Governing for the future designing democratic institutions for a better tomorrow
This book is about governing well for the future. It investigates the nature of, and the conditions for, prudent long-term democratic governance in a dynamic, complex, and uncertain world, the reasons why such governance is politically challenging, and how such challenges can best be tackled. In par...
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
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Bingley, U.K. :
Emerald,
c. 2016.
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| Series | Public policy and governance ;
v. 25. |
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| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9781786350558 |
| ISSN | 2053-7697 ; |
| DOI | 10.1108/S2053-7697201725 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xxxiv, 540 p.) |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Governing for the future |h [electronic resource] : |b designing democratic institutions for a better tomorrow / |c Jonathan Boston. |
| 260 | |a Bingley, U.K. : |b Emerald, |c c. 2016. | ||
| 300 | |a 1 online resource (xxxiv, 540 p.) | ||
| 490 | 1 | |a Public policy and governance, |x 2053-7697 ; |v v. 25 | |
| 500 | |a Includes index. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Intertemporal policy-making in advanced democracies: the risk of a presentist bias -- The presentist bias: conceptualizing and assessing the problem -- Probing the causes of the presentist bias -- The policy dimensions of the presentist bias -- Foundations for prudent long-term governance -- Countering the presentist bias: surveying the options -- A constitution for the future -- Committing to a better future - the nature, design, and limits of commitment devices -- Insulating decision-making from short-term political pressures -- Enhancing voices for the future - the role of independent institutional advocates and guardians -- Advising for a better future - evidence, metrics, frameworks, and institutions -- Designing and embedding a strategic foresight capability -- Creating the political conditions for policy investments: enhancing trust, shared goals, and patience -- Towards a better tomorrow - enhancing the capacity of advanced democracies to navigate, shape, and protect the future. | |
| 520 | |a This book is about governing well for the future. It investigates the nature of, and the conditions for, prudent long-term democratic governance in a dynamic, complex, and uncertain world, the reasons why such governance is politically challenging, and how such challenges can best be tackled. In particular, it addresses the problem of 'short-termism' or a 'presentist bias' in policy-making; that is, the risk of governments placing undue weight on near-term considerations at the expense of a society's overall long-term welfare. As such, the book traverses both normative and empirical issues. The approach is primarily qualitative rather than quantitative. | ||
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| 650 | 0 | |a Policy sciences. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Public administration. | |
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