Understanding Governance (Paperback)

Understanding Governance asks: * What has changed in British government over the past two decades, how and why? * Why do so many government policies fail? * What does the shift from government to governance mean for the practice and study of British government? This book provides a challenging reinterpretation which interweaves an account of recent institutional changes in central, local and European Union government with methodological innovations and theoretical analysis. It emphasizes: the inability of the 'Westminster model', with its accent on parliamentary sovereignty and strong executive leadership, to account for persistent policy failure; the 'hollowing out' of British government from above (the European Union), below (special purpose bodies) and sideways (to agencies); and the need to respond to the postmodern challenge, rethinking the methodological and theoretical assumptions in the study of British government. Professor Rhodes makes a significant and timely contribution to our understanding of government and governance.

General

Imprint:	Open University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 1997
First published:	1997
Authors:	R.A.W. Rhodes
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-335-19727-9
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > General
LSN:	0-335-19727-2
Barcode:	9780335197279

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