Resilience: The Governance of Complexity

by David Chandler and David Chandler

Book Overview

Resilience has become a central concept in government policy understandings over the last decade. In our complex, global and interconnected world, resilience appears to be the policy 'buzzword' of choice, alleged to be the solution to a wide and ever-growing range of policy issues. This book analyses the key aspects of resilience-thinking and highlights how resilience impacts upon traditional conceptions of governance.

This concise and accessible...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415741408
• ISBN13: 9780415741408
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"