Reisman, O. Schachter, A.-M. Slaughter, J.P. Trachtman

2015 224 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 035 8 £75.00
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Handbook on the Politics of International Law
Edited by Wayne Sandholtz, University of Southern California and
Christopher A. Whytock, University of California, Irvine, US
‘This next-generation volume both consolidates a range of recent insights and
sets an agenda for the study of the politics of international law. Moving beyond
simple binaries of domestic/international, law/politics, and binding/non-binding,
the editors and authors collectively elucidate a wide range of phenomenon with

a fresh perspective. The result is an essential starting point for international legal
studies going forward.’

Series no. 7 Two volume set 2015 1,696 pp
Hardback 978 1 78347 671 8 £525.00

– Tom Ginsburg, University of Chicago, US

International Law series

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Feb 2017 c 480 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 397 7 c £140.00
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Comparative Administrative Law

American Judicial Power

Second Edition

The State Court Perspective

Edited by Susan Rose-Ackerman, Yale University, Peter L. Lindseth,

University of Connecticut School of Law and Blake Emerson,
Yale University, US

Michael Buenger, National Center for State
Courts and Brussels School of International
Studies, Belgium and Paul J. De Muniz,
Willamette University and former USA Chief
Justice, Oregon Supreme Court, US
‘While no one can deny the broad sweep of US Supreme
Court landmarks, if one really wants to understand the
justice system in America, and the interrelationship
of courts and governance, one cannot overlook state
systems. American Judicial Power does a thorough job of explaining the many
interactions of state governments with state courts, including especially the
allocation of governmental powers between state and local governments. For those
seeking to understand state government beyond its superficial parallels to the
federal system, American Judicial Power is an essential work.’
– Michael A. Wolff, Saint Louis University, School of Law, US

This comprehensive overview of the field of comparative administrative law builds
on the first edition with many new and revised chapters and the addition of new
topics and geographical coverage. The Handbook’s broad, multi-method approach
combines history and social science with more strictly legal analyses. This updated
and expanded new edition demonstrates the growth and dynamism of recent
efforts - spearheaded by the first edition – to stimulate comparative research on
public law, reaching across different countries and scholarly disciplines.
July 2017 c 809 pp Hardback 978 1 78471 865 7 c £195.00
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Constitutional Sunsets

and Experimental Legislation
A Comparative Perspective

2015 336 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 789 0 £90.00
Nov 2016 Paperback 978 1 78643 565 1 c £40.00
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Elgar Monographs in Constitutional and Administrative Law series

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The Politics and Policy
of Wellbeing

Handbook on Gender and War
Edited by Simona Sharoni, State University
of New York, Plattsburgh, US, Julia Welland,
University of Warwick, UK, Linda Steiner,
University of Maryland, College Park, US and
Jennifer Pedersen, Independent Scholar, Canada

Understanding the Rise and Significance
of a New Agenda
Ian Bache, University of Sheffield and
Louise Reardon, University of Leeds, UK
‘I have never seen a book like this. The authors seem
to me to be ahead of their time: they are the first to
try to explain the gradual rise and rise of ideas about
“wellbeing” in modern society. At the time of writing,
nobody knows where this intellectual current will
end, but it will probably be several oceans away. The book should be read by
economists, psychologists, political scientists, historians and policymakers.
It is a prescient and wickedly interesting read.’
– Andrew Oswald, University of Warwick, UK

‘This timely Handbook contains the most
comprehensive, interdisciplinary and cuttingedge collection of writings, empirical findings and

conceptual ideas about the gendered aspects of war,
violence, militarism, security and peace. In the context
of exploring the continuum of war in its numerous
manifestations, the contributions also further our
understanding of the role of masculinities and the relationship between political
and sexualized violence. Building on recent feminist theorizing, this impressive
collection constitutes an excellent resource not only for researchers and
educators, but also policy-makers and activists.’

2016 200 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 932 0 £70.00
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– Nadje Al-Ali, SOAS University of London, UK
2016 616 pp Hardback 978 1 84980 891 0 £175.00
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Advanced Introduction to Nationalism
Liah Greenfeld, Boston University, US

NEW

‘Why does science thrive? Why do economies grow? Why, in an age of
globalization, does nationalism still have a powerful grip on populations
worldwide? Liah Greenfeld’s Advanced Introduction to Nationalism offers a
dazzling account of our age: to wit, that a startling range of phenomena have
their roots in the adoption of nationalism as the basis of modern social order.

A must for sociologists, political scientists, and anyone who wants to understand
the passions of modern times.’
– Chandler Rosenberger, Brandeis University, US

Handbook on Gender
in World Politics

Oct 2016 c 192 pp Paperback 978 1 78536 256 9 c £15.95
Oct 2016 Hardback 978 1 78536 254 5 c £70.00
eBook 978 1 78536 255 2
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Handbook on the Politics of Antarctica
Edited by Klaus Dodds, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK,
Alan D. Hemmings, University of Canterbury, New Zealand and
Peder Roberts, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
The Antarctic and Southern Oceans are hotspots for contemporary endeavours
to manage ‘the last frontier’ of the earth. The Handbook on the Politics of
Antarctica offers a wide ranging and comprehensive overview of the governance,
geopolitics, international law, cultural studies, and history of the region. The
five thematic section take readers from the earliest human encounters to
contemporary resource exploitation and climate change. Written by leading
experts, the Handbook brings together the very best inter-disciplinary social
science and humanities scholarship on the Antarctic and Southern Ocean.

‘As the study of gender expands across disciplines
and engages disparate methods, handbooks as
comprehensive and accessible as this one become
invaluable resources for students and scholars alike.

