Governing for the future designing democratic institutions for a better tomorrow /
This book is about governing well for the future. It investigates the nature of, and the conditions for, prudent long-term democratic governance in a dynamic, complex, and uncertain world, the reasons why such governance is politically challenging, and how such challenges can best be tackled. In par...
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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Bingley, U.K. :
Emerald,
c. 2016.
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| Series: | Public policy and governance ;
v. 25. |
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| Online Access: | Access Fulltext via EzAccess |
| Summary: | This book is about governing well for the future. It investigates the nature of, and the conditions for, prudent long-term democratic governance in a dynamic, complex, and uncertain world, the reasons why such governance is politically challenging, and how such challenges can best be tackled. In particular, it addresses the problem of 'short-termism' or a 'presentist bias' in policy-making; that is, the risk of governments placing undue weight on near-term considerations at the expense of a society's overall long-term welfare. As such, the book traverses both normative and empirical issues. The approach is primarily qualitative rather than quantitative. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxxiv, 540 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781786350558 (electronic bk.) |
| ISSN: | 2053-7697 ; |