Debating governance

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Debating governance

edited by Jon Pierre

Oxford University Press, 2000

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Debating governance : authority, steering, and democracy

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Includes bibliographical references and index

"This volume grew out of a conference on theories of governance held at the Ross Priory outside Glasgow in October 1997."--Acknowledgements

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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. The governance approach to political science yields a new perspective on the role of the state, domestically as well as in the international arena. Globalization, internationalization, and the growing influence of networks in domestic politics means that the notions of state strength and the role of the state in society must be re-examined.

Table of Contents

  • 1. Introduction: Understanding Governance
  • PART I. GOVERNANCE, DEMOCRACY, AND THE STATE
  • 2. Democracy and Governance
  • 3. Governance in Comparative Perspective
  • 4. Governance and the Public Administration
  • 5. Urban Political Science and the Challenge of Urban Governance
  • 6. Governing Sectors of the Economy
  • 7. Governance as a Socio-Cybernetic System
  • PART II. EMERGING FORMS OF INTERNATIONAL GOVERNANCE
  • 8. Change, Complexity, and Governance in a Globalizing Space
  • 9. Globalization and Modes of Regionalist Governance
  • 10. The European Union as Coxswain: Governance by Steering
  • 11. Conclusions: Governance Beyond State Strength

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