Networked Governance: The Future of Intergovernmental Management
"Networked Governance: The Future of Intergovernmental Managementis both a timely and excellent book. In it leading scholars and practitioners boldly take on the most vexing public administration challenge of the hour, finding ways to effectively confront public problems that ignore jurisdictional boundaries. It is the best book available on this subject." --H. George Frederickson, University of Kansas"Managing the manifold processes, systems, and programs of government agencies today and in the near future requires public managers to master the intergovernmental network. The aptly titledNetwork Governancebrings together the insights and observations of academics, practitioners, and policy analysts to illuminate the challenges of managing government agencies in a federal system today and tomorrow. As the intergovernmental system continues to be more and more complex, the set of essays in this book will be a useful reference and source of ideas." --Michael A. Pagano, University of Illinois at Chicago"Managers and scholars alike will findNetworked Governanceto be an invaluable resource for identifying the unique challenges and emerging best practices in intergovernmental partnerships and collaborations. With contributions from leading academics and practitioners, the book demonstrates that the best thinking emerges when public administrators work together across institutional boundaries." --Paul L. Posner, George Mason University