Governance in the 21st Century [electronic resource] /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentContent Provider
OECD Forum for the FutureContent Provider
Organisation for Economic Co operation and DevelopmentContent Provider
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2001.
As we move into the 21st century, the turbulent transformation of economy and society looks set to continue. Growing integration of markets, radical new technologies, the increasing knowledge intensity of human activity, all point to the emergence of an immensely complex world. But how will it be managed? And by whom? What forms of organisation and decision-making will be required at local, national and global levels to meet the challenges of the next decades? One thing seems certain: old forms of governance -- in the public sector, corporations and civil society -- are becoming increasingly ineffective. New forms of governance will be needed over the next few decades which will involve a much broader range of active players. Traditional hierarchical organisations and top-down control will give way more and more to a wider diffusion of responsibility and decision-making that builds on the talents for innovation and creativity of individuals and groups. This book explores some of the opportunities and risks -- economic, social and technological -- that decision-makers will have to address in the coming years, and outlines what needs to be done to foster society 's capacity to manage its future more flexibly and with broader participation of its citizens.
""Table of Contents""; ""Chapter 1. Governance in the 21st Century: Power in the Global Knowledge Economy and Society""; ""Long-run governance trends: The end of authority?""; ""21st century technological, economic and social dynamism: Prospects for governance""; ""Learning how to govern and governing to enhance learning""; ""Chapter 2. Wealth, Values, Institutions: Trends in Government and Governance""; ""1. The scope of governance""; ""2. The units and levels of governance""; ""3. The use and abuse of governance""; ""4. The techniques of governance""
""5. Conclusion: The message of Lorenzetti""""Bibliography""; ""Chapter 3. Long-term Trends in Global Governance: From â€œWestphaliaâ€? to â€œSeattleâ€?""; ""Introduction""; ""1. The modus operandi of the Westphalian World Order, 1648-1945""; ""2. Global governance, 1945-2000""; ""3. Future directions: Bury Westphalia or reinvent it?""; ""Chapter 4. Governing by Technique: Judgement and the Prospects for Governance of and with Technology""; ""1. Governing by technique â€? Introduction""; ""Figure 1. The power tools of governance""; ""Figure 2. Transformative technologies of the 21st century""
""2. Governance of technology""""Figure 3. Tools for the promotion of techniques""; ""Figure 4. A taxonomy of alarm: risk perceptions hostile to new technologies""; ""Figure 5. The varieties of perceptions of social organisation and institutional co-ordination that shape cognition""; ""Figure 6. A spectrum of types of international collaboration in regulation""; ""3. Governance with technology""; ""Figure 7. The toolkit of e-governance: electronic tools to support policy making""; ""Figure 8. Theories of e-governance at a glance""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""
""Chapter 5. A Quiet Revolution of Democratic Governance: Towards Democratic Experimentalism""""1. The quiet stirring of democratic governance""; ""2. The administrative state, delegation, and the aftermath: The short story of Whitehall from beg...""; ""3. Whitehall redux? Reforming the reforms""; ""4. The pragmatist firm and democratic experimentalism""; ""5. Democratic experimentalism and the new centre in public administration""; ""6. Accountability in experimentalist democracy: A preliminary response to the democratic deficit""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""
""Chapter 6. Society as Social Diversity: The Challenge for Governance in the Global Age""""1. Introduction""; ""2. Society retrieved""; ""3. Transformation and globalisation""; ""4. Society as social diversity""; ""5. Updating the state concept""; ""6. From government to governance""; ""7. Countries, the globe and public policy""; ""8. Conclusion: Rethinking the future""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Chapter 7. The New Governance, Subsidiarity, and the Strategic State""; ""Introduction""; ""1. A primer on geo-governance""; ""Figure 1. The Boulding Triangle""
""2. The strategic state: process, organisation and public philosophy""
"In the run-up to the preparations for EXPO 2000 ... the OECD Forum for the Future organised a series of four conferences to take place beforehand ... This book deals with the fourth and final conference in the series, hosted by the NORD/LB Norddeutsche Landesbank in Hannover, Germany, on 25-26 March 2000"--P. 3.
Includes bibliographical references.
As we move into the 21st century, the turbulent transformation of economy and society looks set to continue. Growing integration of markets, radical new technologies, the increasing knowledge intensity of human activity, all point to the emergence of an immensely complex world. But how will it be managed? And by whom? What forms of organisation and decision-making will be required at local, national and global levels to meet the challenges of the next decades? One thing seems certain: old forms of governance -- in the public sector, corporations and civil society -- are becoming increasingly ineffective. New forms of governance will be needed over the next few decades which will involve a much broader range of active players. Traditional hierarchical organisations and top-down control will give way more and more to a wider diffusion of responsibility and decision-making that builds on the talents for innovation and creativity of individuals and groups. This book explores some of the opportunities and risks -- economic, social and technological -- that decision-makers will have to address in the coming years, and outlines what needs to be done to foster society 's capacity to manage its future more flexibly and with broader participation of its citizens.
Corporate governance
Group decision making
Political participation
Public administration
Twenty-first century
Public administration
Economics