Good governance, democratic societies and globalisation
By: edited by Surendra Munshi, Biju Paul Abraham.
Contributors: Munshi, Surendra.; Abraham, Biju Paul.
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New Delhi; Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 424
Subjects: Public administration -- Europe; Public administration -- India; Public administration -- Cross-cultural studies; Globalization; Democracy; Europe -- Politics and government; Europe -- Economic policy; India -- Politics and government; India -- Economic policy
Genres: Cross-cultural studies.
Other titles: Good governance, democratic societies and globalization.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Surendra Munshi and Biju Paul Abraham; title: The societal context of governance. Concern for good governance in comparative perspective / Surendra Munshi. Policy without politics : social, cultural and linguistic affairs in the European Union / Abram De Swaan. Governance and democracy : reflections on the European debate / Angela Liberatore. National differences and the rethinking of social democracy : third ways in Europe / Luke Martell. Good governance, market friendly globalisation, and the changing space of state intervention : the case of India / Anup Sinha. India : from developmental to predator state / Prem Shankar Jha; title: Administrative Reforms. Administrative reform in India and Europe : a comparative perspective / Biju Paul Abraham. Policy change in public sector reforms in cross-country perspective : between convergence and divergence / Hellmut Wollmann. Administrative reform in Germany : learning from European experiences / Manfred Roeber. Administrative reform in India : policy prescriptions and outcomes / Kuldeep Mathur. Governance reforms in India : responsible civil servants' view from the inside / V.K. Agnihotri and R.K. Dar / NGOs as partners in the process of 'reform' : are they the Yogis or the Bhogis of development? / Vithal Rajan; title: Corporate governance. Good corporate governance in the global economy : what is at issue? / Darryl Reed. Corporate governance systems : an integrative model and implications for India / Anju Seth. Role of government in the financial services industry in the European Union : an international perspective / Paola De Vincentiis. Convergence of divergences : the changing legal frameworks, free market ideology and corporate reorganisation in German enterprises / Rudi Schmidt. The emergence and viability of participatory firms / Peter Abell and Diane Reyniers. Issues in corporate governance in India / Asish K Bhattacharyya.