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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819782403321

Autore

Goldsmith Stephen <1946->

Titolo

Governing by network : the new shape of the public sector / / Stephen Goldsmith, William D. Eggers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2004

ISBN

1-280-81308-3

9786610813087

0-8157-9752-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

EggersWilliam D

Disciplina

352.3/7

Soggetti

Public-private sector cooperation - United States

Public administration - United States

Contracting out - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Innovations in American Govenment, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-210) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The new shape of government -- Advantages of the network model -- Challenges of the network model -- Designing the network -- Ties that bind -- Networks and the accountability dilemma -- Building the capacity for network governance -- The road ahead.

Sommario/riassunto

Examines for the first time the US government's transformation from centralized control over public programmes to facilitating services through networks of nongovernmental entities, as seen through the experience of dozens of public innovators.