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Other authors / contributors: | Kraemer-Mbula, Erika, editor.
Wunsch-Vincent, Sacha, editor.
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ISBN: | 9781316799758 1316799751 9781316799482 1316799484 1316799662 9781316799666 9781107157545 1107157544 9781316662076 1316662071
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 13, 2016).
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Summary: | "Governance is about governing, and governing is predominantly about making decisions. This might appear to be a truism but we assert that much of the governance literature in general, and the development of governance theory in particular, has lost perspective on what constitutes the core issue of democratic governance; governing. Equally important, governing frequently means making and enforcing unpopular decisions which require a solid institutional framework and a regulated process. Again, decision making is at the heart of governing and governance. It is generally acknowledged that governing contemporary society is a more challenging task compared to just a few decades ago as a result of increasing social complexity and globalization. Governments around the world address this complexity by engaging societal partners in the process of governing but this strategy has entailed complex contingencies related to the organization and management of collaborative forms of governance"--
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Other form: | Print version: Informal economy in developing nations. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2016 9781107157545 1107157544
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Standard no.: | 99971873299 40026701648
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