9 Governance models and reforms
Eduardo Missoni, Ivano Bongiovanni, and Daniele Alesani
9.1 Governance in IIs and INGOs: definition and key concepts
Governance became a widespread notion in the public sector as part of the overall New Public Management agenda (Rhodes 1996). In that context, governance was defined as “the sum of the many ways individuals and institutions, public and private, manage their common affairs” (Commission on Global Governance 1995). Governance in the public sector has been explored from various angles, including the minimization of the size of the government and its intervention, organizational governance, the notion of “good governance”, a socio-cybernetic system, and governance as ...
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