COVER -- CONTENTS -- 1 - SOCIAL-POLITICAL GOVERNANCE: INTRODUCTION -- INTRODUCTION TO PART I: CONCEPTUALIZATIONS -- 2 - GOVERNING FAILURES AND THE PROBLEM OF GOVERNABILITY: SOME COMMENTS ON ATHEORETICAL PARADIGM -- 3 - MODES OF GOVERNANCE -- 4 - GOVERNANCE AND GOVERNABILITY: USING COMPLEXITY, DYNAMICS AND DIVERSITY -- INTRODUCTION TO PART II: PREDICAMENTS -- 5 - LOST OPPORTUNITY: THE CASE OF LABOUR MARKET MANAGEMENT IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND -- 6 - PUBLIC POLICY PLANNING AND THE PROBLEM OF GOVERNANCE: THE QUESTION OF EDUCATION IN FINLAND -- 7 - WOMEN'S EMANCIPATION AS A QUESTION OF GOVERNANCE: ACTORS, INSTITUTIONS AND THE ROOM FOR MANOEUVRE -- INTRODUCTION TO PART III: EXPERIENCES -- 8 - THE GOVERNANCE OF DATA PROTECTION -- 9 - ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION OF BUSINESS: OPTIONS AND CONSTRAINTS FOR COMMUNICATIVE GOVERNANCE -- 10 - THE RISE OF THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP: A MODEL FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE COOPERATION -- 11 - DYNAMICS AND ROOM FOR MANOEUVRE IN GOVERNANCE: THE CHANNEL TUNNEL DECISION IN FRANCE AND BRITAIN -- 12 - GOVERNANCE BETWEEN LEGITIMACY AND EFFICIENCY: CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN THE BELGIAN FIRE SERVICES -- 13 - GOVERNANCE IN INTERACTION: PUBLIC TASKS AND PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS -- INTRODUCTION TO PART IV: PROSPECTS FOR REFORM -- 14 - PUBLIC MANAGEMENT: FROM IMITATION TO INNOVATION -- 15 - COMPLEXITY, GOVERNANCE AND DYNAMICS: CONCEPTUAL EXPLORATIONS OF PUBLIC NETWORK MANAGEMENT -- 16 - GOVERNANCE AND THE PROBLEM OF REPRESENTATION IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: THE CASE OF FINLAND -- 17 - MODES OF GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE -- INTRODUCTION TO PART V: EVALUATIONS -- 18 - THE GOVERNANCE OF EDUCATION: BRITAIN AND FRANCE -- 19 - FINDINGS, SPECULATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY.