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Autore |
Boston Jonathan <1957-> |
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Titolo |
Governing for the future : designing democratic institutions for a better tomorrow / / Jonathan Boston |
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Bingley, England : , : Emerald, , 2017 |
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©2017 |
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ISBN |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (575 pages) : illustrations, tables |
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Collana |
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Public policy and governance, , 2053-7697 ; ; v. 25 |
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Soggetti |
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Political Science - Public Policy / Regional Planning |
Corporate governance & responsibilities |
Democracy |
Policy sciences |
Public administration |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intertemporal policy-making in advanced democracies: the risk of a presentist bias -- The presentist bias: conceptualizing and assessing the problem -- Probing the causes of the presentist bias -- The policy dimensions of the presentist bias -- Foundations for prudent long-term governance -- Countering the presentist bias: surveying the options -- A constitution for the future -- Committing to a better future - the nature, design, and limits of commitment devices -- Insulating decision-making from short-term political pressures -- Enhancing voices for the future - the role of independent institutional advocates and guardians -- Advising for a better future - evidence, metrics, frameworks, and institutions -- Designing and embedding a strategic foresight capability -- Creating the political conditions for policy investments: enhancing trust, shared goals, and patience -- Towards a better tomorrow - enhancing the capacity of advanced democracies to navigate, shape, and protect the future. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book is about governing well for the future. It investigates the nature of, and the conditions for, prudent long-term democratic governance in a dynamic, complex, and uncertain world, the reasons |
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why such governance is politically challenging, and how such challenges can best be tackled. In particular, it addresses the problem of 'short-termism' or a 'presentist bias' in policy-making; that is, the risk of governments placing undue weight on near-term considerations at the expense of a society's overall long-term welfare. As such, the book traverses both normative and empirical issues. The approach is primarily qualitative rather than quantitative. |
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