Governance, Politics and the State

by Jon Pierre, B. Guy Peters

The term "governance" has become one of the most widely used in debates in Political Science, Public Policy, and International Relations--often to mean very different things. Written by two leading political scientists, Governance, Politics and the State is the first systematic introduction to its nature, meaning, and significance. Its central concern is with how societies are being, and can be, steered in an increasingly complex world where states must increasingly interact with and influence other actors and institutions to achieve results.

256 pages, Paperback

First published June 21, 2000

About the author

Research professor in the department of political science, University of Gothenburg and professor of public governance at the Melbourne School of Government, University of Melbourne.