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The word ˊgovernanceˊ is ubiquitous. The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund make loans conditional on ˊgood governanceˊ. Climate change and avian flu appear as issues of ˊglobal governanceˊ. The European Union issues a White Paper on ˊGovernanceˊ. The U.S. Forest Service calls for ˊcollaborative governanceˊ. What accounts for the pervasive use of the term ˊgovernanceˊ and to what does it refer? It has a bewildering set of answers. The word ˊgovernanceˊ is
used in a variety of contexts, but at a general level, it refers to all forms of social coordination and patterns of rule.
In this Very Short Introduction, Mark Bevir considers not only the main theories of governance, but also their impact in a variety of areas including corporate, public, and global affairs.
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