"Quality of governance: Values and violations arrives at a time
when governance faces new and often dire challenges and as
traditional democratic values strain against the rise of
authoritarian forms of populism and anti-government sentiment. This
comprehensive volume considers these challenges from a variety of
angles- transparency, bureaucratic pathologies, public values,
sector relations- but at the same time manages a higher degree of
integration than one usually finds in most edited volumes. The
individual selections focus on topics of widespread interest but
with new theories, analytical frameworks and insights. This book
should be read by anyone interested the values bases of governance
and in exploring good ideas about how to improve policy and
management. The book serves a professional academic audience but
could also prove quite useful as a text or supplementary book for
graduate and undergraduate courses in public affairs."Barry
Bozeman, Regents' Professor, Arizona State University, School of
Public Affairs, USA. "Public governance matters. It touches almost
every aspect of our lives, from the most mundane to the most
important, the most commonplace to the most intimate. This book
critically examines some of thorniest values and issues for
governance in the 21st century -- democracy, legitimacy,
accountability, transparency, integrity, professionalism, and more
-- all of which are of crucial importance for practice and research
on the quality of governance."Tina Nabatchi, Syracuse University,
USA, Co-Chair of the Study Group 'Quality of Governance' of the
International Institute of Administrative Sciences. "This volume
provides an up-to-date overview of key themes and theories about
the quality of governance. Many of the field's most thoughtful
scholars have contributed chapters on both the positive and
problematic dimensions of good governance, providing fascinating
insights in this important topic. Therefore, this book is a must
read for all scholars, students, and practitioners interested in
improving the quality of governance in their countries and
institutions."Zeger van der Wal, National University of Singapore
and Leiden University The Netherlands. This volume unravels the
meaning of public values for the quality of governance, for good
and bad governance, and examines their significance in governance
practices. It addresses public values in context, in different
countries, policy sectors and levels of governance. In a series of
in-depth studies, a critical eye is cast over eight central values:
democratic legitimacy, accountability, transparency, integrity,
lawfulness, effectiveness (in terms of service quality),
professionalism and craftsmanship, and robustness. How does for
instance integrity or lawfulness contribute to the accomplishment
and preservation of quality, and what happens if we fail to address
it adequately? This unique exercise yields important lessons on the
differences in normative interpretation and application of often
abstract values in the demanding administrative settings of today.
Practitioners, scholars and students of public administration,
public management and political science will find the volume a
vital resource for theory and practice.
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