Governing the embedded state: the organizational dimension of governance

1. Governing the Embedded State -- The Argument in Brief -- Complexities of Governing -- From Government to Governance -- Stability and Change -- Integrating Governance Theories and Organization Theories -- Sweden as a Case -- Empirical Data -- Outline of the Book -- 2. The Organizational Dimension of Governing -- Dualism -- the Swedish Administrative Model -- States as Organizations -- Challenges to Governing -- Conclusions -- 3. Governing by Organizing -- The Importance of "Setting the Stage" -- Ways of Organizing -- Creating Formal Organizations -- Positioning -- Fostering Competition -- Distancing -- Storytelling -- Conclusions -- 4. Governing by Microsteering -- Anticipation -- Inviting Authority -- Re-politicization -- Modification -- Conclusions -- 5. Governing and Administrative Reform -- Administrative Reform -- Administrative Reform and Governing -- Management by Results -- Supportive Reforms -- Learning from Administrative Reforms -- Conclusions -- 6. Governing Social Complexity: Metagovernance and Microsteering -- Summarizing the Main Empirical Findings -- Trouble in Paradise?