Collaboration in public service delivery : promise and pitfalls / / edited by Anka Kekez, Michael Howlett, M. Ramesh |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Northampton : , : Edward Elgar Publishing, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (360 pages) |
Disciplina | 320.6 |
Soggetto topico | Political planning |
ISBN | 1-78897-858-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents: Part I: Introduction: The promise of collaborative public service delivery -- 1. Collaboration in public service delivery: What, when and how / Anka Kekez, Michael Howlett and M Ramesh -- 2. Collaboration: Key concepts / Chris Ansell -- Part II: Types of collaboration for public service delivery: Critical capacities and implementation challenges -- 3. Consultation as collaboration? / Genevieve Fuji Johnson and Robert Howsam -- 4. Contracting out as a governance mechanism: The case of national health insurance in India / Maurya Dayashankar And M Ramesh -- 5. From procurement to the commissioning of public services / Andrea Migone -- 6. Impact of state - civil society co-management contracts on water supply in rural India: Evidence from a natural experiment / Namrata Chindarkar, Yvonne Jie Chen and Dennis Wichelns -- 7. Co-production with citizens: Demarcating the mode of collaboration by looking 'from outside in' / William Voorberg and Ingmar Van Meerkerk -- 8. Certification: Implementation challenges in private-social partnerships / Joanna Vince -- Part III: Governance of collaboration: Pathways and potential pitfalls -- 9. Top-down versus bottom-up pathways to collaboration between governments and citizens: Reflecting on different participation traps / Ingmar van Meerkerk -- 10. Problems of bottom-up collaboration: Evolutionary pathways and capacity challenges of NSMD governance institutions / Benjamin Cashore -- 11. Outcome-based commissioning: Four pathways to achieving public value / Tony Bovaird and Elke Loeffler -- 12. Problems of captured collaboration: From political to politicized metagovernance / Anka Kekez and Andrija Henjak -- Part IV: Conclusion: Bolstering the governance capacities for collaborative public service delivery -- 13. The need to design collaboration: Improving the effectiveness of commissioning with design thinking / Michael Mintrom and Madeline Thomas -- 14. General theory for managing contracts in public service delivery: Towards collaborative contractual frameworks / Isha Dayal -- 15. Coping with the implementation challenge: Decision-making strategies and their implications for collaborative governance / Lihi Lahat and Neta Sher-Hadar -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910719616503321 |
Northampton : , : Edward Elgar Publishing, , 2019 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Policy Capacity and Governance : Assessing Governmental Competences and Capabilities in Theory and Practice / / edited by Xun Wu, Michael Howlett, M Ramesh |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXII, 445 p. 34 illus.) |
Disciplina | 320.6 |
Collana | Studies in the Political Economy of Public Policy |
Soggetto topico |
Public policy
Public administration Political science Public Policy Public Administration Governance and Government |
ISBN | 3-319-54675-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1: Policy Capacity: Conceptual Framework and Essential Components; Wu Xun, M Ramesh and Michael Howlett -- Part I – Conceptual and Measurement Issues -- 2: Policy Capacity in Public Administration; B. Guy Peters -- 3: Policy Analytical Capacity: The Supply and Demand for Policy Analysis in Government; Michael Howlett -- 4: Measuring Policy Capacity through Governance Indices; Kris Hartley and Jingru Zhang -- 5: Measuring Policy Analytical Capacity for the Environment: A Case for Engaging New Actors; Angel Hsu -- Part II – Theoretical and Empirical Issues -- 6: Innovation and the State: Towards an Evolutionary Theory of State Capacity; Erkki Karo and Reiner Kattel -- 7: The Role of Analysts in Public Agencies: Toward an Empirically Grounded Typology; Karol Olejniczak, Paweł Śliwowski and Rafał Trzciński -- 8: Policy Analytical Practice Investigated: Exploring Sectoral Patterns in Use of Policy Analytical Techniques; Ellen Fobé, Valerie Pattyn and Marleen Brans -- 9: Government’s Credible Accountability and Strategic Policy Capacity: Evidence from the Asian NICs of Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia, and Singapore; Fiona Yap -- 10: Does Political Legitimacy Matter for Policy Capacity? A Cross-National Study of Perceived Legitimacy; Honorata Mazepus -- 11: Interest Groups and Policy Capacity: Modes of Engagement, Policy Goods and Networks; Carsten Daugbjerg, Bert Fraussen and Darren Halpin -- Part III - Case Studies -- 12: Building Organizational Political Capacity through Policy Learning: Communicating with Citizens on Health and Safety in the UK; Claire A. Dunlop -- 13: Exploring Capacity