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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Borins, Sandford F., 1949-

Series:

Innovative governance in the 21st century.

Innovative governance in the 21st century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political planning.

Organizational change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (245 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

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 strengthening democracy / Gowher Rizvi

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

Notes:

"Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University."

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

ISBN:

9780815710301

0815710305

OCLC:

818846692