Governing for the Future
Designing Democratic Institutions for a Better Tomorrow
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Regional Planning, Business & Finance, Business Reference
| Author: | Jonathan Boston | ISBN: | 9781786350558 |
| Publisher: | Emerald Group Publishing Limited | Publication: | November 9, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Emerald Group Publishing Limited | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jonathan Boston |
| ISBN: | 9781786350558 |
| Publisher: | Emerald Group Publishing Limited |
| Publication: | November 9, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Emerald Group Publishing Limited |
| Language: | English |
This book is about governing well for the future. It investigates the nature of, and the conditions for, prudent long-term democratic governance in a dynamic, complex, and uncertain world, the reasons why such governance is politically challenging, and how such challenges can best be tackled. In particular, it addresses the problem of ‘short-termism’ – or a ‘presentist bias’ – in policy-making; that is, the risk of governments placing undue weight on near-term considerations at the expense of a society’s overall long-term welfare. As such, the book traverses both normative and empirical issues. The approach is primarily qualitative rather than quantitative.
This book is about governing well for the future. It investigates the nature of, and the conditions for, prudent long-term democratic governance in a dynamic, complex, and uncertain world, the reasons why such governance is politically challenging, and how such challenges can best be tackled. In particular, it addresses the problem of ‘short-termism’ – or a ‘presentist bias’ – in policy-making; that is, the risk of governments placing undue weight on near-term considerations at the expense of a society’s overall long-term welfare. As such, the book traverses both normative and empirical issues. The approach is primarily qualitative rather than quantitative.
