Agile Stability in the Post-Second World War Era

Abstract

This chapter provides an account of the post-Second World War rebuilding of the war-torn countries and societies. It explores classic Weberian systems in the modern history of management and public administration thinking, which are considered as best arrangement for planning, coordination, and personnel routines focusing on long-term visions, stability, and merit in the public or private sphere. It also describes the globalisation of innovation thinking through the financial and policy influence of the US on European and Asian rebuilding projects. The chapter talks about the different regions and countries that entered the rebuilding stage with varying histories and political and administrative legacies that are considered in the formation of the charismatic networks and new types of public sector organisations charged with dynamic capabilities. It examines the challenge of balancing between globalisation and convergence versus contextualisation that has been an everlasting policy challenge ever since.