Books in the Law, Ethics and Governance series

A collection of essays, which suggest that concepts from Western political theory are compatible with a liberal interpretation of Islamic universals and that such universals can form the basis for a contemporary approach to the protection of human rights and the articulation of a modern Islamic civil society.

Examines how businesses manage their labour systems, and particularly how they manage the complex interaction of factors which give rise to instances of 'partnership' style relations between businesses and their employees.

Reviews a variety of efforts to understand, 'map' and evaluate the effectiveness of integrity policies and institutions, not just in the government sector but across the various major institutions of modern society. This work is suitable for those in governance, politics, law and public policy.

Responding to the alarm caused by recent hospital scandals and accounts of unintended harm to patients, the author draws on her experience of analyzing the health care systems of over a dozen countries and examines whether greater regulation has increased patient safety and health care quality.

This study of corporate governence in government corporations examines the history of government corporations, the problems associated with mating the corporation to a public use, the possibilites for rent seeking associated with government corporations and other issues.

This book extends contemporary governance scholarship to explore the extent to which selected institutional case studies, and thematic areas as policy approaches contribute to the overall integrity of the global climate change regime.

This book focuses on the implementation prospects of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The volume examines a broad range of issues including the lessons that can be learnt from the implementation of previous environmental legal regimes.

"This edited book brings together the papers presented at the first workshop of the research project: "Towards Global Carbon Integrity: Applying Integrity System Methodology to the Global Carbon Crisis" ... held in Brisbane on the 27-28 November 2014" -- ECIP galley.

Analyses the abuse of idealism with particular reference to China's Cultural Revolution. This work examines abuse at two levels: the state leaders' metaphysical vision as the interpretation of idealism at the top with state power, and the psychological state of the masses at the bottom of society.

This book focuses on the implementation prospects of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The volume examines a broad range of issues including the lessons that can be learnt from the implementation of previous environmental legal regimes.