Covering diverse and timely topics, the entries are
consistently up-to-date, well-referenced and clearly
articulated. This comprehensive survey reveals not only
the range, depth and diversity of scholarship featuring “gender in world politics”
but also the centrality of gender across the expanse of personal, local, national
and global issues.’
– V. Spike Peterson, University of Arizona, US
2016 512 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 061 7 £150.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78347 062 4
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Handbook of Political Citizenship
and Social Movements
Edited by Hein-Anton van der Heijden,
University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Jan 2017 c 672 pp Hardback 978 1 78471 767 4 c £220.00
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‘This new Handbook edited by Hein-Anton van der
Heijden systematically presents the literature on social
movements and citizenship. It provides a valuable
resource for scholars working in both fields, and is
useful for faculty and students alike. Most importantly,
by bringing together key authors from both fields,
this edited volume encourages research linking the
two fields, and thus it could provide the basis for a
new research agenda that bridges the focus on the

microlevel in citizenship research with the meso- or macrolevel foci typical of the
social movement literature. The book covers a breadth of research. . . familiar
with one or both fields. This volume takes the contributions of citizenship research
and applies them to the study of social movements, thereby moving scholarship
beyond divisive distinctions between institutional and non-institutional
participation.’

Small States in the Modern World
Vulnerabilities and Opportunities
Edited by Harald Baldersheim, University of
Oslo, Norway and Michael Keating, University of
Aberdeen, UK
‘This excellent collection updates and adds to a growing
literature on small states. The cases and conditions
which the authors examine are well chosen and provide
fresh thinking on enduring questions.’
– Peter J. Katzenstein, Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. Professor
of International Studies, Cornell University, US

– Swen Hutter and Jasmine Lorenzini, Mobilization

2015 296 pp Hardback 978 1 78471 143 6 £85.00
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Sheffield, UK

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Handbook of Globalisation and Development

EU-Russian Relations and the Ukraine Crisis

Edited by Kenneth A. Reinert, George Mason University, US

Nicholas Ross Smith, University of Auckland, New Zealand

‘Globalisation offers many benefits but is also the source of major risks facing all our
societies. This timely and comprehensive addition to the literature provides much

needed perspectives on the impact of globalization and how it may more effectively
be managed. A must-read for everyone with an interest in this vital topic.’

‘In this theoretically-informed and exhaustively researched study, Nicholas Smith
provides a nuanced analysis of the contemporary Ukrainian crisis and its roots
in the history of Russian-EU competition in this region. Through an analysis of
Russian and EU policy toward Ukraine in the areas of trade, energy and security,
Smith shows how the current crisis was a logical step in the course of Russian-EU
relations in this region. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand
the contemporary Ukrainian crisis.’

– Ian Goldin, University of Oxford, UK.
Jan 2017 c 640 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 864 4 c £175.00
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– Graeme Gill, University of Sydney, Australia

Handbooks on Globalisation series

Dec 2016 c 192 pp Hardback 978 1 78643 000 7 c £70.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78643 001 4

NEW

Research Handbook on Post-Conflict Transition

NEW

Edited by Hans-Joachim Giessmann, Berghof Foundation, Germany
and Roger MacGinty, The University of Manchester, UK

Digital Democracy in a Globalised World

What are the main drivers of political transition and regime change? And to what
extent do these apparently seismic political changes result in real change? These
questions are the focus of this comparative study written by a mix of scholars and
practitioners. This state-of-the-art book identifies patterns in political transitions,
but is largely unconvinced that these transitions bring about real change to the
underlying structures of society. Patriarchy, land tenure, and economic systems
often remain immune to change, despite the headlines.
May 2017 c 528 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 904 7 c £150.00
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Handbook of Digital Politics

Edited by Colette Cuijpers, Corlen Prins, Tilburg University,
the Netherlands, Peter L. Lindseth, University of Connecticut, School of
Law, US and Monica Steffen Guise Rosina, Fundação Getulio Vargas Law
School, São Paulo, Brazil
Whether within or beyond the confines of the state, digitalisation continues
to transform politics, society and democracy. Information and Communication
Technologies (ICTs) have already considerably affected political systems and
structures, and no doubt they will continue to do so in the future. Adopting an
international and comparative perspective, Digital Democracy in a Globalised
World examines the impact of digitialisation on democratic political life. It
offers theoretical analyses as well as case studies to help readers appreciate the
changing nature of democracy in the digital age.
April 2017 c 336 pp Hardback 978 1 78536 395 5 c £90.00

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Edited by Stephen Coleman, University of Leeds,
UK and Deen Freelon, American University, US

Elgar Law, Technology and Society series

‘The Handbook of Digital Politics edited by Stephen
Coleman and Deen Freelon is an incredibly rich and
outstanding collection of essays on the ideologies,
theories and methodologies that currently inspire the
field of political science and communication. The editors
brilliantly succeed in guiding us through this fascinating
world – avoiding any rhetoric, or either a dystopian or
utopian perspective on the subject. The articles collected
here represent the golden section of the contemporary
debate on digital politics.’

NEW

Handbook of Biology and Politics
Edited by Steven A. Peterson, Penn State Harrisburg and Albert Somit,
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, US

– Leopoldina Fortunati, Head of the Ph.D program in Multimedia Communication,
University of Udine, Italy
2015 512 pp Hardback 978 1 78254 875 1 £150.00
Nov 2016 Paperback 978 1 78643 563 7 c £45.00
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‘Slowly but surely the social sciences are starting to realize that Charles Darwin’s
theory of evolution through natural selection comes as a friend and supporter
rather than as a foe and conqueror. This splendid collection, edited by Steven A.
Peterson and Albert Somit, shows that work in this field is rapidly moving towards
maturity. At a time when, with reason, politics and its practitioners are judged
and found sadly wanting, such a volume as this, looking at human nature in its
fullest dimension and applying it to an understanding of the problems of society –
reinvigorating the original project of Aristotle – is as provocatively stimulating as
it is badly needed.’
– Michael Ruse, Florida State University, US

Civilization and War

Jan 2017 c 624 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 626 8 c £170.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78347 627 5

Brett Bowden

NEW

2013 224 pp Hardback 978 1 78254 571 2 £75.00
2014 Paperback 978 1 78254 585 9 £19.95
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Handbook of Territorial Politics
Edited by Eve Hepburn, University of Edinburgh, UK and
Klaus Detterbeck, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany
The study of territorial politics has enjoyed a renaissance in the last 30 years.
Scholars have questioned the state-centric assumptions upon which mainstream
social science has been built, pointing to the territorial (re)distribution of power

across and within states.

