Can Government Think?: Flexible Economic Opportunism and the Pursuit of Global Competitiveness

ISBN-13: 9780815350712 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017

Hartley, Kris (National University of Singapore, Singapore)

Opis

@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.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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.