Managing Complex Networks: Strategies for the Public Sector [Paperback]

Walter J M Kickert (Editor), Erik-Hans Klijn (Editor), Joop F M Koppenjan (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 28, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0761955488 | ISBN-13: 978-0761955481

Although the concept of policy networks is now well-established in the field, most research has to content itself with description and analysis of their contribution to policy failure. This book goes further. It accepts policy networks as a fundamental characteristic of modern societies and presents an overview of the strategies for the management of these networks, as well as illustrating the various strategies for intervention.

Editorial Reviews

Review

`Today some of the most interesting advances in network management theory and its applications to the public sector find their origins in Europe. This text [is] well worth the attention of serious policy and public administration scholars... and graduate students' - Professor Richard Stillman II, Graduate School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado at Denver

`Networks or subsytems are the unit of analysis to which we must turn our attention if progress is to continue in the social sciences and applied fields. This volume points the way' - Professor Gary L Wamsley, Center for Public Administration and Policy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd (June 28, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761955488
• ISBN-13: 978-0761955481
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 9.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,668,760 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)