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has shaped institutional structures, public policies, elections, political parties,
and identity across the world. Offering theoretical, comparative and empirical
insights, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the impact of territory
on modern political, economic and social life.
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International Politics

Political Economy

Comparative Politics

NEW

Theoretical and Methodological Challenges

Economic Security and Sino-American Relations

Edited by Dietmar Braun and Martino Maggetti,
University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Progress Under Pressure
Kenneth Boutin, Deakin University, Australia

‘This is an excellent book for students in comparative
politics. It not only challenges the present state of the
art, but also shows fresh avenues for comparative
research in the twenty-first century. All chapters provide
us with new insights as well as how to apply alternative
methods. I hold that the different contributions are
a “must read” for both students and established
researchers to take in and to discuss.’
– Hans Keman, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands and former
Editor of the European Journal of Political Research
2015 208 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 206 2 £70.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78347 207 9

China and the United States have reached a crossroads where their economic
relationship is concerned, as the shared interest in economic prosperity and
complementary economic strengths that provide the common ground of
industrial collaboration are threatened by increasing attention to economic
facets of national security. This trend is encouraging policies which potentially
undermine the basis of Sino-American industrial integration. This book explores
the basis, nature, and impact of evolving economic security agendas in the United
States and China.
July 2017 c 274 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 316 8 c £80.00
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RESEARCH COLLECTION

Settlements at the Edge

Political Corruption

Remote Human Settlements in Developed Nations

Edited by Bo Rothstein,
University of Gothenburg, Sweden
‘Bo Rothstein, one of the world’s leading scholars
working on the topic of corruption, has put together
an outstanding set of articles in this new collection.
Drawing on recent research that focuses on the
meaning of corruption, its causes, effects, and impacts
on democracy, political legitimacy and social justice,

as well as on how best to fight it, the chapters in his
volume provide the reader with a smorgasbord of
key resources – all put into clear context in a typically
perceptive introductory chapter. It will undoubtedly
become established as a standard work of reference for all those interested in
current debates around corruption.’
– Paul M. Heywood, University of Nottingham, UK
32 articles, dating from 1969 to 2013
Contributors include: P. Bardhan, M. Johnston, H. Kitschelt, A. Mungiu-Pippidi,
S. Rose-Ackerman, D. Treisman, M.E. Warren

Edited by Andrew Taylor, Charles Darwin University, Dean B. Carson,
Charles Darwin University and Flinders University, Australia, Umeå
University and Centre for Rural Medicine, Sweden, Prescott C. Ensign,
Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada, Lee Huskey, University of Alaska,
Anchorage, US, Rasmus Ole Rasmussen, Nordregio, Sweden and
Gertrude Saxinger, University of Vienna, Austria and Yukon College,
Canada
‘This book is truly international in relevance and its authorship – with over 50
authors from at least 10 different countries. The topics covered are wide-ranging
yet comprehensive and unified by an interesting descriptive theory (the 8Ds of
Beyond Periphery). The book’s contents, and the 8Ds theory in particular, should
be essential reading and provide rich food for thought (and possibly debate) for
anyone researching the demographics or economics of remote communities, or
more generally anyone grappling with the complexities of trying to contribute to
sustainable futures for these communities.’
– Anthony Barnes, Charles Darwin University, Australia
Sept 2016 c 488 pp Hardback 978 1 78471 195 5 £110.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78471 196 2

2015 840 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 304 5 £275.00

New Horizons in Regional Science series

Elgaronline 978 1 78471 645 5
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Development and Modern
Industrial Policy in Practice
Issues and Country Experiences

Authoritarian Capitalism
in the Age of Globalization

Edited by Jesus Felipe, Asian Development
Bank, Philippines

Peter Bloom, Department of People and
Organisations, The Open University, UK
Exploring the rise of authoritarian capitalism, this book
offers a fresh perspective on politics and economics
in the present age of globalization. It asks the crucial
question of whether individuals and nations can break
free from the ‘grip’ of authoritarian capitalism in the
twenty-first century.
Peter Bloom includes a detailed and in-depth analysis
of how marketization is promoting political authoritarianism across the world. He

tells a story of authoritarian progress – where capitalist prosperity can only be
delivered by the coercive rule of ‘self-disciplining’ nations and ‘disciplining’ transnational institutions – and in which capitalist sovereignty is replacing liberal and
social democracy. In doing so, Bloom helps readers rethink the structural as well
as discursive role of sovereign power within capitalism, showing the ways the free
market relies upon a range of authoritarian political fantasies not just for its growth
but its very survival.

‘This superb text defines and describes modern
industrial policy. For many years economists, politicians,
and policymakers have worried over inward-looking
and damaging industrial policies, associating them with
poor economic performance and arrested industrial
development. At last we have a book which identifies
and analyses new forms of modern industrial policy
which work effectively and are able to overcome the problems of the past. The
book is replete with concrete examples and new conceptual developments, showing
how modern industrial policy is able to initiate, upgrade, and transform economic
activity for the benefit of all. The evidence is used to provide a new theory of
industrial policy, distinguishing modern industrial policy from the practices of
the past – leaving no room for doubt as to how policymakers should proceed in
the twenty-first century. Essential reading for policymakers, analysts, scholars,
teachers, and consultants concerned with industrial policy and modern economic
development.’
– Mike Hobday, University of Brighton, UK
2015 424 pp Hardback 978 1 78471 553 3 £100.00
2016 Paperback 978 1 78471 555 7 £30.00
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Handbook on the International
Political Economy of Gender

Handbook of the International
Political Economy of Agriculture
and Food

Edited by Adrienne Roberts, The University of Manchester
and Juanita Elias, University of Warwick, UK
This Handbook brings together leading interdisciplinary scholarship on the
gendered nature of the international political economy. Spanning a wide range
of theoretical traditions and empirical foci, it explores the multifaceted ways in
which gender relations constitute and are shaped by global politico-economic
processes. It further interrogates the gendered ideologies and discourses that
underpin everyday practices from the local to the global. The chapters in this
collection identify, analyse, critique and challenge gender-based inequalities,
whilst also highlighting the intersectional nature of gendered oppressions in the
contemporary world order.
April 2017 c 556 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 883 5 c £160.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78347 884 2
Handbooks of Research on International Political Economy series

Edited by Alessandro Bonanno, Sam Houston
State University and Lawrence Busch, Michigan
State University, US
‘This Handbook makes an important contribution to
agrifood studies. Departing from more generalized
analyses of globalization and neo-liberalism we are
presented with a rich range of country level and
thematic studies by highly respected authors. In this
way, common trends are subjected to the detailed
scrutiny of individual Nation States both in the North and the South, unwrapping
the heterogeneous forces at work in each.
The thematic section in its focus on key issues and actors similarly exposes the
complex tendencies often hidden by more generalized accounts of the global
agrifood system. Political economy at its best!’

