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Steering from the Centre

Strengthening Political Control in Western Democracies

Jon Pierre editor B Guy Peters editor Carl Dahlström editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of Toronto Press

Published:27th Aug '11

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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.

ISBN: 9781442610699

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm

Weight: 440g

288 pages