Governing for the future designing democratic institutions for a better tomorrow /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Boston, Jonathan, 1957-
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, c. 2016.
• Σειρά: Public policy and governance ; v. 25.
• Θέματα: Political Science > Public Policy / Regional Planning.; Corporate governance & responsibilities.; Democracy.; Policy sciences.; Public administration.
• Περιγραφή τεκμηρίου: Includes index.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: 1 online resource (xxxiv, 540 p.)
• Βιβλιογραφία: Includes bibliographical references.
• ISBN: 9781786350558 (electronic bk.)
• ISSN: 2053-7697 ;

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 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.