– John Wilkins, Graduate Center for Development, Agriculture and Society, Rural
Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Handbook of the International
Political Economy of Production

2015 384 pp Hardback 978 1 78254 825 6 £130.00
Oct 2016 Paperback 978 1 78643 497 5 c £35.00
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Edited by Kees van der Pijl, University of Sussex, UK

Handbooks of Research on International Political Economy series

This Handbook provides a state-of-the-art overview
of the changing world of global production. Chapters
cover the geography of why and where jobs are
moving in both manufacturing and services. The
authors discuss topics relating to the human and
natural basis on which production rests, from the
consequences of exploitation and marginalization on
body and mind, to sex work, biotechnology, and the
prospects for ecological re-balancing. This Handbook
will appeal to academics at all levels interested in
political economy, international studies and politics,
as well as trade unionists and NGO activists.

Handbook of the

International Political Economy
of Monetary Relations
Edited by Thomas Oatley, University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill and W. Kindred Winecoff,
Indiana University, Bloomington, US
‘Here is an intellectual feast for anyone interested
in the political economy of international monetary
and financial systems, served up by an impressive
collection of experts. Students and specialists alike can
gorge themselves on the many fascinating analyses
of core issues and latest debates in the field. Highly
recommended for anyone with an appetite to learn more about global money and
finance.’

2015 736 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 020 4 £185.00
2016 Paperback 978 1 78471 258 7 £40.00
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Handbooks of Research on International Political Economy series

– Eric Helleiner, University of Waterloo, Canada

Handbook of the International
Political Economy of Migration

2014 512 pp Hardback 978 0 85793 836 7 £150.00
2015 Paperback 978 1 78347 478 3 £40.00
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Edited by Leila Simona Talani, King’s College

London and Simon McMahon, Coventry
University, UK

Handbooks of Research on International Political Economy series

‘An excellent book on one of the most pressing issues
of our time: international migration. By bringing
together the dominant approaches in the literature,
and applying them to a broad spectrum of migration
problems, this book sets a standard for academics
and policymakers.’

Handbook of the International
Political Economy of Trade
Edited by David A. Deese, Boston College, US

– Stefan Collignon, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK,
Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy and University of Hamburg, Germany
2015 448 pp Hardback 978 1 78254 989 5 £140.00
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Handbooks of Research on International Political Economy series

The End of Laissez-Faire?

‘The less the World Trade Organization can deliver, the
more national governments engage in bilateral and
regional trade agreement, and thus encompassing
negotiations of trade deals have become prominent in
the last couple of years. Trade policies today are not

so much about tariffs any longer than they are about
market access, intellectual property rights, foreign
direct investment rules, and regulatory practices. This
volume, edited by David Deese, is timely, and covers
exactly such relevant areas of trade policy. Students
and practitioners alike will benefit from the deep analytical insights.’

On the Durability of Embedded
Neoliberalism

– Kurt Huebner, Jean Monnet Chair for European Integration and
Global Political Economy, The University of British Columbia, Canada

Damien Cahill

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2016 Paperback 978 1 78347 743 2 £40.00
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2014 224 pp Hardback 978 1 78100 027 4 £70.00
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Research Handbook on Economic Diplomacy

Liberty and Equality
in Political Economy

Edited by Peter A.G. van Bergeijk and Selwyn J.V. Moons, Erasmus
University, the Netherlands
This Handbook positions economic diplomacy as a multidisciplinary field and
presents state of the art research relevant to policy makers and academia around
the globe focusing on four themes: the role of economic diplomats, the impact
and evaluation of economic diplomacy, politics and trade and emerging markets.
It offers academic, business and policy perspectives taking stock of knowledge
produced with qualitative and quantitative research on Northern America,
Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America.
May 2017 c 448 pp Hardback 978 1 78471 083 5 c £140.00
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Public Banks in the Age of Financialization

From Locke versus Rousseau
to the Present
Nicholas Capaldi, Loyola University, New
Orleans and Gordon Lloyd, Ashbrook Center,
and Pepperdine University, US
‘In an age of specialization, Nicholas Capaldi and
Gordon Lloyd have recreated that ancient tool of
learning: the conversation. Beginning with the debate
between John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and
continuing through to John Kenneth Galbraith, Milton Friedman, Friedrich Hayek
and Thomas Piketty, this book invites the reader to join a conversation which has
now lasted over three centuries. Don’t read this book if you just want a simple
answer to complex problems. Do read this book if you want to think deeply and
widely about the fundamental questions of how to organize a society.’
– Jim Hartley, Mount Holyoke College, US

A Comparative Analysis
Edited by Christoph Scherrer, University of Kassel, Germany
This book asks the important question of whether public banks are a better
alternative to profit-seeking private banks. Do public banks provide finance for
development? Do they serve as stability anchors in financial markets? What
kind of governance keeps public banks accountable to the public? Theoretically
the book draws on the works of Minsky for the question on stability and on
interpretative policy analysis for the issue of governance. It compares empirically
three countries with significant public banks: Brazil, Germany, and India.

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Corporate Power
and Responsible Capitalism?
Towards Social Accountability

May 2017 c 190 pp Hardback 978 1 78643 065 6 c £70.00
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Bryn Jones, University of Bath, UK

Possible for inclusion in Advances in Critical Policy studies series

NEW

Modernizing Industrial Policy in Russia
Anne-Kristin Jorgensen, Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway
After a lengthy period of oil-fueled economic growth, Russia is now facing
stagnation, and its economy is sorely in need of modernization. But can this
realistically be achieved by policies based on authoritarianism, state dirigisme
and home-grown innovation? This book examines current Russian modernization
policies from a two-level perspective. It combines an outline of federal
developments with an in-depth study of modernization processes at the regional
level within three sectors of the economy: fisheries, ship-building and mining.

