A third set of necessary relations concern techniques of social and economic regulation,
often given the unproblematic label ‘the State’in studies of industrial change. However, the processes of regulation and legitimization ascribed to the State cannot be explained or reproduced without reference to the wider (non-governmental) organisations and individuals that constitute society. In order to acknowledge the important role played by this broader societal milieu, the idea of ‘governance’ has gained popularity in social science (Jessop 1994; Goodwin & Painter 1996; Goodwin 1998; Marsden 1998). Governance describes the coordination of complex socio-economic systems through the interaction of a wide range of actors, including non-governmental organisations,
private companies, pressure groups and social movements