Publication

2011 - University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Ontario

Language

English

Word Count

69,750 words, Guess

Page Count

279 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101442641487
  • ISBN-101442610697
  • ISBN-139781442641488
  • ISBN-139781442610699
  • Library of Congress Control Number2011501678
and 5 more
  • OCLC Control Number694485930
  • Better World Books9781442610699
  • Better World Books9781442641488
  • Better World BooksP8-CRR-500
  • Open LibraryOL25158296M

Classifications

  • DDC351
  • LCCJF1351 .S76 2011
  • LCCJF1351.S76 2011

Description

"Governments face new challenges in an era marked by globalization, shifting economic and national security policies, pervasive electronic media, and policy reform. Steering from the Centre details how chief executives in ten Western democracies have responded to governance challenges in the wake of reform ideas such as the New Public Management which stress deregulation and decentralization. This volume analyzes the extent to which the centre of government can retain political and administrative control when delivery of public services is increasingly done through networks, contacts, partnerships, and a host of other devolved arrangements. International in scope, Steering from the Centre covers the experiences of diverse countries and examines how various centralization/decentralization strategies have played out in these differing national and institutional contexts."--Pub. desc.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Steering from the centre: strengthening political control in Western democraciesUniversity of Toronto Press2011-01-01

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