Synopses & Reviews
Leading scholars in the field of governance examine the effectiveness of the different non-institutional strategies at the disposal of modern governments in tackling issues of urban decline, public administrations, governmental regionalization, budget deficits, and global economics.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction: Understanding Governance,
Jon PierrePART I. GOVERNANCE, DEMOCRACY, AND THE STATE
2. Democracy and Governance, Paul Hirst
3. Governance in Comparative Perspective, B. Guy Peters
4. Governance and the Public Administration, Rod Rhodes
5. Urban Political Science and the Challenge of Urban Governance, Gerry Stoker
6. Governing Sectors of the Economy, Andrew Gamble
7. Governance as a Socio-Cybernetic System, Jan Kooiman
PART II. EMERGING FORMS OF INTERNATIONAL GOVERNANCE
8. Change, Complexity, and Governance in a Globalizing Space, James N. Rosenau
9. Globalization and Modes of Regionalist Governance, Anthony Payne
10. The European Union as Coxswain: Governance by Steering, Alberta Sbragia
11. Conclusions: Governance Beyond State Strength, Jon Pierre