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What Role for Government?: Lessons from Policy Research
The vital debates on government today are concerned with its social role, its participation in the economy, and its redistributive responsibilities. These functions, not defined in the Constitution, reflect the evolution of society and its values and the powerful but jerky hand of the political proc... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 1983 -
The Early Admissions Game: Joining The Elite, With A New Chapter
Each year, hundreds of thousands of high school seniors compete in a game they'll play only once, whose rules they do not fully understand, yet whose consequences are enormous. The game is college admissions, and applying early to an elite school is one way to win. But the early admissions process i... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2004 -
Collaborative Governance
All too often government lacks the skill, the will, and the wallet to meet its missions. Schools fall short of the mark while roads and bridges fall into disrepair. Health care costs too much and delivers too little. Budgets bleed red ink as the cost of services citizens want outstrips the taxes the... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2011 -
The Dragon, the Eagle, and the Private Sector: Public-Private Collaboration in China and the United States
The governments of China and the United States - despite profound differences in history, culture, economic structure, and political ideology - both engage the private sector in the pursuit of public value. This book employs the term collaborative governance to describe relationships where neither t... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2021