Localism and the Design of Political Systems by Rick Harmes

Author:Rick Harmes [Harmes, Rick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: American Government, Political Science, Public Affairs & Administration, Local
ISBN: 9781000332650
Google: fzkLEAAAQBAJ
Goodreads: 55178772
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2020-12-31T00:00:00+00:00

5Localism and public value

One of the three research questions addressed in this book (see Chapter 1) is how localism can make a meaningful contribution to the design of political institutions and systems. Some empirical aspects of this question have already been explored in the case studies on Catalonia/Spain and Cornwall/England/UK, presented in Chapters 3 and 4. This chapter, too, is concerned with the political design, but it approaches the issue from a theoretical standpoint. Here, the aim is to examine some of the many ways in which localism can be aligned with notions of good and effective governance. The overarching concept this book uses in order to frame what good and effective governance is all about is public value. However, the argument presented here rests on a far broader understanding of PV than that which is current in the academic literature (see, e.g. Benington and Moore, 2011). In this chapter, what has hitherto been seen essentially as a managerial notion is radically extended to include fundamental public goods such as political order and the rule of law, political and economic development, democratic accountability, human wellbeing and environmental sustainability.

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