Collaborative governance on big health problems in developing countries

Collaborative governance on big health problems in developing countries Collaborative governance research may help tackle big health problems in developing countries, says Michael P. Ryan. Here, he explains how. Some public administration researchers propose that collaborative governance may help tackle big global health problems in developing countries, such as HIV/AIDS in Africa. Collaborative governance of a public-nonprofit- private, or cross-sector network in public administration and organization studies means ‘a governing arrangement where one or more public agencies directly engage non-state stakeholders in a collective decision-making process that is formal, consensus-oriented, and deliberate and that aims to make or implement public policy or manage public programs or assets.’ (1) Public-nonprofit-private collaborative governance in public administration and organization studies involves ‘the processes and structures of public policy decision-making and management that engage people constructively across the boundaries of public agencies, levels of government, and/or the public, private, and civic spheres to carry out a public purpose that could not otherwise be accomplished.’ (2)