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_a HOWLETT, Michael
245 1 0 _aManaging the "hollow state" :
_bprocedural policy instruments and modern governance
260 _c2000
520 3 _aModern governments face a paradox in that, theoretically, their bureaucratic capacity for action in terms of knowledge, expertise, budgets and personnel resources is high, while at the same time, phenomena such as globalization and democratization have severely undermined their ability to directly control social outcomes. Recent works by Canadian, Dutch, American, British and French scholars have begun to describe a common set of policy instruments contemporary governmetns now use to indirectly steer social actors towards their preferred policy options. Unlike traditional "substantive" instruments, which directly affect the delivery of goods and services in society, these "procedural" policy instruments are intended to manage state-societal interactions in order to assure general support for government aims and inititatives. Used ib ab ad hoc basis in the past, these tools have becomes an essential feature of modern governance. This article advantages the study of these procedural policy instruments by developing a taxonomy and outlining the rationale for choosing between particular instruments types
773 0 8 _tCanadian Public Administration Publique du Canada
_g43, 4, p. 412-431
_d, 2000
_w
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_bLucima
_cLucimara
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_b1651^b
_cQuiteria
999 _aConvertido do Formato PHL
_bPHL2MARC21 1.1
_c10925
_d10925
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