News Breadcrumb Home News ... Professor Christopher Hood and Dr Ruth Dixon receive 2015 Louis Brownlow Book Award Date 16 Nov 2015 Ruth Dixon Christopher Hood Share image/svg+xml image/svg+xml Congratulations to Christopher Hood and Ruth Dixon, whose book 'A Government that Worked Better and Cost Less' has been given this year's Louis Brownlow Book Award.The Brownlow Award is the top book prize in the field of public administration. The award committee honored Hood and Dixon’s book “for its comprehensive study of reform, cost and performance.” You can find out more by clicking here: http://xgov.politics.ox.ac.uk/materials/pdfs/2015_Louis_Brownlow_Winner_Press_Release_Hood_and_Dixon.pdf Other news Image 6 May 2025 Astor Lecture 2025: Beyond Mere Inconvenience: United States and Civilian Harm Image 6 May 2025 Memorial of DPIR's Professor Christopher Hood (1947-2025)