{"product_id":"9789401071659","title":"Public Priority Setting: Rules and Costs","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePublic Priority Setting: Rules and Costs\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBoorsma, Peter B.; Aarts, Kees; Steenge, Albert E.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt present we observe a decreasing role for the state in many  areas where it used to be prominent. Amidst severe budgetary cuts, the  state and its organs are confronted with ever louder calls for  efficiency in public office (`value for money') and public  performance. Simultaneously we see in many democratic welfare states  the rise of new institutional forms and social organizations  responding to new public priorities. Phenomena like privatization and  de-regulation, new forms of regulation and self-regulation, and the  rise of special issue groups are an expression of this. \u003cbr\u003e  This book seeks to provide order in some of today's issues and to  offer analysis and explanation for selected topics. The book opens  with contributions on the importance of concepts of present-day  institutional economics interpreting modern governmental behavior and  organization. Subsequent chapters deal with new developments in  various fields such as environmental management and conservation,  political legitimacy, or the new roles for covenants. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cem\u003eAudience:\u003c\/em\u003e This volume will be of interest for scholars in the  fields of public service, government studies and adjacent branches of  economics, political science and law.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2011-09-20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e ISBN-10: 9789401071659\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789401071659\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-009-1487-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 240cm x160cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 338\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44352437977228,"sku":"9789401071659","price":153.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789401071659.jpg?v=1755114463","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789401071659","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}