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100			_aTeisman, Geert R.
245			_aPartnership arrangements: governmental rhetoric or governance scheme?
260			_c2002
300			_ap.197-205.
362			_aMar-Apr
520			_aIt has become popular to advocate partnership arrangements. Such partnerships may be seen as new forms of governance, which fit in with the imminent network society. However, the idea of partnership is often introduced without much reflection on the need to reorganize policy-making processes and to adjust existing institutional structures. In this contribution, we discuss the ambiguity of partnerships. An empirical basis is provided by means of an analysis of the policy making on the expansion of the Rotterdam harbor. This case indicates that although new governance schemes are being proposed and explored, they still have to comply with the existing procedures in which they are imbedded. Governments especially are not prepared to adjust to governance arrangements. Policy making continues to be based on self-referential organizational decisions, rather than on joint interorganizational policy making. This raises questions about the added value of intended cooperative governance processes. - Reproduced.
650			_aPublic administration
700			_aKlijn, Erik-Hans
773			_aPublic Administration Review
909			_a53063
999			_c53063 _d53063