Governing by Network: The New Shape of the Public Sector

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Examines for the first time the US government's transformation from centralized control over public programmes to facilitating services through networks of nongovernmental entities, as seen through the experience of dozens of public innovators.

Author(s): Stephen Goldsmith, William D. Eggers
Year: 2004

Language: English
Pages: 224

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
Foreword......Page 8
Part 1. The Rise of Governing by Network......Page 12
1. The New Shape of Government......Page 14
2. Advantages of the Network Model......Page 36
3. Challenges of the Network Model......Page 50
Part 2. Managing by Network......Page 64
4. Designing the Network......Page 66
5. Ties That Bind......Page 104
6. Networks and the Accountability Dilemma......Page 132
7. Building the Capacity for Network Governance......Page 168
8. The Road Ahead......Page 190
Acknowledgments......Page 200
Notes......Page 204
Selected Bibliography......Page 216
Index......Page 222