When the counting is over, can governments govern?

Patrick Weller; Bronwyn Stevens

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When the counting is over, can governments govern?

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When the counting is over, can governments govern?

Patrick Weller and Bronwyn Stevens

Social Alternatives, Vol.34(3), pp.52-59

2015

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Political Science

Sociology

newly elected government

Elections determine who will govern but they cannot assure that the newly elected government will be able to govern effectively. Each government has to face unique policy problems and all of them will have to meet the challenges that constrain their ability to govern. This article explores three of those common challenges: the ability to exercise effective leadership, managing the constraints and changes of the institutions of government, and understanding the external events that constantly threaten the government's standing and derail its best considered policies and strategies.

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Title: When the counting is over, can governments govern?
Authors: Patrick Weller (Author) - Griffith University
Bronwyn Stevens (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Publication details: Social Alternatives, Vol.34(3), pp.52-59
Publisher: Social Alternatives
Date published: 2015
ISSN: 0155-0306
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449406102621
Output Type: Journal article

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