for Strategic Policy Work: Water Policy in Australia; Yvette Bettini and Brian Head -- 14: Philanthropic Foundations in the City Policy Process: a Perspective on Policy Capacity from the United States; Madeleine Pill -- 15: Policy Capacity within a Federation: The Case of Australia; Scott Brenton -- 16: Dynamic Mechanisms for Resolving Collective Incidents in China: A Policy Capacity Analysis; Jieren Hu, Guoqin Wang and Jingyan Fei -- 17: Policy-Related Expertise and Policy Work in Czech Political Parties: Theory and Methods; Martin Polasek, Vilém Novotny, and Michel Perottino -- 18: The Dynamic Nature of Policy Capacity: Internet Policy in Italy, Belarus and Russia; Nina Belyaeva -- . |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300498503321 |
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018 | ||
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Policy Work in Canada : Professional Practices and Analytical Capacities / / Michael Howlett, Adam Wellstead, Jonathan Craft |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto : , : University of Toronto Press, , [2018] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (401 pages) : illustrations, tables |
Disciplina | 320.60971 |
Soggetto topico | Policy sciences - Canada |
ISBN |
1-4426-6804-0
1-4426-6803-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part 1: Introduction -- 1. The Nature of Professional Policy Work in Canada: An Introduction and Overview / Howlett, Michael / Wellstead, Adam / Craft, Jonathan -- 2. Policy Analysts in the Bureaucracy Revisited: The Nature of Professional Policy Work in Contemporary Government / Howlett, Michael / Wellstead, Adam -- Part 2: Policy Work in Canadian Government -- 3. Policy Capacity and Incapacity in Canada’s Federal Government / Wellstead, Adam / Stedman, Richard / Lindquist, Evert -- 4. Policy Analysis and Policy Work at the Provincial and Territorial Level: Demographics and Description / Howlett, Michael / Newman, Joshua -- 5. The Policy Analytical Capacity of the Government of Quebec: Results from a Survey of Officials / Bernier, Luc / Howlett, Michael -- 6. Differences in Federal and Provincial Policy Analysis / Howlett, Michael / Wellstead, Adam -- 7. Intergovernmental Policy Capacities and Practices in Canada / O’Reilly, Patricia L. / Inwood, Gregory J. / Johns, Carolyn M. -- 8. Public Managers and Policy Analytical Capacity in Canada / Howlett, Michael -- 9. Policy Work and the Political Arm of Government / Craft, Jonathan -- Part 3: Policy Work outside Government -- 10. The Role of Policy Consultants: “Consultocracy” or Business as Usual / Howlett, Michael / Migone, Andrea -- 11. Inside the Black Box of Academic Researchers–Policy Analysts Interactions / Ouimet, Mathieu / Bédard, Pierre-Olivier / Léon, Grégory -- 12. Government Science and Policy Advice: Evidence-based Policymaking at the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Its Implications for the Practice of Policy Analysis / Klenk, Nicole -- 13. Mandates, Political Parties, and Policy Capacity / Flynn, Greg -- 14. Policy Dialogue and Engagement between Non-Government Organizations and Government: A Survey of Processes and Instruments of Canadian Policy Workers / Evans, Bryan / Wellstead, Adam -- Part 4: Improving Canadian Policy Work -- 15. Targeted Supply-Side Policy Capacity Dynamics: High-Calibre Policy Worker Recruitment in Canada / Craft, Jonathan / Harty, Siobhan -- 16. (Re)Scaling Policy Capacity between Government and the Voluntary Sector in Canada / Levasseur, Karine -- 17. Towards Policy Analysis 2.0: Platforms for Knowledge Sharing and Collaboration among Policy Analysts / Longo, Justin -- Part 5: Conclusion -- 18. Policy Work System Dynamics: Implications for Practice, Pedagogy, and Scholarship / Wellstead, Adam / Craft, Jonathan / Howlett, Michael -- References -- Permission Credits -- Contributors |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910162788103321 |
Toronto : , : University of Toronto Press, , [2018] | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Procurement and Politics [[electronic resource] ] : Strategies of Defence Acquisition in Canada and Australia / / by Andrea Migone, Alexander Howlett, Michael Howlett |
Autore | Migone Andrea |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (IX, 156 p. 4 illus., 2 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 320.6 |
Soggetto topico |
Political planning
Politics and war Public administration Public Policy Military and Defence Studies Public Administration |
ISBN | 3-031-25689-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction: Procurement and Politics – The Defence Policy Consensus or Aligning Strategy and Policy is Necessary But Not Automatic -- 2. Procuring Advanced Weapon Systems and Platforms: Four Types of Procurement Considered -- 3. Failure Where Alignment is Lacking: Type 26 Frigate Procurement Processes in Australia Versus Canada, 1990–2022 -- 4. The Significance of Politicization: The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Procurement Processes in Canada and Australia 2000-2022 -- 5. Analysis: Military Platform Procurement Strategies and the Need for Political and Doctrinal Alignment in Type 4 Purchases -- 6. Conclusion: Lessons from Military Procurement for Procurement Studies. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910731411703321 |
