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Author:   Abdul-Rahim Mohammed (University for Development Studies) ,  Barbara Piotrowska (King’s College London) ,  Izabela Szkurlat (Akademia Pomorska w Słupsku) ,  Magdalena Szydłowska (Akademia Pomorska w Słupsku)
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
Imprint:   Policy Press
ISBN:  

9781447368748

ISBN 10:   1447368746
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   30 April 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Street-level bureaucracy in weak state institutions: an introduction - Gabriela Lotta, Fernando Nieto- Morales, and Rik Peeters Part 1: Coping with institutional weakness 2. Weak but not broken: resilience by repair in the times of COVID-19 - Ayesha Masood 3. Paternalist street-level bureaucrats and virtuous recipients: the consequences of institutional weakness in a pensions programme in Uganda - Ronan Jacquin 4. Street-level bureaucrats in environments of systemic corruption: sources of influence - Oliver Meza, Elizabeth Pérez- Chiqués, and Anat Gofen Part 2: Exploring institutional contexts 5. Weak institutions and dangerous working conditions: coping by the wiremen of public electricity distribution utilities in India - Sneha Swami and Subodh Wagle 6. Underserving the disadvantaged: institutional failures and their consequences for frontline workers and vulnerable publics - Roberto Pires, Maria Paula Santos, Beatriz Brandão, and Luiza Rosa 7. Frontline implementation conditions of the Families programme: labour precarity and territorial gaps as aspects of weak state institutions in Chile - Taly Reininger, Gianinna Muñoz Arce, Cristóbal Villalobos, and Mitzi Duboy Luengo 8. Regime transitions and institutional weakness: the case of police reform in Poland in the early 1990s - Barbara Maria Piotrowska, Izabela Szkurłat, and Magdalena Szydłowska Part 3: Bureaucratic encounters 9. Coping with violence and precarious working conditions: law enforcement through the eyes of municipal police officers in Morelia, Mexico - Paulina Y. Guzmán Linares and Rik Peeters 10. ‘You can tell they are just villagers when you look at them’: a phenomenological study of street- level bureaucrats’ differential treatment of clients in a Ghanaian rural hospital - Abdul-Rahim Mohammed 11. When frontline work functions as an enclave: insights from Turkey - Elise Massicard 12. Citizen agency in street-level interactions: navigating uncertainty and unpredictability - Sergio A. Campos 13. Frontline work in weak institutions: implementing inequities - Fernando Nieto-Morales, Gabriela Lotta, and Rik Peeters

Reviews

“A milestone for a truly global perspective on frontline workers, this important and smart book was much awaited. Scholars of street-level bureaucracy, comparative politics, and development studies will learn from it.” Eva Thomann, University of Konstanz ""The book serves as a valuable source for anyone interested in understanding and addressing the complexities of policy implementation and SLB in contexts characterized by weak state institutions."" Public Administration and Development

"“A milestone for a truly global perspective on frontline workers, this important and smart book was much awaited. Scholars of street-level bureaucracy, comparative politics, and development studies will learn from it.” Eva Thomann, University of Konstanz ""The book serves as a valuable source for anyone interested in understanding and addressing the complexities of policy implementation and SLB in contexts characterized by weak state institutions."" Public Administration and Development"

"""The book serves as a valuable source for anyone interested in understanding and addressing the complexities of policy implementation and SLB in contexts characterized by weak state institutions."" Public Administration and Development"

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Rik Peeters is Associate Professor of Public Administration at the Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE). Gabriela Lotta is Associate Professor of Public Administration at Fundaco Getulio Vargas (FGV). Fernando Nieto-Morales is Associate Professor of Public Administration at El Colegio de Mexico.

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