Political, History & Theory, National, Philosophy, Political History, Government 

The inadequacies of contemporary forms of governance are increasingly recognized: the brain drain from politics, distrust of governments, the danger of mass media and money-dominated elections, and the failure of governments to find good policy options on major issues. Industry, civil society and non-governmental organizations, however important, cannot compensate for government's incapacity to shape the future, which only it is democratically entitled to do. Radical improvements in governance are urgently needed, but salient proposals are scarce. This book diagnoses contemporary governments as obsolete and proposes changes in values, structures, staffing, public understanding and political culture to equip governance for the radically novel challenges of the 21st century. This is the first Report dealing with governance commissioned and approved by the Club of Rome, testifying to the significance of this book. - from Amzon 

Table of Contents
Leitmotif: Redesigning Governance for Guiding Global Transformations.........p. 1
1. Mission: Improving Capacities to Govern .............................................p. 7
2. Foundations in Political Philosophy........................................................p. 11
Part 1 The Problematic........................................................................... p. 33
3. Unprepared Societies and Obsolete Governance ......................................p. 35
4. Predicaments and Opportunities............................................................p. 38
5. Political Culture Obstacles.....................................................................p. 51
Part 2 Redesign Requirements...................................................................p. 61
6. Gearing for Higher-Order Tasks..............................................................p. 63
7. A 'Feature Model' of High-Quality Governance...........................................p. 70
Part 3 The Resolution................................................................................p. 77
8. Approaches to Redesign .......................................................................p. 79
9. Fostering Raison d'Humanite ...............................................................p. 83
10. Virtues against Vices...........................................................................p. 94
11. Empowering the People with Public Affairs Enlightenment .......................p. 104
12. Refashioning Governance Elites...........................................................p. 114
13. On Ruler ship ...................................................................................p. 129
14. Deepening Policy Reflection................................................................p. 137
15. Qualifying in 'Fuzzy-Gambling'............................................................p. 151
16. Improving the Central Minds of Government.........................................p. 158
17. Restructuring Governance Architecture.................................................p. 169
18. Governing Private Power....................................................................p. 178
19. Making Global Governance More Resolute.............................................p. 188
20. Augmenting Oversight........................................................................p. 195
21. Gearing Governance for Crises............................................................p. 201
22. Strengthening the Autonomy of High-Quality Government......................p. 210
Finale: Governance Redesign Pending a Quantum Leap ..............................p. 215