Assignment task:
The social contract is a complex concept which emphasizes location of society in formulating the rules, institutions and outcomes seen as central to the achievement of progressively improving public value and social resilience. The idea of a social contract is argued to make sense in the large and diverse societies that have emerged in the twentieth century and beyond. The concept seeks to address the processes by which large complex societies reach consensus on social goals. Any failure to address the social contract, it is argued, will result in social segmentation, disharmony, violence and fragility.
Provide a critical review and possible synthesis of the relationship between the idea of governance and the idea of the social contract. Focus on Relationship between governance and social contract
i.e. what is governance, what is a social contract ?
How does governance impact on social contract?
How a social contract can enhance/create public value? Write the assignment using below books and provide references
Yilmaz, S., Beris, Y., & Serrano-Berthet, R. (2010). Linking Local Government Discretion and Accountability in Decentralisation. Development Policy Review, 28(3), 259-293.
Rubio, D. J. (2011). The impact of decentralization of health services on health outcomes: evidence from Canada. Applied Economics, 43(26), 3907-3917.
North, D. C. (1991). Institutions. Journal of EconomiNorth.pdfc Perspectives, 5(1), 97-112. doi:doi: 10.1257/jep.5.1.97
Alexander, E. R. (2005). Institutional Transformation and Planning: From Institutionalization Theory to Institutional Design. Planning Theory, 4(3), 209-223. doi:10.1177/1473095205058494