Migone Andrea | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Routledge handbook of policy tools / edited by Michael Howlett |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, : Routledge, , [2023] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (620 pages) |
Disciplina | 320.6 |
Collana | Routledge international handbooks |
Soggetto topico |
Policy sciences
Political planning Public administration - Decision making |
ISBN |
1-003-16395-5
1-000-62262-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Half Title -- Endorsements -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- Part I Introduction -- 1 What Is a Policy Tool? An Overview of the Tools Approach to Public Policy -- 2 The History of the Tools Approach in the Policy Sciences: Key Definitions and Problematics -- 3 Where Tools Are Deployed in the Policy Process: Policy Instruments and the Policy Cycle -- 4 The Need to Understand and Integrate Procedural and Substantive Tools -- Part II Basic Concepts -- 5 How Tools Work: Policy Instruments as Activators and Mechanisms -- 6 What Tools Do: Policy Targeting and Behaviour -- 7 Portfolios of Policy Tools: Types of Policy Mixes -- 8 Understanding Primary and Secondary Relationships Among Policy Tools in Policy Mixes -- Part III Agenda-Setting Tools -- 9 Agenda-Setting Tools in Theory and Practice -- 10 Formal Agenda-Setting Government Tools: Periodic Evaluations and Reviews -- 11 Tools to Promote Popular Mobilization and Social Advocacy: Social Identities, Policy Programs, Careers, and Education -- 12 Consultation Tools and Agenda-Setting -- 13 Tools for Managing the Media: Monitoring, Branding and Messaging -- Part IV Policy Formulation Tools -- 14 Policy Formulation Tools: New Perspectives -- 15 Indicators and Measures as Policy Tools -- 16 A Tools-Based Approach to Understanding and Optimizing Policy Advice in Policy Making -- 17 Tools for Structuring Policy Advice: Commissions of Inquiry and Task Forces as Policy Formulation Instruments -- 18 Collaboration as a Policy Tool in the Policy Process -- Part V Decision-Making Tools -- 19 Supporting Decision-Making Within the Policy Cycle: Techniques and Tools -- 20 Scenario Analysis, Forecasting and Backcasting as Policy Tools -- 21 Formal Problem Structuring Tools and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis.
22 Simulation Modeling as a Policy Tool -- 23 Policy Experiments and Pilots as Tools for Decision-Making -- Part VI Policy Implementation Tools -- 24 The Organizational Tools of Government: The "Forgotten Fundamental" -- 25 Implementing Regulatory Policy: Regulatory Tools and the Use of Authority -- 26 Treasure Tools: Using Public Funds to Achieve Policy Objectives -- 27 Information as a Policy Tool: The Role of Government Communication -- 28 Non-State Market-Driven Tools: Capacity Challenges in Non-State Governance Contexts -- Part VII Policy Evaluation Tools -- 29 Theoretical Framework for Public Policy Evaluation: Investigative Designs and Outcomes in a Global Setting -- 30 Policy Evaluation Instruments: Tools for Learning -- 31 Tools in Internal and External Evaluations -- 32 Administrative Procedure as a Tool for Participatory and Efficient Public Governance -- 33 The Transformative Potential of Evaluation as a Policy Tool -- Part VIII Selecting and Mixing Tools -- 34 Policy Tools and (New) Governance Arrangements: Policy Mixes and Their Effectiveness -- 35 Measuring Policy Instrument Interactions in Policy Mixes: Surveying the Conceptual and Methodological Landscape -- 36 Policy Tools and the Attributes of Effectiveness: Spaces, Mixes and Instruments -- 37 Changing the Composition of Policy Mixes: Lock-in, Path Dependency and the Sequencing of Policy Tools -- 38 Changing Policy Tools on the Fly: Calibrating Policy Instruments -- Part IX The Future of Policy Tools -- 39 The Future of Policy Tools: Past Trends and Current Directions -- 40 Collaboration as the Future of Organizational Tools -- 41 Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Regulatory Tools -- 42 The Future of Financial Tools: Will Social Impact Bonds Yield Results?. 43 The Future of Informational Tools With Big Data Informatics: Opportunities and Challenges for Evidence-Based Policymaking -- 44 The Future of Behavioural Tools in Public Policy -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910772096203321 |
Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, : Routledge, , [2023] | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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