The Future of Governing: Four Emerging ModelsUniversity Press of Kansas, 1996 - 179 pages "A very important book that should be read by everyone trying to make sense of the reform problem". -- Patricia W. Ingraham, coauthor of New Paradigms for Government. |
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Page 25
... true production costs ( A. Downs 1967 ) and then using that in- formation to control public spending . The problem with this analysis is that one of the canons of public - sector management ( and even in the private sector within a ...
... true production costs ( A. Downs 1967 ) and then using that in- formation to control public spending . The problem with this analysis is that one of the canons of public - sector management ( and even in the private sector within a ...
Page 49
... true elitists , participation is a value that can be embraced by the entire ideo- logical spectrum within a political democracy . This broad acceptance of the con- cept leaves only the problem of sorting out just what is meant by ...
... true elitists , participation is a value that can be embraced by the entire ideo- logical spectrum within a political democracy . This broad acceptance of the con- cept leaves only the problem of sorting out just what is meant by ...
Page 52
... true to some extent for most service industries , it is particularly true for the public sector . If social service programs are to be effective , for example , beneficiaries must ultimately want to change some of their behaviors ...
... true to some extent for most service industries , it is particularly true for the public sector . If social service programs are to be effective , for example , beneficiaries must ultimately want to change some of their behaviors ...
Contents
Market Models for Reforming Government | 21 |
The Participatory State | 47 |
Flexible Government | 72 |
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