Kris Hartley

Can Government Think? (eBook, PDF)

Flexible economic opportunism and the pursuit of global competitiveness

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

@text: This book contributes to the dialogue among scholars, practitioners, and students about the efficacy of economic policy systems, methods for analyzing them, and innovative approaches to reforming them. This book also generates a new discussion about post-partisan governance focusing on adaptability and pragmatism.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317592839
• Artikelnr.: 43075443

Autorenporträt

Kris Hartley is a Singapore-based researcher and consultant focusing on economic development, public policy, and urbanization. With a decade of public and private sector experience, he has consulted on a variety of topics including earthquake recovery, financial regulation, infrastructure asset management, and nuclear energy policy. Working on solutions with high economic and social impact, Kris is currently conducting research about urban revitalization and water resource management in Singapore and Hong Kong, provincial governance and economic competitiveness in Vietnam, and industrial estate development in Thailand.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part I: Institutions 1. Understanding Institutions 2.
Institutions in Research and Practice 3. Institutions and Economic
Development 4. Institutions and Political Power 5. Institutions and Global
Urbanization Part II: Public Administration 6. Contrasting Paradigms:
Traditional Bureaucracy and Collaborative Governance 7. Emergent
Paradigms: From Neoclassical to Postmodern 8. Administration in Local and
National Development Part III: Evidence-Based Policy 9. Foundational
Thinkers in Epistemology 10. Research Methods and Empirical Validity 11.
Use of Evidence in Environmental Regulation 12. Nationalizing Benefits and
Localizing Costs in Industrial Development 13. Evidence-Based Intervention
for Housing Markets Conclusion