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Complexity, Fragmentation, and Uncertainty: Government Capacity in an Evolving State
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Matthews, Felicity, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Policy sciences--History--21st century--Great Britain.
- Policy sciences.
- Political planning--History--21st century--Great Britain.
- Political planning.
- Government productivity--Great Britain.
- Government productivity.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1997-2007.
- Great Britain.
- Labour Party (Great Britain).
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
- Other Title:
- Complexity, fragmentation, and uncertainty
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Theories of governance have drawn attention to the way in which a growing number of actors are involved in policy-making and delivery. This text seeks to answer key questions regarding the capacity of national governments to deliver their policy objectives.
- Contents:
- Why governance matters
- The evolving capacity of the state and the challenge of governance
- Governing as (new) Labour
- Public service agreements
- Recycling
- Climate change
- The PSA framework and strategic governance
- Governance in the twentieth-first century.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 1, 2013).
- ISBN:
- 9780191756061 (ebook) :
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