{"product_id":"steering-from-the-centre-carl-dahlstrzim-9781442641488","title":"Steering from the Centre: Strengthening Political Control in Western Democracies","description":"\u003cp\u003eGovernments face new challenges in an era marked by globalization, shifting economic and national security policies, pervasive electronic media, and policy reform. \u003cem\u003eSteering from the Centre\u003c\/em\u003e details how chief executives in ten Western democracies have responded to governance challenges in the wake of reform ideas such as the New Public Management which stress deregulation and decentralization.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume analyzes the extent to which the centre of government can retain political and administrative control when delivery of public services is increasingly done through networks, contacts, partnerships, and a host of other devolved arrangements. International in scope, \u003cem\u003eSteering from the Centre\u003c\/em\u003e covers the experiences of diverse countries and examines how various centralization\/decentralization strategies have played out in these differing national and institutional contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carl Dahlström\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442641487\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442641488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Carl Dahlström","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47036580495615,"sku":"9781442641488","price":79.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6a71f7d8-e9cd-4888-8a6b-b45a89ff196a.jpg?v=1752638008","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/steering-from-the-centre-carl-dahlstrzim-9781442641488","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}