Innovations in government : research, recognition, and replication / Sandford Borins, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Borins, Sandford F., 1949-

Series:

Innovative governance in the 21st century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political planning.

Organizational change.

Physical Description:

xi, 231 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

[Cambridge, Mass.] : Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University ; Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2008]

Summary:

"Answers questions on the future of government innovation and its effect on citizens and democratic governance by presenting a comprehensive approach to advancing the practice and study of innovation in government. Discusses new research on innovation, explores the impact of programs that recognize innovation, and considers challenges to replicating innovations"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Twenty years of highlighting excellence in government / Jonathan Walters

The "Kennedy School school" of research on innovation in government / Steven Kelman

Citizen participation in government innovations / Archon Fung

Subnational government innovation in a comparative perspective: Brazil / Marta Ferreira Santos Farah and Peter Spink

The unaccustomed inventiveness of the Labor Department / John D. Donahue

Developmental processes: a conceptual exploration / Eugene Bardach

The adoption of innovation: the challenge of learning to adapt tacit knowledge / Robert D. Behn

Does innovation lead to improvement in public services?: lessons from the Beacon Scheme in the United Kingdom / Jean Hartley

Innovations in government: serving citizens and strenthening democracy / Gowher Rizvi

Research on innovations in government: what next? / Sandford Borins.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-220) and index.

ISBN:

9780815713777

0815713770

OCLC:

185691030