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.

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 par...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.