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 23
... assume that there are no significant costs of production ( pollu- tion is the classic example ) that are not included in the price of the product — the familiar externalities problem ( Coase 1960 ) —that would cause social cost and ...
... assume that there are no significant costs of production ( pollu- tion is the classic example ) that are not included in the price of the product — the familiar externalities problem ( Coase 1960 ) —that would cause social cost and ...
Page 79
... assumes that feedback from society will make that determination , but the flexible model appears to require a somewhat ... assume an air of perma- nence rather quickly , but organizations created through an attempt to enhance flexibility ...
... assumes that feedback from society will make that determination , but the flexible model appears to require a somewhat ... assume an air of perma- nence rather quickly , but organizations created through an attempt to enhance flexibility ...
Page 90
... assumes ( much like many significantly older conceptions of management ) that employees are almost interchangeable parts in the vast machine of govern- ment and that they can be replaced almost at will . Moreover , the flexible ap ...
... assumes ( much like many significantly older conceptions of management ) that employees are almost interchangeable parts in the vast machine of govern- ment and that they can be replaced almost at will . Moreover , the flexible ap ...
Contents
Market Models for Reforming Government | 21 |
The Participatory State | 47 |
Flexible Government | 72 |
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