Anticipatory governance: how well is New Zealand safeguarding the future?

Authors

  • Jonathan Boston

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26686/pq.v12i3.4614

Keywords:

‘future-proof ’, Good governance, democratic institutions, inadequate foresight, regulatory frameworks

Abstract

Good governance has many attributes. Among these are anticipating tomorrow’s problems, protecting the longterm public interest, and endeavouring to ‘future-proof’ the state (Boston et al., 2014). Sound anticipatory governance, in other words, is a critical ingredient. It is fundamental to advancing better government. But what exactly does it mean? Here are some suggestions.

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Policy Quarterly volume 12 issue 3 2016

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2016-08-01

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Vol. 12 No. 3 (2016): Policy Quarterly

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