Governance: A Very Short Introduction

by Mark Bevir

The word "governance" is ubiquitous. The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund make loans conditional on "good governance." Climate change and avian flu appear as issues of "global governance." The U.S. Forest Service calls for "collaborative governance." What accounts for the pervasive use of the term "governance" and what does it really mean? In this Very Short Introduction, a leading authority on governance, Mark Bevir, considers not only...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199606412
• ISBN13: 9780199606412
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.3" x 6.7"