Can government think? : flexible economic opportunism and the pursuit of global competitiveness / Kris Hartley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hartley, Kris., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic policy.

Economic development--Planning.

Institutional economics.

Public administration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

@text: This book contributes to the dialogue among scholars, practitioners, and students about the efficacy of economic policy systems, methods for analyzing them, and innovative approaches to reforming them. This book also generates a new discussion about post-partisan governance focusing on adaptability and pragmatism.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""PART I Institutions""; ""1 Understanding institutions""; ""2 Institutions in research and practice""; ""3 Institutions and economic development""; ""4 Institutions and political power""; ""5 Institutions and global urbanization""; ""PART II Public administration""; ""6 Contrasting administration paradigms: traditional bureaucracy and collaborative governance""; ""7 Emerging administration paradigms: from neoclassical to postmodern""; ""8 Local and national administration""

""PART III Evidence-based policy""""9 Foundational thinkers in epistemology""; ""10 Research methods and empirical validity""; ""11 Use of evidence in environmental regulation""; ""12 Nationalizing benefits and localizing costs in industrial development""; ""13 Evidence-based intervention for housing markets""; ""Conclusion""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-74467-8

1-317-59282-4

OCLC:

910847897