Debating Governance: Authority, Steering, and Democracy

by Jon Pierre (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198295143
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	05/11/2000
Pages:	266
Product dimensions:	9.21(w) x 6.14(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

University of Gothenburg

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Understanding Governance, Jon PierrePART I. GOVERNANCE, DEMOCRACY, AND THE STATE2. Democracy and Governance, Paul Hirst3. Governance in Comparative Perspective, B. Guy Peters4. Governance and the Public Administration, Rod Rhodes5. Urban Political Science and the Challenge of Urban Governance, Gerry Stoker6. Governing Sectors of the Economy, Andrew Gamble7. Governance as a Socio-Cybernetic System, Jan KooimanPART II. EMERGING FORMS OF INTERNATIONAL GOVERNANCE8. Change, Complexity, and Governance in a Globalizing Space, James N. Rosenau9. Globalization and Modes of Regionalist Governance, Anthony Payne10. The European Union as Coxswain: Governance by Steering, Alberta Sbragia11. Conclusions: Governance Beyond State Strength, Jon Pierre