Quantum Governance: Rewiring the Foundation of Public Policy introduces a new foundation for public policy, one that places the citizen, not the institution, at the centre.
Moving away from a reductionist approach that segregates reality into artificial dichotomies and abstract silos, the book proposes a unified framework for how development actually happens.
At its core is the Equation of Development: D = (E) × (Q). Development is the product of two forces. Energy (E) is what gives a state its momentum: the policy mix, legitimacy, administrative efficiency, and narrative. Quantum Learning (Q) is the human substrate on which policy lands: individual meaning and community values.
The book treats the citizen as the quantum unit of the social world. No public policy can deliver impact or progress on development goals without changing individual lives, so policy must be designed, and measured, at the level of the person.
Written by Fadi Farra in collaboration with Nobel Laureate Sir Christopher Pissarides, Quantum Governance gives policymakers a practical lens for designing policies tailored to each individual, and a vocabulary for the institutions that will thrive in an age of agentic AI.
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