Stephen P. Osborne is Professor of International Public Management and Director of the Centre for Public Services Research at the University of Edinburgh, UK. He is President of the International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM) and Editor of Public Management Review (PMR).

Introduction: The (New) Public Governance - A Suitable Case for Treatment? Stephen P. Osborne Part 1: Theoretical Perspectives on Public Governance 1. Global Perspectives on Governance Patricia Kennett 2. Metagovernance and Public Management B. Guy Peters 3. Innovations in Governance Mark Moore & Jean Hartley 4. Governance and Governability Jan Kooiman 5. Does Governance Exist? Owen Hughes 6. What Endures? Public Governance and the Cycle of Reform Laurence Lynn Jr. Part 2: Governance and Inter-Organizational Partnerships to Deliver Public Services 7. Theory of Organizational Partnerships - Partnership Advantages, Disadvantages and Success Factors Ronald McQuaid 8. Public-Private Partnerships and Public Governance Challenges Carsten Greve & Graeme Hodge 9. Introducing the Theory of Collaborative Advantage Siv Vangen & Chris Huxham 10. Relationship Marketing, Relational Capital and the Governance of Public Services Delivery Stephen P. Osborne, Kate McLaughlin & Celine Chew 11. Leading Across Frontiers: How Visionary Leaders Integrate People, Processes, Structures and Resource Barbara C. Crosby, John M. Bryson & Melissa M. Stone 12. Public Governance and the Third Sector: Opportunities for Co-Production and Innovation? Victor Pestoff & Taco Brandsen Part 3: Governance of Contractual Relationships 13. Governance, Contract Management and Public Management Donald F. Kettl 14. Governance of Outsourcing and Contractual Relationships Federica Farneti, Emanuele Padovani, & David W. Young 15. The Governance of Contracting Relationships: Killing the Golden Goose - A Third Sector Perspective. Steven Rathgeb Smith & Judith Smyth Part 4: Governance of Inter-Organizational Networks 16. Trust in Governance Networks: Looking for Conditions for Innovative Solution and Outcomes Erik-Hans Klijn 17. Implementation and Managerial Networking in the New Public Governance Laurence J. O'Toole Jr. & Kenneth J. Meier 18. From New Public Management to Networked Community Governance? Strategic Local Public Service Networks in England Steve Martin Part 5: Governance of Policy Networks 19. Policy Networks: Theory and Practice Tobias Jung 20. Policy Networks in Practice: The Debate on the Future of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Menno Huys & Joop Koppenjan 21. Governance, Networks and Policy Change: The Case of Cannabis in the United Kingdom Betriz Acevedo & Richard Common Conclusions: Public Governance and Public Services Delivery: A Research Agenda for the Future Stephen P. Osborne