Varieties of Governance

Dynamics, Strategies, Capacities

  • Giliberto Capano
  • Michael Howlett
  • M. Ramesh
Book

Part of the Studies in the Political Economy of Public Policy book series (PEPP)

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction: Varieties of Governance as a Concept and Empirical Reality

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 1-1
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    2. Re-thinking Governance in Public Policy: Dynamics, Strategy and Capacities
      Giliberto Capano, Michael Howlett, M. Ramesh
      Pages 3-24

  3. Governance Dynamics

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 25-25
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    2. Governing Cross-border Capital Flows: The Dynamics of Capital Account Policies
      Manuela Moschella
      Pages 27-50
    3. Similar Regulatory Challenges but Contrasting Modes of Governance? The Puzzle of Governing Human Biotechnology across Western Europe
      Isabelle Engeli, Christine Rothmayr Allison
      Pages 51-73
    4. Environmental Policy and Governance: Bringing the State Back In (Again)?
      Anthony R. Zito
      Pages 74-100

  4. Governance Strategies

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 101-101
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    2. Federal Strategies for Changing the Governance of Higher Education: Australia, Canada and Germany Compared
      Giliberto Capano
      Pages 103-130
    3. Research Policy as “Carrots and Sticks”: Governance Strategies in Australia, the United Kingdom and New Zealand
      Jenny M. Lewis
      Pages 131-150
    4. Changing Multi-level Governance: The Regained Centrality of National Policy-makers in Recasting Pensions in Central Eastern Europe
      David Natali
      Pages 151-169

  5. The Capacities of Governance Modes: Explaining Variation in Modes of Governance

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 171-171
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    2. Capacity and Autonomy: An Exploration of Fukuyama’s Governance Hypothesis
      Eduardo Araral, Riccardo Pelizzo, Aziz Burkhanov, Yu-wen Chen, Saltanat Janenova, Neil Collins
      Pages 173-193
    3. Governing Health Care in an Imperfect World: Hierarchy, Markets and Networks in China and Thailand
      M. Ramesh, Xun Wu, Michael Howlett
      Pages 194-210
    4. Governance Capacities in the European Union: Normative Goals and Empirical Evidence
      Eva G. Heidbreder
      Pages 211-231

  6. Conclusion: Moving Forward in Studies of Governance Arrangements

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 233-233
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    2. The Past and Future of Governance Studies: From Governance to Meta-governance?
      Jeremy Rayner
      Pages 235-254
  7. Back Matter
    Pages 255-265
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About this book

Introduction

This edited collection examines various facets of governance - the organization and steering of political processes within society - for a better understanding of the complexities of contemporary policy making.

Keywords

Governance policy instruments governance dynamics governance strategy governance capacity comparative public policy governance change environmental policy Europe European Union (EU) Germany Government Policy

Editors and affiliations

  • Giliberto Capano
    • 1
  • Michael Howlett
    • 2
    • 3
  • M. Ramesh
    • 3
  1. 1.Scuola Normale SuperioreItaly
  2. 2.Simon Fraser UniversityCanada
  3. 3.National University of SingaporeSingapore

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