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

• Main Author: Boston, Jonathan, 1957-
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, c. 2016.
• Series: Public policy and governance ; v. 25.
• Subjects: Political Science > Public Policy / Regional Planning.; Corporate governance & responsibilities.; Democracy.; Policy sciences.; Public administration.
• Item Description: Includes index.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxxiv, 540 p.)
• Bibliography: 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.