Modeling Collaborative Governance Through Policy Network

Collaborative governance is the art of public administration which encompasses the government, business and civil society sectors. It can be implemented through the use of policy network composed of the three above-cited sectors. Policy network can be analyzed in terms of structure, process and outcomes. This conceptual framework was used in the case analysis of Albay Province, Philippines in terms of its programs in climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction and management, which have made the province a global exemplar in CCA-DRRM. This book contains the findings of the analysis and the policy network model, which the main author advances to the field of theory building. Public practitioners, individual researches and analysts, academics, writers and the general public may learn significant knowledge from this book relative to collaborative governance as a tool in public administration. Also, contained in this book is a part which has been previously published by the main author and which garnered for him the Outstanding World Book Author 2013 Award bestowed by the International Association for Multidisciplinary Research (IAMURE.