Governance and the democratic deficit : assessing the democratic legitimacy of governance practices / edited by Victor Bekkers, Geske Dijkstra, Arthur Edwards, Menno Fenger

Table of Contents: “…Governance and the Democratic deficit / Victor Bekkers [and others] -- The governance concept in public administration / Menno Fenger and Victor Bekkers -- Legitimacy and democracy / Victor Bekkers and Arthur Edwards -- The idea of democracy and the eighteenth century / Koen Stapelbroek -- Governance, democracy and the European modernization agenda / Victor Bekkers, Menno Fenger, Evelien Korteland -- Police, policing and governance in The Netherlands and the United Kingdom / Arie van Sluis and Lex Cachet -- The accountability of professionals in social policy / Peter Hupe and Michael Hill -- The legitimacy of the Rotterdam integrated public safety program / Peter Marks -- Embedding deliberative democracy / Arthur Edwards -- The limits of donor-induced participation / Geske Dijkstra dn Lieve Lodewyckx -- Democratic legitimacy of inter-municipal and regional governance / Jose Manuel Ruano de la Fuente and Linze Schaap -- Democratic legitimacy of economic governance / Frans van Nispen and Johan Posseth -- The OMC and the quest for democratic legitimization / Patty Zandstra -- Supranational governance and the challenge of democracy / Geske Dijkstra -- Governance and the democratic deficit / Victor Bekkers [and others].…”

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