Trust and control in farmer–government partnerships: a Dutch case study

Since the early 1990s scholars have witnessed a change in the way societies are being governed. This change is referred to by some as a change from government to governance. It can be summarized as a shift from hierarchical steering by government to governing in pluriform coalitions between parties from government, market and society (see Kooiman 2003; Rhodes 1997; Stoker 1998).