by Christopher C . Hood (Author), HelenZ.Margetts (Author)
This important new work updates the arguments of Christopher Hood's classic work The Tools of Government for the Twenty-First century. Comprehensively revised throughout, it includes increased coverage of how government gets information and an assessment of how the tools available to government have changed over time.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 20 Jul 2007
ISBN 10: 0230001440
ISBN 13: 9780230001442
Book Overview: '[A] very welcome volume... The Arguments in this book not only give policy makers a tool kit for action but, as importantly, also provide others with the ideas and language necessary to engage in the accompanying political debates' - Nick Anstead, British Politics 'The book is thought provoking and offers an inspiring framework for scholars of politics.' - Peter Hilger, Political Studies Review