Encyclopedia of Governance

“Governance” is one of those words that have crept quietly into mainstream vocabulary. Like the coverage of this encyclopedia, it is of post‐war origin and is doubtless related to the worldwide growth of non‐governmental organizations and the increasing regulation of everyday life. Time, therefore, for an encyclopedia on the subject. Yes, but … the elusive nature of the concept and the lack of a clear vocabulary make this a hazardous project. Thus from the letter H we find Health Care, Hedging, Hemispheric Integration, Heterarchy, High‐Reliability Organization, Hindu Governance, HIV/AIDS, Hollow State, and Human Capital. Other terms of unclear status and...