Preface to the new edition -- Understanding Britain's 'Brexit' parliament -- 'Interrogating Irish policies' revisited -- The lemmings of democracy -- Belief in the superior wisdom of the state -- The electoral system is still crucial -- Why Ireland failed to keep up -- Need the Irish economic...

A distinctive perspective on governance: the building blocks -- Classical liberalism : delineating its theory of governance -- Function, structure, and process at the private-public interface -- Dynamic governance : the polycentrism process and knowledge processes -- Public choice and public...

These OECD country reviews examine governance and public management issues from a comprehensive perspective, helping countries to identify how reforms can better reinforce each other in support of overall government objectives. They also examine reform strategies that have worked in other...