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This short books offers the reader a remarkable new perspective on the way markets, laws and societies evolve together. It can be of use to anyone interested in development, market and public sector reform, public administration, politics & law. Based on a wide variety of case studies on three continents and a variety of conceptual sources, the authors develop a theory that clarifies the nature and functioning of dependencies that mark governance evolutions. This in turn delineates in an entirely new manner the spaces open for policy experiment. As such, it offers a new mapping of the middle ground between libertarianism and social engineering. Theoretically, the approach draws on a wide array of sources: institutional & development economics, systems theories, post-structuralism, actor- network theories, planning theory and legal studies. .

Economic policy. --- Economic nationalism --- Economic planning --- National planning --- State planning --- Political economy. --- Public finance. --- Public administration. --- Economics. --- Public Economics. --- Political Economy. --- Economic Policy. --- Public Administration. --- Economics --- Planning --- National security --- Social policy --- International Political Economy. --- Administration, Public --- Delivery of government services --- Government services, Delivery of --- Public management --- Public sector management --- Political science --- Administrative law --- Decentralization in government --- Local government --- Public officers --- Economic theory --- Political economy --- Social sciences --- Economic man --- Cameralistics --- Public finance --- Currency question --- Public finances

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This volume presents empirical studies and theoretical reflections on Evolutionary Governance Theory (EGT), its most important concepts and their interrelations. As a novel theory of governance, EGT understands governance as radically evolutionary, which implies that all elements of governance are subject to evolution, that these elements co-evolve and that many of them are the product of governance itself. Through this book we learn how communities understand themselves and their environment and why they create the complex structures and processes we analyze as governance paths. Authors from different disciplines develop the EGT framework further and apply it to a wide range of governance issues that cover topics such as welfare state governance, networks of power, governance of agricultural resources etc. The contributors also reflect on the possibilities and limitations of steering, intervention, management and development in a world continuously in flux. It bridges the gap between more fundamental and philosophical accounts of the social sciences and applied studies, offering theoretical advancement as well as practical recommendations.

Theory of knowledge --- Sociology --- Politics --- Economic conditions. Economic development --- Developing countries: economic development problems --- Public administration --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- Business policy --- Personnel management --- kennis --- ondernemingsstrategieën --- sociologie --- politiek --- ontwikkelingssamenwerking --- milieubeleid --- administratie --- corporate governance

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"The challenges and possibilities of sustainability transitions, presenting the dilemmas facing the path to sustainable communities and societies, as well as proposing creative solutions. The authors deploy evolutionary governance theory as a conceptual framing for transition strategy, highlighting the importance of understanding governance and community strategy in any potential response to environmental crises."

Sociology of environment --- Political sociology --- Sociology of policy --- Economic conditions. Economic development --- Artificial intelligence --- Decision making --- Sustainable design --- Energy transition --- Sustainable development

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