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Contested Governance in Japan extends the analysis of governance in contemporary Japan by exploring both the sites and issues of governance above and below the state as well as within it. This volume discusses the contested nature of governance in Japan and the ways in which a range of actors are involved in different sites and issues of governance at home, in the region and the globe. It includes chapters on global governance, local policy-making, democracy, environmental governance, the Japanese financial system, corruption, the family and corporate governance.

Globalization raises important questions about the governing capacity of domestic institutions. In Globalization and Governance, Jon Pierre studies the impact of international norms and prescriptions on domestic governance in Japan, Sweden and the United States. The empirical analysis is focused on economic governance, administrative reform and intergovernmental relationships. Drawing on survey data, documents and interviews, the analysis finds that domestic institutions still intrinsically shape domestic governance. International norms towards deregulation and market-based administrative refo

Law and social science scholars have long elucidated ways of governing built around state governance of populations and subjects. Yet many are now grappling with the growing prevalence of practices of governance that depart, to varying degrees, from received models. The profusion of digital data, and the deployment of machine learning in its analysis, are redirecting states" and international organizations" attention away from the governance of populations as such and toward the amassing, analysis, and mobilization of hybrid data repositories and real-time data flows for governance. Much of this work does not depend on state data sources or on conventional statistical models. The subjectivities nurtured by these techniques of governance are frequently not those of choosing individuals. Digital objects and mediators are increasingly prevalent at all scales. This article surveys how scholars are beginning to understand the nascent political technologies associated with this shift toward governance by data.

"In this innovative book, Jacob Torfing, a leading scholar of the field, critically evaluates emerging ideas, practices and institutions that are transforming how public governance is perceived, theorised and conducted in practice. Identifying cutting-edge developments in public governance, this incisive book analyses new forms of political leadership, public management, public organisation, administrative steering, cross-boundary collaboration, public regulation and societal problem-solving. Examining some of the most significant instances of public governance transformation, chapters explore the effects of transformations from sovereign to interactive political leadership, from national to multi-level governance, and from hard to soft power. With a novel focus on the production of innovative public value outcomes, the book considers how these developments interact with and are influenced by new digital technologies and increasing globalisation. Torfing concludes with a reflection on how best to comprehend, study and take advantage of current and future transformations in public governance. A novel rethinking of how current societies are governed, this book will inspire students, scholars and practitioners of political science, public policy, regulation and governance, and public administration management to reconsider how public governance and administration may be organised in the future to present innovative solutions to societal problems."--

This paper investigates the effect of governance practice on firm value. The extent of corporate governance practice being influenced by the firm value of the company is assessed. Adopting a descriptive research design, primary data were collected from 650 governance professionals. To identify the factors of corporate governance, the exploratory factor analysis technique is used, and to assess the effect of governance practice on firm value, structural equation modelling is applied. The results of the study conclude that there exist significant effects of governance attributes on firm value.

Devolution has often been described as asymmetrical in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This book sets out to examine if developments in devolved governance, particularly since 2007, have moved towards greater symmetry. The evidence for this analysis is based on a detailed comparison of the key elements of governance in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is a comparative assessment of the treatment of each element of governance in these countries. Some of the sectors of governance examined have previously received relatively little attention, such as the Civil Service, quangos, local government, the operation of the Executives, the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh and Northern Ireland Assemblies, and the development of inter-governmental relations. Comparing Devolved Governance is a major single reference source for those seeking a comparative and comprehensive study of devolved government.

A governance infrastructure is the collection of technologies and systems, people, policies, practices, and relationships that interact to support governing activities. Information technology, especially communication and computational technologies, continues to augment society's ability to organize, interact, and govern. As we think about the future of governance, this article challenges us to move beyond questions of how to best manage government institutions to how to design smart governance systems with the appropriate incentives and rules to harness and coordinate the enthusiasm and capabilities of those governed. This article anticipates how the interaction of technology and society can be leveraged to mindfully design an interaction‐defined, participation‐based governance infrastructure to return power to the people while increasing accountability. Supporting examples of such governance approaches already exist and are regularly emerging in distributed organizations, online communities, nonprofits, and governments.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- Note -- 2 Concepts, measures and correlations -- Introduction -- Defining governance -- Measuring governance -- Defining inequality -- Measuring inequality -- Correlations -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 3 Insights from the past -- Introduction -- Social responses to existential uncertainty -- The foundations of the rule of law -- The place of religion -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 4 Insights from social psychology and behavioural economics -- Introduction -- Ingroup bias and unethical behaviour -- Inequality, legitimacy and behaviour -- Power and corruption -- Good or bad governance as alternative social equilibria -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 5 Economic inequality and governance in contemporary societies -- Introduction -- Economic inequality will undermine good governance -- Bad governance will perpetuate economic inequalit -- Important covariates -- What does the data say? -- Economic inequality, democracy and governance -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 6 Culture, economic inequality and governance -- Introduction -- Measures of culture -- The causal links -- The impact of inequality and culture on governance -- Culture, democracy and governance -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 7 Conclusion -- What have we learnt? -- What can be done? -- Note -- Appendix: country codes and samples -- References -- Index.

Ziel des Beitrages ist es, den Wandel von Governance-Formen als Lernprozess zu thematisieren. Dazu wird zunächst der Lerntypus ermittelt (transformatives Lernen), der bei einem solchen Wandel im Vordergrund steht. Mit Blick auf das Konzept der Public Governance als Lernmodell wird anschließend ein differenziertes Bild der politischen und managementbezogenen Implikationen für den Lernbedarf aufgezeigt. Die anschließend analysierten Lernerfahrungen im Zuge von Verwaltungsreformen weisen einerseits auf Schwierigkeiten bei der Umsetzung und die Tendenz zu "gemischten Lernformen" hin, andererseits lassen sie jedoch auch erkennen, dass der öffentliche Sektor im Zuge dieser Entwicklung seine Lernkompetenz deutlich ausgebaut hat. "Governance" wird dabei vom Autor als ein übergeordneter Ordnungsrahmen für die normative Ausrichtung des politisch-administrativen Systems bestimmt. Dem normativen Kern einer Governance-Form kommt Leitbildcharakter zu (z.B. das Leitbild des Gewährleistungsstaates). Solche Formen beinhalten Steuerungsmodi, die in formalrechtlicher sowie faktischer Weise einen ordnungspolitischen Rahmen für das Zusammenspiel der im politisch-administrativen System verflochtenen Akteure vorgeben. Betont werden heute insgesamt komplementäre Steuerungsformen zwischen Staat, Markt und Netzwerken. (ICA2).

Spain is lagging behind in the transition to a sustainable energy system compared to other EU member states. Its unique position as an energy island, coupled with errors in energy planning inherited from previous government regimes, constitute a legacy that makes changes in the system difficult to achieve. Current political instability adds to the difficulties, under a governance framework characterised by lack of coordination and supremacy of the central government in the decision making process, in an environment where traditional energy companies still exert lobby power. The continuous changes in the regulatory framework of the energy sector have hindered investments in low carbon sources of energy due to perceived uncertainty. Small changes in the right direction are being observed though, with a more prominent role expected from the local levels of government. But many measures still originate on requirements linked to EU commitments and more initiatives at the national level need to be seen.