Understanding Governance - Couverture souple

Rhodes, .

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0335197272 ISBN 13 : 9780335197279

Editeur : Open University Press, 1997

Synopsis

Book by RAW Rhodes

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Understanding Governance asks:

* What has changed in British government over the past two decades, how and why?

* Why do so many government policies fail?

* What does the shift from government to governance mean for the practice and study of British government?

This book provides a challenging reinterpretation which interweaves an account of recent institutional changes in central, local and European Union government with methodological innovations and theoretical analysis. It emphasizes: the inability of the 'Westminster model', with its accent on parliamentary sovereignty and strong executive leadership, to account for persistent policy failure; the 'hollowing out' of British government from above (the European Union), below (special purpose bodies) and sideways (to agencies); and the need to respond to the postmodern challenge, rethinking the methodological and theoretical assumptions in the study of British government. Professor Rhodes makes a significant and timely contribution to our understanding of government and governance.

Biographie de l'auteur :

R A W Rhodes is Professor of Politics (Research) at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Director of the Economic and Social Research Council's Whitehall Research Programme; and editor of Public Administration. The author or editor of fifteen books, his most recent publications include ( edited with Patrick Dunleavy), Prime Minister, Cabinet and Core Executive (Macmillan, 1995); and (edited with P. Weller and H. Bakvis),The Hollow Crown (Macmillan, 1996).

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Open University Press
• Date d'édition: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0335197272
• ISBN 13: 9780335197279
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 252