The Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra: Guardian of Symphonic Music
The Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra, founded in 1888, has consistently been rated among the world’s best symphonic orchestras. This chapter describes how the orchestra evolved into a public institution with an adventurous repertoire and international al
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uardians of Public Value “As our public life frays at the edges, you might wish a book would come along explaining how some public organizations manage to beat the odds to become enduring beacons of public value. Well it is here! Through a study of twelve public organizations ranging from the Election Commission of India to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, this edited volume pinpoints four patterns of institutionalization that ensures public excellence and integrity.” —Christopher Ansell, Professor, University of California, Berkeley, USA “This is an intriguing book. Drawing on the seminal work of Selznick and Goodsell, editors Boin, Fahy and ‘t Hart have assembled a team of top-notch scholars to address one of the fundamental questions in the social sciences: how do organizations become, and remain, institutions? Combining detailed analysis with storytelling, the substantive chapters tease out key factors explaining how institutions evolve and sustain their aura, their standing and their legitimacy. This volume should be required reading across the social sciences.” —Jon Pierre, University of Gothenburg, Sweden “There is a world of institutions we hold in high esteem—businesses, media, authorities or non-governmental organizations we would be proud to work with, eager to learn more about and whose valuable service and standards are beyond any doubt. The present volume is precisely about this type of institution. The editors and authors do an amazing job in reminding us of three things—the wide range and scope of high-performance institutions in almost every area of public life, from the fine arts to hard-core monetary oversight; the effort, the spirit and the wisdom necessary to create and to maintain values, trustworthiness and reputation; and the pivotal importance of such landmark achievements for the stability and sustainable development of democracy, progress in science, economic prosperity and social justice. In times of anti-institutionalism rampant among populists across the political spectrum, this book is an eye-opener when it comes to the linkage between public values and institutional integrity.” —Wolfgang Seibel, Professor of Political and Administrative Sciences, University of Konstanz, Germany
Arjen Boin · Lauren A. Fahy · Paul ‘t Hart Editors
Guardians of Public Value How Public Organisations Become and Remain Institutions
Editors Arjen Boin Department of Political Science Leiden University Leiden, The Netherlands
Lauren A. Fahy School of Governance Utrecht University Utrecht, The Netherlands
Paul ‘t Hart School of Governance Utrecht University Utrecht, The Netherlands
ISBN 978-3-030-51700-7 ISBN 978-3-030-51701-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51701-4 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2021. This book is an open access publication. Open Access This book is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and rep
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