‘Major scandals, disasters and crises have turned

shareholder capitalism, so recently trumpeted as
among contemporary society’s most successful
achievements, into one of its most worrying problem
children. In this highly readable account Bryn Jones
rehearses in detail the negative consequences of
the growing economic and political power of the
modern corporation. He then reviews a wide range of
alternative ways of organizing a market economy, examples
of which are found in a variety of modern economies.’
– Colin Crouch, University of Warwick Business School, UK and
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Germany

May 2017 c 224 pp Hardback 978 1 78643 435 7 c £75.00
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2015 320 pp Hardback 978 1 84844 970 1 £85.00
2016 Paperback 978 1 78643 092 2 £30.00
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Neoliberal Capitalism
and Precarious Work

Fiscal Decentralization
and Budget Control
Laura von Daniels, Free University Berlin and
German Institute for International and Security
Affairs (SWP), Berlin, Germany

Ethnographies of Accommodation
and Resistance

Edited by Rob Lambert, University of Western
Australia, Perth, Australia and Andrew Herod,
University of Georgia, US
‘Precarious work is on the rise in the Global South and
North alike. This important volume provides interesting
examples about the hardship of long working hours,
poverty wages and dangerous employment conditions.
And yet, workers are not only victims but also agents with possibilities of
resistance. The book points to the potential of a cross-border movement of the
dispossessed based on a re-imagined role of the labour movement. A must read
for everyone interested in resistance to capitalist exploitation.’

‘This book makes an excellent contribution to our
understanding of the role of budgetary institutions
in fiscal stabilization in emerging market economies.
Focusing on the governance structure Laura von
Daniels broadens the standard perspective in political
science by analyzing the interplay between fiscal
federalism and incentives of budget players. The
theoretical underpinnings, case studies and empirical analysis are well-written
and highly educational. The book holds interesting policy lessons which could
inspire the debate on improving fiscal rules and budgetary institutions and
procedures.’
– Ludger Schuknecht, Chief Economist, Ministry of Finance, Germany

– Andreas Bieler, University of Nottingham, UK

2016 224 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 594 0 £75.00
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Challenging Neoliberalism

The Logic of Public-Private Partnerships

Globalization and the Economic Miracles
in Chile and Taiwan

The Enduring Interdependency of Politics and Markets
Graeme A. Hodge, Monash University, Australia and Carsten Greve,

Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
This book examines public-private partnership (PPP), and tracks the movement
from early technical optimism to the reality of PPP as a phenomenon in the
political economy. Today's economic turbulence sees many PPP assumptions
changed: what contracts can achieve, who bears the real risks, where
governments get advice and who invests. As the gap between infrastructure
needs and available financing widens, governments and businesses both must
seek new ways to make contemporary PPP approaches work.
April 2017 c 256 pp Hardback 978 1 78471 668 4 c £75.00
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‘In examining countries that have experienced rapid
economic growth and development, the proper
role of the state vis-a-vis the market has been
intensely scrutinized and debated. Engaging this
literature through the lenses of neoliberalism and
globalization, the authors provide a thorough and compelling study of the varying
developmental experiences of Chile and Taiwan. This excellent book is a valuable
reading for scholars and students of the politics and economics of development.’
– Alexander C. Tan, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
2016 176 pp Hardback 978 1 78471 706 3 £65.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78471 707 0

Handbook on Wealth
and the Super-Rich

The Political Economy
of International Law

Edited by Iain Hay, Flinders University, Australia

and Jonathan V. Beaverstock, University of
Bristol, UK

A European Perspective

‘Very highly recommended for both the community
and academic library reference collections, Handbook
on Wealth and the Super-Rich will also prove to be
of great interest to public commentators, charitable
organizations, governmental policy makers, NGO
activists, and the non-specialist general reader
concerned with wealth and income distributions.’

Edited by Alberta Fabbricotti, La Sapienza
University of Rome, Italy

– John Burroughs, The Midwest Book Review
2016 496 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 403 5 £150.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78347 404 2

Research Handbook on
Political Economy and Law

Industrial Policy in
Developing Countries

‘Law creates and regulates our political and economic
life. If the legal institutions of citizenship and political
authority, property and contract, money and credit,
or labor and capital were put together differently, our

world might be more equal, productive, democratic,
sustainable and just. This terrific collection explores how this might be done.
Each essay puts law at the center of a story about political economy and asks
how things might be otherwise. Original, broad-reaching and imaginative, these
essays will change how you think about the world: what seemed natural and
inevitable will seem open to rethinking and remaking. An excellent overview
of law’s role in contemporary political economy by some of the most creative
thinkers in the legal academy today.’
– David Kennedy, Harvard Law School, US
2015 608 pp Hardback 978 1 78100 534 7 £190.00
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Failing Markets, Weak States
Tilman Altenburg, German Development
Institute and Wilfried Lütkenhorst, German
Development Institute, Germany and Beijing
Normal University, China
‘Countries that need industrial policy the most typically
have the worst governance. This terrific book explicitly
recognizes this difficulty, and provides a rich discussion
of how it can be overcome. It presents a valuable series
of country studies that focus on both successes (such as Ethiopian cut flowers)
and failures (such as Namibia’s export processing zones). The authors show that
weak capacity is not necessarily a hindrance to effective industrial policy, just as
strong capacity does not guarantee it.’
– Dani Rodrik, Princeton University, US

Research Handbooks on Globalisation and the Law series

2015 232 pp Hardback 978 1 78100 025 0 £75.00

Elgaronline 978 1 78100 026 7

Neither Free Trade
Nor Protection

The Political Economy
of Aerospace Industries

A Critical Political Economy of Trade
Theory and Practice

A Key Driver of Growth
and International Competitiveness?

