Practice question · Multiple choice
Rhodes describes the governance wave as replacing direct state command with self-organising networks. What does this shift mean for how public policy is delivered in practice?
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- How does Rhodes characterise the relationship between the state and other organisations in this wave?
- What distinguishes networked collaboration from both market contracting and centralised command?
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C. The state relies on coordination among multiple partners
Why
Governance is defined by interorganisational networks where power is dispersed, not unilateral privatisation or digital reintegration. Assuming hierarchy is restored confuses governance with traditional bureaucracy or later third-wave remedies.
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