INTRODUCTION: NETWORKS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

BOGASON, PETER;TOONEN, THEO A.J.

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, n.º 2/1998, pág. 205

1. Introduction. 2. Developments in Public Administration: Historical Reconstruction. a) The different meaning of networks. b) Back to the future. c) 'Government in action.' d) The formal organization. e) Policy and decision-making. f) Implementation and complexity. 3. Developments in the 1980s and Beyond. 4. Themes of Recent Network Analysis. 5. References.