Bill Dunn

Keith Hartley

2015 240 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 192 8 £75.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78347 193 5

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Set in the context of growing interdisciplinarity in
legal research, The Political Economy of International
Law: A European Perspective provides a much-needed
systematic and coherent review of the interactions
between Political Economy and International Law.
The book reflects the need felt by international
lawyers to open their traditional frontiers to insights

from other disciplines – and political economy in particular. The methodological
approach of the book is to take the traditional list of topics for a general treatise
of international law, and to systematically incorporate insights from political
economy to each.
2016 488 pp Hardback 978 1 78536 439 6 £110.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78536 440 2

Edited by Ugo Mattei, International University
College of Turin, Italy, University of California,
Hastings College of the Law, US and University
of Turin, Italy and John D. Haskell, Mississippi
College, School of Law, US

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Evelyn A. Clark, State University of New York,
Oswego, US

2014 288 pp Hardback 978 1 78254 495 1 £80.00
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Economic Crisis and the Resilience of Regions

Handbook of Transnational
Environmental Crime

A European Study
Edited by Gillian Bristow and Adrian Healy, Cardiff University, UK
The economic crisis of 2008/9 heralded the most severe economic downturn in the
history of the European Union. Yet not all regions experienced economic decline
and rates of recovery have varied greatly. This has raised new questions about
what factors influence the economic resilience of regions. This book presents
the results of an Applied Research Project conducted within the ESPON 2013
Programme and provides a detailed analysis of what made some European regions
more resilient to the crisis than others.
May 2017 c 160 pp Hardback 978 1 78536 399 3 c £65.00
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Transatlantic Food
and Agricultural Trade Policy

‘This Handbook makes a creative and considered
contribution towards this important topic. It
provides a well-balanced mix of chapters from
scholars and practitioners on issues that we must
better understand if we are to successfully tackle
these serious transnational environmental crimes.
I warmly congratulate the editors and authors
for focusing on these critical and contemporary questions, including the
criminal networks involved, the pervasive impact of corruption, criminal justice
responses and exemplary collaborative initiatives, such as ICCWC. This timely
publication will help to further shape our responses and assist us to better
combat these highly destructive crimes.’
– John E. Scanlon, CITES Secretary-General
2016 552 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 622 0 £150.00
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50 Years of Conflict and Convergence
Timothy E. Josling, Stanford University, US and
Stefan Tangermann, University of Göttingen,
Germany
‘Overall, the book is fascinating reading. The wealth
of knowledge of the authors and their thoughtful
scholarship are demonstrated through a clear and
relatively impartial analysis of the history of the trading
relationship between two of the world’s foremost
economic and political powers and the complex issues
that have characterized that history. This book is essential reading for anyone who
wants to understand how EU-US agricultural trade relations have evolved and the
challenges that both currently face in trying to conclude a wide-ranging bilateral

agreement on trade and investment.’
– David Blandford, American Journal of Agricultural Economics
2015 320 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 695 4 £85.00
Nov 2016 Paperback 978 1 78643 564 4 c £30.00
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Handbook on the Economics
of Foreign Aid

The Domestic Politics
of Global Climate Change
Key Actors in International Climate
Cooperation
Edited by Guri Bang, Center for International
Climate and Environmental Research – Oslo
(CICERO), Arild Underdal, University of Oslo and
CICERO and Steinar Andresen, Fridtjof Nansen
Institute, Norway
‘Since the 2009 Copenhagen climate summit, analysts
have focused on what national policy is capable of
delivering by way of emission reductions, as that level has de facto become the
international regime. This carefully constructed book is immensely useful in the
way that it describes and explains the policy trajectories of seven of the world’s
largest emitters. It is highly recommended both as a state-of-the-art summary
of the policy status quo in those countries and a launch pad for new analytical
research on the sources of future policy innovation.’
– Andrew Jordan, University of East Anglia, UK

Edited by B. Mak Arvin and Byron Lew,
Trent University, Canada

‘This Handbook provides a tremendously useful
overview of the economics of foreign aid. It contains
contributions by well-established and known scholars
of foreign aid as well as by many fresh new voices, from
both the developed and the developing world. It looks
at both the determinants of aid, broadly conceived, and
the manifold consequences of aid. It does so sometimes
from a theoretical viewpoint, but mostly it is empirically
oriented, aimed at providing us with better understanding. For anyone seeking
to come up to speed with the state of the art in this important area of study, this
Handbook is a first choice.’
– Eric Neumayer, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
2015 648 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 457 8 £210.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78347 459 2

The Political Economy of Status
Superstars, Markets and Culture Change
Theodore Koutsobinas

2015 224 pp Hardback 978 1 78471 492 5 £70.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78471 493 2
New Horizons in Environmental Politics series

Research Handbook
on Climate Governance
Edited by Karin Bäckstrand, Stockholm
University and Eva Lövbrand, Linköping
University, Sweden
‘A breathtaking review which covers the major
approaches and actors in the governance of climate

change this carefully edited book includes essays from
dozens of scholars who are shaping our understanding
of responses to the real and existential risks of a
warming world. The book is especially strong in its
discussion of how critical social theory can help us
understand the politics of climate change, in its histories of climate policy, and in
the multiple perspectives it provides on the international climate regime across
sectors, institutions, countries and scales. I was impressed by the diversity of
authors, including the number of women contributors, and by the efforts to
connect research to political action.’
– Diana Liverman, University of Arizona, US

2014 264 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 744 9 £80.00
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Edited by Lorraine Elliott, The Australian
National University and William H. Schaedla,
Ecolloquium

2015 640 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 059 4 £210.00
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Heat, Greed and Human Need

Environmental Policy & Politics
catalogue

Pathways to a Sustainable Future
Ian Gough, London School of Economics, UK

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This book bridges the gap between research in climate change and social policy.
By combining ethics and political economy with climate science and human
need theory, it offers a long-term, interdisciplinary analysis of the prospects for
sustainable development and social justice within and between countries. It takes a
hard look at plans to decarbonise the rich economies, exploring potential conflicts
between equitable distribution and sustainable consumption, and proposes a range
of eco-social policies to reconcile the two. An essential resource for scholars and
policymakers everywhere.

