近代化のパラドクス：公共政策改革の意図せぬ帰結 Paradoxes of Modernization : Unintended Consequences of Public Policy Reform

Margetts, Helen (EDT)/ 6, Perri (EDT)/ Hood, Christopher (EDT)

Oxford University Press（2010/06発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 292 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780199573547
• DDC分類 320.6

基本説明

New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2010.

Full Description

This book explores the unintended and unanticipated effects associated with 'modernization' projects and tackles the key question that they provoke - why do policy-makers persist in such enterprises in the face of evidence that they tend to fail?

Paradoxes of Modernization first discusses what is meant by 'modernization' and 'unintended consequences', placing public policy reform within more general intellectual and social trends. It presents eight case study 'modernization' projects. Their architects promised faster trains, a more efficient and reactive health service, a more motivated public service, better performing local government, enhanced information for prospective US university students, reduced rates of child malnutrition in developing countries, and a free, open, safe, interconnected cyberspace for people to conduct their social and political life. Each case provides a neat story with a paradox that varies the modernization theme and tackles the question: why was the project pursued? The conclusion categorizes the cases in terms of their outcome, from success to disappointment, and suggests some strategies for a more balanced version of modernization for current and future policy-makers.

Contents

PART 1: UNDERSTANDING MODERNIZATION'S PARADOXES; PART 2: SOCIETAL INNOVATIONS; PART 3: STATE-CENTRED REFORMS; PART 4: MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE; PART 5: CONCLUSION