Governance in the Social Economy: An Introduction - Softcover

Kolhoff, Ludger

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3658387424 ISBN 13: 9783658387426

Publisher: Springer, 2023

Synopsis

In this textbook, governance aspects are presented and explained in a comprehensible way at different levels: After a look at the roots of the governance discussion in economics and political science, political and economic negotiation and problem-solving processes are discussed on the macro level "Orders of Governance" and institutional and normative framework conditions are considered; on the meso level "Cooperation", forms of steering and control as well as cooperation and coordination of social economy enterprises are dealt with; and on the micro level "Interactions", governance is dealt with from the perspective of the actors and their interactions.

 

About this title

About the Author

Dr Ludger Kolhoff is Professor of Social Management at the Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences - University of Applied Sciences Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel.

From the Back Cover

In this textbook, governance aspects are presented and explained in a comprehensible way at different levels: After a look at the roots of the governance discussion in economics and political science, political and economic negotiation and problem-solving processes are discussed on the macro level "Orders of Governance" and institutional and normative framework conditions are considered; on the meso level "Cooperation", forms of steering and control as well as cooperation and coordination of social economy enterprises are dealt with; and on the micro level "Interactions", governance is dealt with from the perspective of the actors and their interactions.

The content

• Sources of the governance discussion (economics and political science)
• Macro level: "Orders of Governance" (First Order: Local and regional problem-solving and political processes. Second Order: Institutional aspects. Third Order: Principles of Good Governance)
• Meso level: "Cooperation" (Internally: Corporate Governance. Externally: Networks and cooperation in the social space)
• Micro level: "Interaction" (Interactions in governance processes.Governance methods)

The target groups

Students, teachers, specialists and managers in social work and the social economy.

The author

Dr Ludger Kolhoff is Professor of Social Management at the Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences - University of Applied Sciences Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3658387424
• ISBN 13: 9783658387426
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 116