A governance failure refers to any
failure
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. The criteria for failure depends on context, and may be relative to a particular observer or belief system. One ...
s of
governance
Governance is the process of interactions through the laws, norms, power or language of an organized society over a social system ( family, tribe, formal or informal organization, a territory or across territories). It is done by the ...
or ineffectiveness of governance processes.
General
Jessop argues for conceiving governance as a provider of flexibility for decision-making structures opposed to rigid state bureaucracy or market laws. From this approach failures would equate to failures of the governance structure.
[ According to him new constellations of governance may compensate for state failure.][
Peters and Pierre state that it is the continuous task of government to adapt to growing complexity.]
Policy failure
Governance failure may also refer to what can also be described as policy failures − the effectiveness, efficiency, and resilience of specific policies
Policy is a deliberate system of guidelines to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes. A policy is a statement of intent and is implemented as a procedure or protocol. Policies are generally adopted by a governance body within an orga ...
.[ A frequently mentioned example of a policy failure is the ]War on Drugs
The war on drugs is a global campaign, led by the United States federal government, of drug prohibition, military aid, and military intervention, with the aim of reducing the illegal drug trade in the United States.Cockburn and St. Clair, ...
. Policy failure can be due to misuse of or inefficient investment in science.
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Governance
Failure
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