{"product_id":"network-theory-in-the-public-robyn-keast-9781135013257","title":"Network Theory in the Public Sector: Building New Theoretical Frameworks","description":"\u003cp\u003eNetworks have been described in terms of metaphors, governance arrangements and structural or institutional arrangements. These different perspectives of networks come out of a variety of disciplines, including political science, public administration, urban affairs, social welfare, public management and organizational\/sociological research. This wealth of research, while contributing to a deeper understanding of networks, presents a dilemma which is addressed by this book. That is the question of whether there is a theory of public networks that informs networks in their various forms, and is there a need for a new theory of networks? More importantly, is network research still relevant to practice? Does network theory improve the process of governance? Are different terms and\/or approaches actually the same or different? What do these different approaches mean to theory?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book deeply explores and integrates existing network theory and related theories from a number of perspectives, levels and jurisdictions to develop a framework to guide network design, governance and management. The book focuses on the important issue of network performance, looking at networks as bounded and consciously arranged; the actors who participate in them design the relationships among a bounded set of individual organizations to purse common objectives. Finally, the chapters tease out the variety of governance modes or regimes that intersect with network governance. This book offers a comprehensive, integrative, interdisciplinary approach that enables specialists, practitioners and administrators across a wide array of interests and fields to formulate and work on problems using a common language, analytical framework and theoretical basis. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robyn Keast\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 113501325X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781135013257\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/23\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Robyn Keast","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48453500928255,"sku":"9781135013257","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c8194d01-92b3-4df5-aa8b-440b7bfe966c.jpg?v=1777300558","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/network-theory-in-the-public-robyn-keast-9781135013257","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}