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Steering from the Centre : Strengthening Political Control in Western Democracies /

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 Centr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Dahlström, Carl, Pierre, Jon, Peters, B. Guy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, 2011
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505 0 |a ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Figures and Tables""; ""Preface""; ""PART ONE: INTRODUCTION""; ""1 Steering from the Centre: Strengthening Political Control in Western Democracies""; ""PART TWO: CONTINENTAL EUROPE""; ""2 Steering from the Centre in France in the 2000s: When Reorganizations Meet Politicization""; ""3 Steering from the German Centre: More Policy Coordination and Fewer Policy Initiatives""; ""4 The Core Executive in Italy: A More Visible Skipper, but Still Little Steering""; ""PART THREE: ANGLO-AMERICAN DEMOCRACIES""; ""5 Central Steering in Australia"" 
505 0 |a ""6 Governing from the Centre(s): Governance Challenges in the United States""""7 Steering from the Centre: The Canadian Way""; ""8 The Paradoxes of Britainâ€?s Strong Centre: Delegating Decisions and Reclaiming Control""; ""PART FOUR: SCANDINAVIA""; ""9 Steering the Swedish State: Politicization as a Coordination Strategy""; ""10 Steering from the Centre in Denmark""; ""11 Towards Stronger Political Steering: Program Management Reform in the Finnish Government""; ""PART FIVE: CONCLUSION""; ""12 Steering Strategies in Western Democracies""; ""Contributors"" 
520 8 |a 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. 
520 |a "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. 
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