Governance
a very short introduction
$28.96
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
5 November 2012
Summary
Governance: A Very Short Introduction
The term ‘governance’ is everywhere. From the World Bank’s loan conditions to discussions on climate change, and within organizations like the U.S. Forest Service, it appears constantly. But what does it really mean?
The answers are varied. While used in many contexts, ‘governance’ broadly encompasses all forms of social coordination and patterns of rule.
In this Very Short Introduction, Mark Bevir explores the main theories of g…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780199606412 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0199606412 |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
| Author: | Mark Bevir |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 5 November 2012 |
| Weight: | 136g |
| Dimensions: | 115mm x 181mm x 8mm |
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[A] a well written, strong account of the story of governance
[A] a well written, strong account of the story of governance * Political Studies Review *
About The Author
Mark Bevir
Mark Bevir is a Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of New Labour: A Critique (Routledge, 2005), Key Concepts in Governance (Sage, 2009), Democratic Governance (PUP, 2010), and The State as Cultural Practice (OUP, 2010). He is also the editor or co-editor of 10 books, including a two volume Encyclopaedia of Governance (Sage, 2007). He founded the undergraduate course on ‘Theories of Governance’ at Berkeley and he teaches a graduate course on ‘Strategies of Contemporary Governance’.
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