Governance Challenges and Innovations examines the capacity of contemporary governments to act upon and address the pressing problems of our time. It highlights four basic administrative capacities that matter for governance and considers the way in which states have addressed particular governance challenges. Editor(s): Wegrich, Kai; Lodge, Martin. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 654. . 2014. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: The Problem-solving Capacity of the Modern State: Governance Challenges and Administrative Capacities
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 2014
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0198716362
ISBN 13: 9780198716365
Binding: Hardcover
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Governance Challenges and Innovations examines the capacity of contemporary governments to act upon and address the pressing problems of our time. It highlights four basic administrative capacities that matter for governance and considers the way in which states have addressed particular governance challenges.

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The Hertie School in Berlin prepares exceptional students for leadership positions in government, business, and civil society. The school offers master's, doctoral and executive education programmes distinguished by interdisciplinary and practice-oriented teaching, as well as outstanding research. Its extensive international network positions it as an ambassador of good governance, characterised by public debate and engagement. The school was founded in 2003 by the Hertie Foundation, which remains its major funder. The Hertie School is accredited by the state and the German Science Council.

Martin Lodge (PhD, London School of Economics) is Professor of Political Science and Public Policy in the Department of Government and the Centre for Analysis of Risk and Regulation at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

Kai Wegrich (Dr. rer. pol., Potsdam University) is Professor of Public Administration and Public Policy at the Hertie School of Governance.

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