NETWORK THEORY IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR by Myrna P. Mandell (Editor), Robyn Keast (Editor), Robert Agranoff (Editor) ( 9781135013233 )

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Title:

NETWORK THEORY IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR
BUILDING NEW THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS

By:

Myrna P. Mandell (Editor), Robyn Keast (Editor), Robert Agranoff (Editor)

Format:

Electronic book text

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ISBN 10:

1135013233

ISBN 13:

9781135013233

Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

23 October, 2013

Series:

Routledge Critical Studies in Public Management

Pages:

218

Synopsis:

Networks have been described in terms of metaphors, governance arrangements and structural or institutional arrangements. These different perspectives of networks come out of a variety of disciplines, including political science, public administration, urban affairs, social welfare, public management and organizational/sociological research. This wealth of research, while contributing to a deeper understanding of networks, presents a dilemma which is addressed by this book. That is the question of whether there is a theory of public networks that informs networks in their various forms, and is there a need for a new theory of networks? More importantly, is network research still relevant to practice? Does network theory improve the process of governance? Are different terms and/or approaches actually the same or different? What do these different approaches mean to theory?This book deeply explores and integrates existing network theory and related theories from a number of perspectives, levels and jurisdictions to develop a framework to guide network design, governance and management. The book focuses on the important issue of network performance, looking at networks as bounded and consciously arranged; the actors who participate in them design the relationships among a bounded set of individual organizations to purse common objectives. Finally, the chapters tease out the variety of governance modes or regimes that intersect with network governance. This book offers a comprehensive, integrative, interdisciplinary approach that enables specialists, practitioners and administrators across a wide array of interests and fields to formulate and work on problems using a common language, analytical framework and theoretical basis.

Illustrations:

14 Line drawings, black and white; 3 Tables, black and white

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Imprint:

Routledge

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