Handbook on multi-level governance

"Scholarship of multi-level governance has developed into one of the most innovative themes of research in political science and public policy. This accessible Handbook presents a thorough review of the wide-ranging literature, encompassing various theoretical and conceptual approaches to multi-level governance and their application to policy-making in domestic, regional and global contexts. The importance of multi-level governance in specific policy areas is highlighted ..."--Descripción basada en el registro de Online Computer Library Center.

Part III The EU as a multi-level system. 12. The institutional framework of the European Union -- 13. The European Union as a loosely coupled multi-level system -- 14. Party politics in the European Union; 15 Multi-level governance and parliaments in the European Union -- 16 Regions and the European Union -- Part IV Multi-level governance and comparative regionalism. 17. Multi-level governance and comparative regionalism -- 18. Multi-modal governance in North America -- 19. Multi-level governance in post-Soviet Eurasia: problems and promises -- 20. Multi-level governance the ASEAN Way.

Part V Global governance. 21. The changing role of the United Nations: lessons for multi-level governance -- 22. Global governance through legislation -- 23. Transgovernmental networks and multi-level governance -- 24. Global governance through public-private partnerships -- 25. Civil society in multi-level governance -- Part VI Policy areas. 26. Social policy and multi-level governance -- 27. Multi-level environmental governance -- 28. Economic policy-making and multi-level governance -- 29. International taxation and multi-level governance -- 30. Standards for global markets: domestic and interna…