Quantum governance : rewiring the foundation of public policy / Fadi Farra and Christopher Pissarides.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Farra, Fadi, author.

Pissarides, Christopher, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Policy sciences.

Political planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leeds, England : Emerald Publishing Limited, [2023]

Summary:

Old systems of governance are struggling to cope with the pressures placed on them by the accelerating development of modern society. There is a desperate need for change. Quantum Governanceoffers a new way of thinking about policy implementation and has profound ramifications for policymakers.

Contents:

Intro

Halftitle Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication Page

Contents

About the Authors

Foreword

Preface

Introduction: Rewiring the Foundations of Public Policy

Change is everywhere

where is change? The great paradox of our times

A Narrative of Progress…

… Or Inertia?

Policy cynicism: the great disillusion

Closed systems: the great challenge

Finding the constants in the space-time continuum

Tiberius in Rome, Circa 125 bc

Camille and Robespierre in France, 1789

Miremba in Davos, 2020

Public policy and change: the missing link is the individual

Chapter One: The Public Policy Gap

A misalignment of paradigms

We have entered a new development paradigm

Public policy paradigms need to catch up with development paradigms

Diminishing returns from public policy

The world is facing trust erosion and a decline in social capital

The technological miracle is not fulfilling its economic promises

The world is not on track to achieving SDGs

The practice: reductionism and linearity in public policy

The silo mindset obstructs the adoption of a holistic approach to development

A narrow vision of development confined to the policymaking realm

So, why do we need change?

Chapter Two: The Quantum Principle of Public Policy

A change of unit and Quantum Governance

Energy and Quantum Learning: the foundations of our development

The quantum equation of development

The Duality of Society's Core Mission and Development Paths: Balance of Policy

The Quantum Equation of Development in Practice

An intemporal analytical framework

Tiberius, a 1st age Energy Block vs a 2nd Age Quantum Learning block

Quantum Learning Block

Camille and Robespierre, a 2nd Age Energy Block vs a 3rd Age Quantum Learning Block

Quantum Learning block.

Miremba, a 3rd age Energy block vs a 4th age Quantum Learning block

Energy block

Quantum Learning block

Chapter Three: The Energy of Policy Systems

The policy Energy block

Public policies: optimality of the policy mix

The Policy Experience Curve

The Periodic Table of Public Policies

Measuring the Optimality of the Policy Mix

Legitimacy: sound foundations

Without Trust Potential can be Wasted

Performance-Based Legitimacy, Decentralisation and the Decrease of Trust Requirements

Administrative efficiency: the importance of institutional memory and the administrative learning curve

Organisational Structure, Skills and Implementation Gaps

Institutional Memory and the Administrative Learning Curve

Drivers of Institutional Memory and the Strength of the Administrative Learning Curve

Organisational Structure

Knowledge management

Policy Experimentation

Efficiency Goes Beyond the Traditional Cost-Benefit Approach to Include Resilience Notions and Evaluation

Policy narrative: the power of communicative action

Chapter Four: The Quantum Learning

Individual meaning

Capital 1: Economic Capital

Capital 2: Cultural Capital

Capital 3: Social Capital

The Dark Matter: the Inherent Specificity of Individuals

The community

Impact of Social Norms on Quantum Learning

Public Policy and Social Norms: Where do we Stand Today?

Quantum Learning in practice

Chapter Five: Quantum Governance in Practice

1. Identifying the 'rules of the game'

2. Setting the theoretical foundations

2.1 The Periodic Table of Public Policies

2.2 The Quantum Equation of Development

3. Establishing a strategy

3.1 The Balance of Policy

3.2 The Policy Risk Assessment

3.3 The Target Statements

4. Outlining a plan

4.1 The 'P.L.A.N.I.C'

4.2 The Policy Plans

4.3 The National Agenda.

5. Implementing the plan

Conclusion

1. Bring back fundamental questions

2. Focus on the constants of change

3. Recognise that no system is eternal

4. Implement expiration dates for public policies

5. Allow for analytical flexibility in spatio-temporal units

6. Desacralise the gross domestic product (GDP) metric

7. Adopt new metrics and tools to track intangibles

8. Reform ministries to transition from government to networked governance

9. Fully leverage policy narratives

10. Reform public policy education

Glossary

Endnotes

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-83753-778-X