TY - BOOK
T1 - Managing democracies in turbulent times
T2 - Trust, performance, and governance in modern states
AU - Vigoda-Gadot, Eran
AU - Mizrahi, Shlomo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014. All rights are reserved.
PY - 2014/12/1
Y1 - 2014/12/1
N2 - This book discusses some of the main challenges that arise in the management of modern democracies, with a focus on the role of citizens and their perceptions of government. A theoretical and practical framework is suggested for dealing with some of the most urgent problems that governments face today: the balance between bureaucracy and democracy and between political and administrative concerns; the pressing economic concerns in a market-based, globalized knowledge society and the changes in the relationship of trust amongst the players. At the heart of the analysis is the idea that running governments effectively means settling the potential conflicts between all those who are involved in the governmental process and in the making of public policy and public actions. The authors suggest approaches for strengthening the trust in democratic institutions and cooperation between the main actors in the democratic sphere, without compromising on the need to ensure effective governance.
AB - This book discusses some of the main challenges that arise in the management of modern democracies, with a focus on the role of citizens and their perceptions of government. A theoretical and practical framework is suggested for dealing with some of the most urgent problems that governments face today: the balance between bureaucracy and democracy and between political and administrative concerns; the pressing economic concerns in a market-based, globalized knowledge society and the changes in the relationship of trust amongst the players. At the heart of the analysis is the idea that running governments effectively means settling the potential conflicts between all those who are involved in the governmental process and in the making of public policy and public actions. The authors suggest approaches for strengthening the trust in democratic institutions and cooperation between the main actors in the democratic sphere, without compromising on the need to ensure effective governance.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84930579415&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-54072-1
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-54072-1
M3 - Book
AN - SCOPUS:84930579415
SN - 3642540716
SN - 9783642540714
VL - 9783642540721
BT - Managing democracies in turbulent times
PB - Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
ER -