1st Edition
Transformational Public Policy A new strategy for coping with uncertainty and risk
By Mark Matthews
Copyright 2016
210 Pages
37 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
232 Pages
37 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
232 Pages
37 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Transformational Public Policy examines how governments can more effectively handle uncertainty and risk in an uncertain and changing world. Unpredictable and changing circumstances often bring nasty surprises that can increase waste in governance and public debt. This book illustrates how new methods derived from signal processing techniques can improve the practice of public policy by... Read more
1. Introduction: governance and entropy
2. The limitations of uncertainty and risk-averse public policy
3. Government as uncertainty and risk manager of last resort
4. Concepts for facilitating the transition
5. Achieving the paradigm shift
6. Conclusions: low entropy governance
2. The limitations of uncertainty and risk-averse public policy
3. Government as uncertainty and risk manager of last resort
4. Concepts for facilitating the transition
5. Achieving the paradigm shift
6. Conclusions: low entropy governance
Biography
Mark Matthews is a public policy specialist who has worked closely with different governments from both private sector and academic bases. He has a background in science and innovation policy and is particularly interested in the consequences of shortcomings in the ways in which governments approach uncertainty and risk – and what could be done to address these problems.
