Modern Governance

• Social-Political Governance - Jan KooimanIntroductionPART ONE: CONCEPTUALIZATIONSGoverning Failures and the Problem of Governability - Renate MayntzSome Comments on a Theoretical ParadigmModes of Governance - Andrew DunsireGovernance and Governability - Jan KooimanUsing Complexity, Dynamics and DiversityPART TWO: PREDICAMENTSLost Opportunity - Fr[ac]ed[ac]eric RoyallThe Case of Labour Market Management in the Republic of IrelandPublic Policy Planning and the Problem of Governance - Kirsti StenvallThe Question of Education in FinlandWomen′s Emancipation as a Question of Governance - Marijke PrinsActors, Institutions and the Room for ManoeuvrePART THREE: EXPERIENCESThe Governance of Data Protection - Charles RaabEnvironmental Regulation of Business - Martijn van VlietOptions and Constraints for Communicative GovernancePublic-Private Partnership - Vincent KouwenhovenA Model for the Management of Public-Private CooperationDynamics and Room for Manoeuvre in Governance - Mich[gr]ele BreuillardThe Channel Tunnel Decision in France and BritainGovernance between Legitimacy and Efficiency - Geert BouckaertCitizen Participation in the Belgian Fire ServicesGovernance in Interaction - Herman Aquina and Hans BekkePublic Tasks and Private OrganisationsPART FOUR: PROSPECTS FOR REFORMPublic Management; from Imitation to Innovation - Les MetcalfeComplexity, Governance and Dynamics - Walter KickertConceptual Explorations of Public Network ManagementGovernance and the Problem of Representation in Public Administration - Ky[um]osti PekonenThe Case of FinlandModes of Governance and Administrative Change - Torben Beck J[/]orgensenPART FIVE: EVALUATIONSThe Governance of Education - Roger Duclaud-WilliamsBritain and FranceFindings, Speculations and Recommendations - Jan Kooiman

Interesting text for anyone wanting to gain an idea of Modern Governance. Cross section analysis with historical governance shows interesting results.