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Book SynopsisExamines the changing nature of the modern state and reveals the dangers these changes pose to democracy. This title shows how fresh ideas about governance have gradually displaced old-style notions of government in Britain and around the world.
Trade Review"To my knowledge, Bevir is the first to systematically examine the ideas and practices of governance in a longer historical perspective. On this point the book is a much-needed correction to the popular delusion--propagated and sustained through the language of governance itself--that what is currently being broached under this label is all new."--Henrik Enroth, Governance "[I]n this densely argued book, Bevir connects theory and practice in a sophisticated and compelling way."--Heather Blakey, Parliamentary Affairs "Bevir ... has made an important contribution to the redemption of modern social science--making a stand against the new institutionalism because of the belief that, in the end, it is people and not institutions that ultimately make and remake our world."--Susan Hodgett, Environment and Planning "[T]his is a compelling, lucid and accessible account of the emergence of the new governance. It serves not only as a useful reference for students, but also as a stimulus for wider debate."--Rob Manwaring, Political Studies Review
Table of ContentsList of Tables ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii Abbreviations xv Chapter One: Interpreting Governance 1 Part I: The New Governance 15 Chapter Two: The Modern State 17 Chapter Three: New Theories 39 Chapter Four: New Worlds 65 Part II: Constitutionalism 93 Chapter Five: Democratic Governance 95 Chapter Six: Constitutional Reform 122 Chapter Seven: Judicial Reform 147 Part III: Public Administration 175 Chapter Eight: Public Policy 177 Chapter Nine: Joined-up Governance 199 Chapter Ten: Police Reform 227 Conclusion: After Modernism 251 Bibliography 275 Index 293
