Building Successful Partnerships : A Production Theory of Global Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration

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Contents; Synopsis; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Rise and Relevance of Global Partnerships; 1.2 Defining Global Partnerships; 1.3 Research Question; 1.4 Research Methodology; 1.5 Main Argument; 1.6 Structure of the Book; 2 The Rise of Global Partnerships; 2.1 The Partnering Phenomenon; 2.1.1 Liberalization and Globalization; 2.1.2 Power and Hegemony; 2.2 The Partnering Institution; 2.2.1 Interests, Ideas, and Innovation; 2.2.2 Distributional Conflict; 2.3 Conclusion; 3 Mapping the Partnering Landscape; 3.1 Policy Partnerships; 3.2 Implementation Partnerships; 3.2.1 Provision of Goods and Services

3.2.2 Mobilization of Resources3.2.3 Learning and Sharing; 3.3 Conclusion; 4 Governing Collaboration; 4.1 Defining Success; 4.2 Partnerships and Distributional Impact; 4.2.1 Solutions: Getting the Right Outcome; 4.3 Partnerships and Efficiency; 4.3.1 Solutions: Getting The Outcome Right; 4.4 Comparison and Integration; 4.5 Conclusion; 5 Partnering as Joint Production; 5.1 Framing Stakeholders; 5.1.1 Individual Level: Bounded Rationality; 5.1.2 Interaction Level: Incomplete Contracting; 5.2 Framing Collaboration; 5.2.1 Output Dimension: Public Good Theory

5.2.2 Input Dimension: Production Theory5.3 Building the Analytical Framework; 5.3.1 Structure of the Pay-off Field; 5.3.2 Navigating the Pay-off Field; 5.4 Conclusion; 6 Technology and Behavioural Dynamics; 6.1 'More is Better' Partnerships; 6.2 'Expedient Alliance' Partnerships; 6.2.1 Economies of Scale; 6.2.2 Diseconomies of Scale; 6.2.3 No Economies of Scale; 6.2.4 Comparative Analysis; 6.2.5 Conclusion; 6.3 'One for All' Partnerships; 6.3.1 Variable Factor Proportions; 6.3.2 Comparative Analysis; 6.3.3 Conclusion; 7 Technology, Leadership, and Governance

7.1 Technology, Behaviour and Governance7.1.1 Input Relations; 7.1.2 Total Scale Effects; 7.1.3 Total Factor Productivity; 7.1.4 Productivity Relations; 7.2 Utility, Behaviour and Governance; 7.3 Limitations and Open Questions; 8 Conclusion; Appendix; A List of Acronyms; B Calculations; B.1 Calculations: 'Expedient Alliance' Partnership; B.2 Calculations:; B.3 Calculations: 'One for All' Partnership; List of Tables; List of Figures; Bibliography;

10.1007/978-3-8349-4064-3 [DOI]

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