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Zusatztext This book makes an excellent contribution to the debate on governance and state capacity in the UK. Its main merit lies in the fact that it provides an urgently needed empirical context for what has been a largely theoretical debate sofar. Informationen zum Autor Felicity Matthews is Lecturer in Governance and Public Policy within the Department of Politics at Sheffield University. She has previously been Lecturer in Public Policy at the University of York; held a Leverhulme Fellowship in the Department of Politics at the University of Sheffield; and was awarded an ESRC-funded Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the University of Exeter. She was awarded her PhD from the University of Sheffield, which considered the ability of national governments to exercise their strategic capacity and steer the policy process, analysing the extent to which this has declined or been re-shaped in recent years. Her doctoral thesis was awarded the Sir Walter Bagehot Prize by the Political Studies Association of the UK. Klappentext Theories of governance have drawn attention to the way in which a growing number of actors are involved in policy-making and delivery. This book seeks to answer key questions regarding the capacity of national governments to deliver their policy objectives. Zusammenfassung Theories of governance have drawn attention to the way in which a growing number of actors are involved in policy-making and delivery. This book seeks to answer key questions regarding the capacity of national governments to deliver their policy objectives. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART I: CONCEPTUALISING GOVERNANCE 1: Why Governance Matters 2: The Evolving Capacity of the State and the Challenge of Governance PART II: RESPONDING TO CHANGE 3: Governing as (New) Labour 4: Public Service Agreements 5: Recycling 6: Climate Change PART III: THE PRESERVATION OF POWER? 7: The PSA Framework and Strategic Governance 8: Governance in the Twenty-First Century ...
