{"product_id":"9781349523764","title":"Governing Complex Societies: Trajectories and Scenarios","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGoverning Complex Societies: Trajectories and Scenarios\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003ePierre, J.; Peters, B.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eWestern societies are becoming increasingly complex and challenging to govern, yet the modern state continues to play a central role in governance. This book presents a detailed analysis of the challenges confronting the contemporary state and the processes through which the state addresses those challenges. The notion of 'governing without government' is critiqued; instead, Pierre and Peters argue that what is happening a more a matter of state transformation than state decline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2005-01-01\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781349523764\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1057\/9780230512641\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 216cm x140cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 158\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47431830798476,"sku":"9781349523764","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781349523764.jpg?v=1775894506","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781349523764","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}