Networks, innovation and public policy : politicians, bureaucrats and the pathways to change inside government / Mark Considine, Jenny M. Lewis and Damon Alexander
Imprint
Houndmills, Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009
Edition
1st ed
Descript
xvi, 231 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
CONTENT
pt. I. Innovation as ideas within institutions -- 1. Innovation, government and networks -- 2. Innovation and public policy -- 3. Networks as interactions and structures -- 4. Networks and key actors -- pt. II. Innovation inside government -- 5. Introduction to innovation cases -- 6. City of Parkside--big bang meets executive coordination -- 7. City of Kilbourne--innovation from the middle out -- 8. City of Melville--incrementalists rule -- 9. City of Millside--small world meets political affiliation -- 10. Who are the innovators inside government? -- App. A. Factor analysis of innovation norms and procedures -- App. B. Contact matrix correlation coefficients