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Klappentext Although the concept of policy networks is now well-established in the field! most research has to content itself with description and analysis of their contribution to policy failure. This book goes further. It accepts policy networks as a fundamental characteristic of modern societies and presents an overview of the strategies for the management of these networks! as well as illustrating the various strategies for intervention. Zusammenfassung This volume develops a management approach to governance and public management! showing how governments can manage policy networks to enhance policy performance and public service delivery. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword - R A W RhodesIntroduction - W J M Kickert! E-H Klijn and J F M Koppenjan A Management Perspective on Policy NetworksPART ONE: POLICY NETWORKS AND NETWORK MANAGEMENT: A STATE OF THE ARTPolicy Networks - E-H Klijn An OverviewPublic Management and Network Management - W J M Kickert and J F M Koppenjan An OverviewPART TWO: NETWORK DYNAMICS AND MANAGEMENTThe Dynamics of Closedness in Networks - L Schaap and M J W van TwistManaging Perceptions in Networks - C J A M Termeer and J F M KoppenjanStrategies and Games in Networks - E-H Klijn and G R Teisman Analyzing and Managing Dynamic Processes in Complex NetworksInstruments for Network Management - J A de Bruijn and E F ten HeuvelhofManaging Implementation Processes in Complex Networks - L J O'Toole Jr! K I Hanf and P L HupeNormative Notes - J A de Bruijn and A B Ringeling Perspectives on NetworksPART THREE: CONCLUSION: STRATEGIES FOR NETWORK MANAGEMENT Managing Networks in the Public Sector - W J M Kickert! E-H Klijn and J F M Koppenjan Findings and Reflections
