英國學者培利希克斯主張下一世代的政府應為全觀型政府(holistic government)、預防性政府、改變文化的政府及結果取向的政府。此種全觀型治理的理論,基本上在解決政府及預算分部化後所造成的治理缺陷。 在重點分析全觀型治理的理論之後,本文提出如何進行制度化以達到全觀型治理境界的三項主要策略:建立線上治理基礎建設、建立整合型組織、和建立主動型文官體系。 全觀型治理的境界必須建立在綿密而精細的資訊體系、組織體系、和主動的人事行政體系之上,對於目前絕大多數國家政府而言,仍屬相當遙遠的目標。從民主政治的本質和發展來看,推動全觀型治理的境界,需要依賴一個主動積極的公民社會,持續有力的進行政治參與監督和行政參與監督,進而對於政府的財政預算充分發揮影響力,建立合理的財政計畫及治理架構。
Holistic governance theory, as developed by British scholar Perri 6, argues that, in order to avoid governance fragmentation derived from functional divisions, the next generation government should be holistic, preventive, culture-changing and results-oriented. This article advocates three strategies to institutionalize holistic governance: online governance infrastructure, integrated governmental structure, and active bureaucracy. The governance state of holistic governance, which requires delicate information infrastructure, organizational structure and personnel system, may be difficult to reach but presents a challenging task to government and the discipline of public administration.