Guardians of Public Value : : How Public Organisations Become and Remain Institutions / / edited by Arjen Boin, Lauren A. Fahy, Paul 't Hart.

This open access book presents case studies of twelve organisations which the public have come to view as institutions. From the BBC to Doctors Without Borders, from the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra to CERN, this volume examines how some organisations rise to prominence and remain in high publi...

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Place / Publishing House:Cham : : Springer International Publishing :, Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,, 2021.
Year of Publication:2021
Edition:1st ed. 2021.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (XIII, 353 p. 9 illus., 4 illus. in color.)
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Guardians of Public Value: How public organizations become and remain institutions
  • 2. The Election Commission of India: Guardian of democracy
  • 3. Singapore's Corrupt Practices Investigations Bureau: Guardian of public integrity
  • 4. The BBC: Guardian of public understanding
  • 5. Sweden's Riksbank: Guardian of monetary integrity
  • 6. The European Court of Justice: Guardian of European integration
  • 7. The Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra: Guardian of symphonic music
  • 8. The World Anti-Doping Agency: Guardian of elite sport's credibility
  • 9. CERN: Guardian of the human aspiration to understand the universe
  • 10. Rijkswaterstaat: Guardian of the Dutch delta
  • 11. Médecins Sans Frontières: Guardian of humanitarian values
  • 12. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Guardian of climate science
  • 13. The ACCC: Guardian of viable markets and consumer rights.