"The rise and spread of Covid-19 in the beginning of 2020 presents a once-in-a-century challenge and opportunity for decision makers, managers, scholars, and citizens to understand the risks, mitigate its impact and prepare for future crises. Drawing on a global network of scholars, this book...

Strategic management and governance -- It's not easy -- Strategic visions and priorities -- Taking strategy seriously -- The whole-of-society approach -- Intelligent government acting in and for society -- Quality public services -- Sustainability and the 2030 agenda -- Strategic crisis...

1. Collective Cognition in Complex Systems Louise Comfort & Mary Lee Rhodes2. The Global Context: Progression of the Pandemic across the World, the Role of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Functioning of the Global Health Governance and Institutional System Laura Olson3. Achieving the...

Introduction -- Public Value Conflict: Lives vs. Livelihoods -- Infodemics and Pandemics: Post Truth Public Disvalue -- The World Health Organization (WHO): A Public Value Perspective -- Coronavirus & Vaccine Nationalism -- Comparative Public Value in Developing Countries: South Asian Case Study...

"Although collaborations for local and regional economic development have been popular in recent years, it is not yet wholly clear when or how such efforts bring successful outcomes. Using an integrative conceptual framework for collaborative governance, this innovative collection provides a...

The co-production of public services : the public administration perspective -- Co-production and the service management theory -- Co-production : an integrated perspective -- Co-production through inter-organisational relationships -- Asylum seekers in Scotland : marginalised non-citizens --...

<P><EM>Preface </EM></P><P></P><P>Foreword: Overcoming Adversity through Collaborative Efforts </P><P>Honorable Dan Kildee, Member of US Congress, Fifth District of Michigan</P><I><P></P><P>Introduction: Collaborative Governance for Growth and Development</P></I><P>Denita Cepiku, So Hee Jeon and David Jesuit </P><P></P><I><P>1. From Competition to Collaboration: Using...</p></i></p></p></p></p></i></p></p></p></em></p>