KJAER, Anne Mette <br/><br/>
Governance 

 - Malden :  Polity,  2007 
 - 240 p. 
 - Key concepts in the social sciences .
<br/><br/> 1. Introduction: the meanings of governance  - What is governance?  - Governance and institutionalism  - Governance and core concepts  - Outline of the book  2. Governance in public administration adn public policy: steering inter-organizational networks  - The traditional model of the public sector  - Challenges to the traditional model  - The new public management (NPM) reforms  - Changes in the aftermath of public sector reforms  - The impact of changes on central government  - The impact of changes on local government: networks in service delivery  - Governance in a modern complex setting   - Democratic governance: holding networks accountable  - Conclusion: governance in public administration and public policy  3. Governance in international relations: governing in a global era  - The neo-realist model of international relations  - Challenges to the neo-realist model  - The extent of changes: the need for governance in an era of globalization  - Globalization and the need for governance: summing up  - Is the state's role in global governance declining?  - What is the character of global governance?  - Democratic global governance  - Conclusion: governance in international relations  4. European governance: between international relations and public policy  - The emergence of the european community (Union) and the IR debate  - Policy-making and governance in the european union  - Democratizing the EU  - Conclusion: governance in the EU  5. Governance in comparative politics I: the state and economic development  - Societal approaches to the state  - Bringing the state back in  - Models of economic governance  - The developmental state  - 'Good governance' in the developement community  - Governance in weak states: can the developmental state model be transferred?  - Conditions for effective governance  - Conclusion  6. Governance in comparative politics II: theories of democratization  - Modernization theory and democratization  - Transition theories  - Institutional approaches to democratic governance  - Governance and regime transitions  - Measuring governance  - Conclision  7. Governance and the world bank  - 'Good governance' as policy condition  - Governance of the world bank  - The world bank and global civil society  - Conclusion  8. Conclusion  - Summarizing the chapters  - Disciplinary boundaries  - Key discussions and common problems in governance theory 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780745629797 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Governança<br/>Sociedade Contemporânea<br/>Democracia<br/>Globalização<br/>Política Pública<br/> Setor Público<br/>Reforma Administrativa