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Making local governance work : networks, relationships and the management of change

Sue Goss

(Government beyond the centre)

Palgrave, 2001

  • : hardback
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Volume

: hardback ISBN 9780333917879

Description

New forms of local governance require new ways of working and, in this book, Sue Goss assesses the nature of the challenge and how individuals and organizations have responded. Drawing on a wide range of political and management theory and research and her own extensive experience, she provides a picture of the emergence of new "relationship organisations" and of their engagement with the new roles of citizens, public managers and local politicians.

Table of Contents

Making Local Governance Work: From Theory to Practice - Issues in Local Governance - Local Governance and Communities - The Relationship Organisation - Networks and Partnerships - Politics and Politicians - Why is Change so Hard - Learning and Unlearning in Public Organisations - Learning and Unlearning in Civil Society - Conclusion
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780333917886

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New forms of local governance require new ways of working and in this important new book, Sue Goss assesses the nature of the challenge and how individuals and organisations have responded. Drawing on a wide range of political and management theory and research and her own extensive experience, she provides the clearest picture yet of the emergence of new 'relationship organisations' and of their engagement with the new roles of citizens, public managers and local politicians.

Table of Contents

Making Local Governance Work: From Theory to Practice.- Issues in Local Governance.- Local Governance and Communities.- The Relationship Organisation.- Networks and Partnerships.- Politics and Politicians.- Why is Change so Hard.- Learning and Unlearning in Public Organisations.- Learning and Unlearning in Civil Society.- Conclusion.

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