Deliberative Policy Analysis Understanding Governance in the Network Society |
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Editor:
| Hajer, Maarten A. Wagenaar, Hendrik |
Contribution by:
| Goodin, Robert E. Barry, Brian Hardin, Russell Pateman, Carole Weingast, Barry Elkin, Stephen |
Series title: | Theories of Institutional Design Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-53070-5 |
Publication Date: | May 2003 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $37.99 |
Book Description:
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Large-scale social and political changes have revolutionised policy-making. Traditionally, policy analysis has been state-centred, based on the assumption that central government is self-evidently the locus of government. Today policy-making is often carried out in loosely organized networks of public authorities, citizen associations and private enterprises. The contributors to this book argue that democratic governance now calls for a new deliberatively-oriented policy analysis. They...
More DescriptionLarge-scale social and political changes have revolutionised policy-making. Traditionally, policy analysis has been state-centred, based on the assumption that central government is self-evidently the locus of government. Today policy-making is often carried out in loosely organized networks of public authorities, citizen associations and private enterprises. The contributors to this book argue that democratic governance now calls for a new deliberatively-oriented policy analysis. They provide examples from around the world to demonstrate how this would work in practice.