Governance networks in public administration and public policy/
Christopher J. Koliba, Jack W. Meek, Asim Zia and Russell W. Mills
- New York: Routledge, 2019.
- xxv, 488 p. ; 24 cm.
- (Public administration and public policy) .
Introduction: why governance networks? -- The emergence of governance networks: historical context, contemporary trends, and considerations -- Defining the governance network as a unit of analysis -- The actors within governance networks -- The ties between actors -- Network level functions -- Network level structures -- Governance networks as complex adaptive systems -- How are governance networks managed? -- The hybridized accountability regimes of governance networks -- Governance network performance management and measurement -- Meso level theories for governance network analysis -- Governance networks analysis: implications for practice, education, and research -- Postscript: the case for stronger democratic anchorage in governance networks -- Bibliography -- Index.