1st Edition

The Capacity to Govern A Report to the Club of Rome

By Yehezkel Dror Copyright 2002
280 Pages
by Routledge

280 Pages
by Routledge

280 Pages
by Routledge

The inadequacies of contemporary forms of governance are increasingly recognized: the brain drain from politics, distrust of governments, the danger of mass media and money-dominated elections, and the failure of governments to find good policy options on major issues. Industry, civil society and non-governmental organizations, however important, cannot compensate for government's incapacity to... Read more
Leitmotif: Redesigning Governance for Guiding Global Transformations; Chapter 1 Mission: Improving Capacities to Govern; Chapter 2 Foundations in Political Philosophy; Part 1 THE PROBLEMATIC; Chapter 3 Unprepared Societies and Obsolete Governance; Chapter 4 Predicaments and Opportunities; Chapter 5 Political Culture Obstacles; Part 2 REDESIGN REQUIREMENTS; Chapter 6 Gearing for Higher-Order Tasks; Chapter 7 A ?€?Feature Model?€? of High-Quality Governance; Part 3 THE RESOLUTION; Chapter 8 Approaches to Redesign; Chapter 9 Fostering Raison d'Humanité; Chapter 10 Virtues against Vices; Chapter 11 Empowering the People with Public Affairs Enlightenment; Chapter 12 Refashioning Governance Elites; Chapter 13 On Rulership; Chapter 14 Deepening Policy Reflection; Chapter 15 Qualifying in ?€?Fuzzy-Gambling?€?; Chapter 16 Improving the Central Minds of Government; Chapter 17 Restructuring Governance Architecture; Chapter 18 Governing Private Power; Chapter 19 Making Global Governance More Resolute; Chapter 20 Augmenting Oversight; Chapter 21 Gearing Governance for Crises; Chapter 22 Strengthening the Autonomy of High-Quality Government Finale: Governance Redesign Pending a Quantum Leap References and Further Reading; Index;

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'An outstanding, original and sweeping work with a biography of some 800 items and a glossary of essential new concepts.' - Future Survey

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