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July 2017 c 256 pp Hardback 978 1 78536 510 2 c £75.00
July 2017 Paperback 978 1 78536 512 6 c £25.00
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Building a Climate Resilient Economy and Society
Challenges and Opportunities

Climate Change and the State
Indifferent, Impotent or Irrelevant?
Karen Hussey and David Morrison, University of Queensland, Australia
Following the 2015 Paris Agreement of the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change, governments around the world are now in the unenviable position
of having to design and implement ambitious, meaningful and politically-challenging
climate change policies. This book provides a comprehensive account of the key
public policy ‘tools’ that governments can and must use to address climate mitigation
and adaptation, from traditional regulation and market-based mechanisms through to
methods of persuasion, facilitation and compelling ‘policy narratives’.
Feb 2017 c 176 pp Hardback 978 1 78471 779 7 c £65.00
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New Horizons in Environmental Politics series

KEY TITLE

Edited by K.N. Ninan, Centre for Economics, Environment and Society,
Bangalore, India and Panel on Methodological Assessment of Scenarios
and Models of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), United

Nations, Bonn, Germany and Makoto Inoue, University of Tokyo, Japan
Climate change will have a profound impact on human and natural system, and
will also impede economic growth and sustainable development. In this book,
leading experts from around the world discuss the challenges and opportunities
in building a climate resilient economy and society. The chapters are organised
in three sections. The first part explores vulnerability, adaptability and resilience,
whilst part two examines climate resilience-sectoral perspectives covering
different sectors such as agriculture, fisheries, marine ecosystems, cities and
urban infrastructure, and renewable energy. In the final part, the authors look at
Incentives, institutions and policy, including topics such as carbon pricing, REDD
plus, the role of institutions and communities, and climate policies. Combining a
global focus with detailed case studies of a cross section of regions, countries and
sectors, this book will prove to be an invaluable resource.
May 2017 c 304 pp Hardback 978 1 78536 844 8 c £85.00
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Environmental Governance
Institutions, Policies and Actions

NEW IN PAPERBACK

Arild Vatn, Norwegian University of Life Sciences,
Ås, Norway

American Environmental Policy

‘The sweep, clarity, and elegance of Arild Vatn’s
treatment of institutions and governance is unrivaled.
His focus on profound environmental threats – in this
era of unbridled self-interest and income inequality – is

both a moral triumph and a robust challenge to the
hegemony of economistic justificationism in our daily
life. Vatn shows that facile application of individualistic
models of choice will always fail to reveal what ought to
be done. Here we find a comprehensive treatment of all the difficulties
– and possibilities – in crafting social rules to live by.’
– Daniel W. Bromley, University of Wisconsin-Madison, US.
2015 464 pp Hardback 978 1 78100 724 2 £110.00
eBook 978 1 78100 725 9

The Failures of Compliance, Abatement
and Mitigation
Daniel Press, University of California,
Santa Cruz, US
‘In American Environmental Policy Daniel Press guides
the reader through not only the motivations and
concepts that have been employed to set land, water,
and air pollution policies, but also a dive into the
details of both the environmental science and the legal
and regulatory science that determines the success or
failure of these actions. This book is instrumental for all
those interested in both the why and the how – and the how much – of the legacy
of Rachel Carson and the past five decades of environmental management’
– Daniel Kammen, University of California, Berkeley, US

The International Handbook
of Political Ecology

2015 224 pp Hardback 978 1 78100 145 5 £65.00
2016 Paperback 978 1 78643 338 1 £22.50

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Edited by Raymond L. Bryant, King’s College
London, UK

New Horizons in Environmental Politics series

Environmental Governance
through Partnerships

‘A capacious, wide-ranging and state-of-the-art
compendium, The International Handbook of Political
Ecology offers a magnificent tour d’horizon of the field
of political ecology drawing upon an impressive and
thoroughly internationalised group of its most able
practitioners. Any scholar interested in the origins of
the field, its conceptual, methodological and theoretical
toolkits, and future avenues of research will find the
Handbook to be an indispensable text.’

A Discourse Theoretical Study
Ayşem Mert
2015 288 pp Hardback 978 1 78254 004 5 £80.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78254 005 2

– Michael Watts, University of California, Berkeley, US

New Horizons in Environmental Politics series

2015 720 pp Hardback 978 0 85793 616 5 £205.00

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NEW

Linking EU Climate
and Energy Policies

The Challenges of Collaboration
in Environmental Governance

Decision-making, Implementation
and Reform

Barriers and Responses

Edited by Richard D. Margerum, University of
Oregon, US and
Cathy J. Robinson, Commonwealth Scientific
and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia

Jon Birger Skjærseth, Per Ove Eikeland,
Lars H. Gulbrandsen and Torbjørg Jevnaker,
the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Lysaker, Norway
‘In Europe, climate and energy policies have become
inextricably intertwined in the minds of politicians,
businesses and civil society organizations. This
ambitious book offers a 360 degree analysis of the
interlinking strategies designed and employed by policymakers at the EU level and
in critically important member-states. In doing so it offers a richly textured answer
to a puzzle that has always perplexed analysts: how and why do states manage
to adopt policies that are significantly at odds with the preferences of the least
ambitious?’
– Andrew Jordan, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research,
University of East Anglia, UK

‘The significant strength of this edited volume is that
it goes beyond normative approaches to collaborative
governance in a cross-disciplinary effort to analyze
“how to do collaboration” and how to overcome the
challenges involved in using collaboration in environmental governance.’

2016 288 pp Hardback 978 1 78536 127 2 £80.00
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– Eva Sørensen, Roskilde University, Denmark
Oct 2016 c 456 pp Hardback 978 1 78536 040 4 c £105.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78536 041 1
New Horizons in Environmental Politics series

Corruption, Natural Resources and Development

New Horizons in Environmental Politics series

From Resource Curse to Political Ecology

NEW

Edited by Aled Williams, Chr. Michelsen Institute, Bergen, Norway and
Philippe Le Billon, University of British Columbia, Canada

Handbook on the Politics of Energy
Edited by Jennifer I. Considine, University of Dundee and
Keun-Wook Paik, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, UK
Starting with the fundamentals of the global energy industry, Handbook on the
Politics of Energy goes on to cover the evolution of capital and financial markets
in the energy industry, the effects of technology, environmental issues and global
warming and geopolitics. The book concludes by considering the future, including
the lessons learned from history, where we are most likely to be heading and
what steps we can take to mitigate potential energy risks. This Handbook will be
an invaluable resource for upper level graduates and postgraduate scholars.

