The art of public strategy : mobilizing power and knowledge for the common good / Geoff Mulgan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mulgan, Geoff, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration.

Strategic planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written by Geoff Mulgan, a former head of policy for the UK prime minister, and advisor to governments round the world, this book is about how government's strategies take shape, and how money, people, technology, and public commitment can be mobilized to achieve important goals.

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Boxes; Abbreviations; Note on the Author; 1. Introduction: From Tangled Knots to Virtuous Circles; PART I; 2. What is Public Strategy?; 3. Public Action: The Dynamics of Supply and Demand; 4. A Framework for Adaptive Strategy; PART II; 5. Locating Strategy: Structures, Processes, and Cultures; 6. Knowledge: How Can Governments Know Enough to Govern?; 7. Implementation: Moving from Words to Action; 8. Positive Risks: Taking Innovation in the Public Sector Seriously; 9. Negative Risks: Strategies for Resilience; 10. Joined-up Government

11. Changing Minds and Behaviour12. Winning (and Losing) Public Trust; 13. Metrics: Measuring Social and Public Value; 14. Persistent Leadership; PART III; 15. Separating the Urgent and the Important: Strategy as a Public Good; Notes; Index; Name Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

1-383-04362-0

0-19-161567-6

1-282-05321-3

9786612053214

0-19-155852-4

OCLC:

320628343