Governing Complex Societies: Trajectories and Scenarios
by J. Pierre
2021-05-26 20:23:31
Governing Complex Societies: Trajectories and Scenarios
by J. Pierre
2021-05-26 20:23:31
Western societies are becoming increasingly complex and challenging to govern, yet the modern state continues to play a central role in governance. This book presents a detailed analysis of the challenges confronting the contemporary state and the pr...
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Western societies are becoming increasingly complex and challenging to govern, yet the modern state continues to play a central role in governance. This book presents a detailed analysis of the challenges confronting the contemporary state and the processes through which the state addresses those challenges. The notion of ''governing without government'' is critiqued; instead, Pierre and Peters argue that what is happening a more a matter of state transformation than state decline.
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