‘This fascinating and wide-ranging collection shows how politics and power interact
to limit the social benefits of natural resource endowments. Stressing the contextdependent nature of rent seeking and corruption, the authors move beyond the

simplistic “resource curse” literature to highlight the key role of self-seeking local
elites and of aid programs that fail to cope with local political realities.’
– Susan Rose-Ackerman, Yale University, US
Jan 2017 c 200 pp Hardback 978 1 78536 119 7 c £70.00
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Actors, Processes and Policy Change

The Costs and Benefits
of Environmental Regulation

Edited by Israel Solorio Sandoval, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de
México and Helge Jörgens, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

A Guide to Renewable Energy Policy in the EU

Imad A. Moosa, Royal Melbourne Institute
of Technology and Vikash Ramiah, University
of South Australia Business School, Australia
‘Here finally is a book that educates us deeply about
the economic costs and gains of cleaning up the
environment and of finally coming to terms with the
costs of human induced climate at the micro- and

macro-economic level. Replete with case studies
from China, Australia and the USA, demonstrating
deep erudition and extensive use of empirical data, it
remains accessible to the general reader, as well as the economist. It should be
mandated as required reading for all public policy analysts and politicians.’
– Greg Bailey, La Trobe University, Australia
2014 352 pp Hardback 978 1 78254 923 9 £90.00
2016 Paperback 978 1 78471 211 2 £35.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78254 924 6

April 2017 c 204 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 155 3 c £70.00
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The Changing Politics of
Organic Food in North America
Lisa F. Clark, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
‘Lisa Clark’s scholarly account of the development of
the organic movement in the United States and Canada
beautifully explains the decades-long transition from
understanding organic production as inextricably tied to
healthy soils, communities, and social justice (“processbased”) to views of organics as meeting certain
standards for marketing purposes (product-based). Read
this book and you will care deeply about the difference
in these views as well as understand current debates
about the future of organics.’

Environmental Education
in China
Gerald A. McBeath, Jenifer Huang McBeath
with Tian Qing and Huang Yu

– Marion Nestle, New York University, US and author of What to Eat

2014 256 pp Hardback 978 0 85793 349 2 £75.00
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This book is a guide for understanding the EU renewable energy policy as one of
the most ambitious attempts world-wide to facilitate a transition towards more
sustainable energy systems. It contains key case studies for understanding how
member states have shaped the EU renewable energy policy; how the EU has
affected the policies of its member states; and how renewable energy policies
have diffused horizontally. An analysis of the external dimension of the EU
renewable energy policy is also included.

2015 264 pp Hardback 978 1 78471 827 5 £75.00
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Business, Organised Labour and Climate Policy
Forging a Role at the Negotiating Table
Peter Glynn, BG Associates, Sustainable Development and Health
Consultants, Timothy Cadman, Griffith University and
Tek Narayan Maraseni, University of Southern Queensland, Australia,
This impartial study analyses the role of employer’s organisations and trade
unions in climate change policy and its impacts on the labour market. The policies
of government to manage greenhouse gas emissions will require business to
change its product and service delivery arrangements, which in turn means
labour requirements will also change. The book also considers whether labour
market issues should be explicit in the theoretical framework of ecological
modernisation as it guides the policy development process.
March 2017 c 224 pp Hardback 978 1 78643 011 3 c £75.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78643 012 0

The Political Economy of
Sustainable Development

Encyclopedia of Global
Environmental Governance
and Politics
Edited by Philipp H. Pattberg, VU University
Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Fariborz Zelli,
Lund University, Sweden
‘The Encyclopedia of Global Environmental
Governance and Politics is an indispensable resource
for researchers and students of global environmental

governance. With balance and precision, entries by
world-leading experts catalogue existing knowledge
as well as offer new insights into the concepts,
theories, institutions, and actors shaping core
debates and issues.’
– Peter Dauvergne, University of British Columbia, Canada
2015 608 pp Hardback 978 1 78254 578 1 £190.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78254 579 8

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Policy Instruments and Market
Mechanisms

Russia and the Politics of
International Environmental
Regimes

Timothy Cadman, Griffith University,
Australia, Lauren Eastwood, State University
of New York at Plattsburgh, US
Federico Lopez-Casero Michaelis, Institute for
Global Environmental Strategie, Japan,
Tek Narayan Maraseni, University of Southern
Queensland, Jamie Pittock, Australian National
University and Tapan Sarker, Griffith Business School
and Griffith Asia Institute, Australia

Environmental Encounters
or Foreign Policy?

Anna Korppoo, Fridtjof Nansen Institute,
Norway, Nina Tynkkynen, University of
Tampere, Finland and Geir Hønneland,
Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway

‘This excellent volume provides an empirically robust, critically informed but
also eminently readable interrogation of the politics and practice of sustainable
development. Through a global governance and political economy lens it
traverses the public and the private, and the local and the global and offers some
carefully thought-through hope for a better way forward.’
– Lorraine Elliott, Australian National University, Australia
and the Academic Council on the UN System

‘Is Russian participation in international
environmental regimes motivated by environmental
concerns, economic interests, or broader foreign policy goals? Anna Korppoo,
Nina Tynkkynen, and Geir Hønneland address this question by examining the
internal policy discourses surrounding climate change, environmental protection
in the Baltic Sea, and fishery management in the Barents Sea.’
– The Russian Review
2015 176 pp Hardback 978 1 78254 863 8 £65.00
2016 Paperback 978 1 78471 715 5 £20.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78254 864 5

2015 272 pp Hardback 978 1 78347 483 7 £80.00
Elgaronline 978 1 78347 484 4

New Horizons in Environmental Politics series

Earth Governance

Elgar Companion
to Sustainable Cities

Trusteeship of the Global Commons
Klaus Bosselmann, University of Auckland,
New Zealand

Strategies, Methods and Outlook

‘Written by one of the most prolific and provocative
thinkers of our time, Klaus Bosselmann’s latest
book is set to reaffirm his rank among the leading
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