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Partnerships
Niels Åkerstrøm Andersen
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Description for Partnerships
Hardcover. How did partnerships come to emerge almost everywhere and at almost the same time? What is the inner logic of partnerships? And at what point does that logic begin to break down? This book improves our understanding of the shifting ground on which partnerships and agreements must be reached in today's hyper-complex society. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Everyone is talking about partnerships: environmental partnerships, social partnerships, public-private partnerships, partnerships between NGOs in Europe and the third world. How did partnerships come to emerge almost everywhere and at almost the same time? What is the inner logic of partnerships? And at what point does that logic begin to break down? In a highly complex society, the conditions on which agreements are built are constantly changing, demanding, first and foremost, that parties agree to reach an agreement. Partnering is an answer to the growing differentiation and dynamism of the societies in which we live. While this answer holds great ... Read more
Everyone is talking about partnerships: environmental partnerships, social partnerships, public-private partnerships, partnerships between NGOs in Europe and the third world. How did partnerships come to emerge almost everywhere and at almost the same time? What is the inner logic of partnerships? And at what point does that logic begin to break down? In a highly complex society, the conditions on which agreements are built are constantly changing, demanding, first and foremost, that parties agree to reach an agreement. Partnering is an answer to the growing differentiation and dynamism of the societies in which we live. While this answer holds great ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847420268
SKU
V9781847420268
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Ref
99-50
About Niels Åkerstrøm Andersen
Niels Åkerstrøm Andersen is Professor of Political Management at Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy at Copenhagen Business School. He is research manager of a group of twelve researchers in public and political management. He has published ten books and thirty articles.
Reviews for Partnerships
"Niels Åkerstrøm Andersen has written what will long be regarded as the standard work for understanding the meaning, concept, theory, practice and analysis of partnerships. In addressing this topic which is central to contemporary societies and their organization, he confirms his position at the forefront on European social and political thought today." Mitchell Dean, Professor of Sociology, Macquarie University, Australia ... Read more