Synopses & Reviews
Reinventing Government details the most revolutionary idea of our time an idea whose time has come. Its authors give proof positive that government does not have to be a gigantic and inefficient bureaucracy. Instead, it can govern in the true sense of the word, by tapping the tremendous power of the entrepreneurial process and the force of the free market. In case after case, the authors show how this approach already has proven its worth all over the country in schools, in slums, in sanitation, in a host of other areas where enterprising and innovative public officials have delivered a far bigger public service bang for every budgeted buck. To cut taxes and improve services at the same time may seem too good to be true. Yet now we have in our hands a way to make it come true if we and politicians of all parties and persuasions read it and use it.
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"A landmark in the debate on the future of public policy." The Washington Post
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"Required reading for burned-out civic reformers, and stirring stuff for socially concerned businesspeople." Kirkus Reviews
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"The new gospel of good government...chronicles the efforts of hundreds of government officials to bring business technologies to public service." Business Week
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"Should be read by every elected official in America. This book gives us the bueprint." Bill Clinton
About the Author
David Osborne, managing partner of The Public Strategies Group, has served as an advisor to Vice President Al Gore, a consultant to America?s public sector managers and a counselor to leaders worldwide. He lives in Essex, Massachusetts.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction: An American Perestroika
1. Catalytic Government: Steering Rather Than Rowing
2. Community-Owned Government: Empowering Rather Than Serving
3. Competitive Government: Injecting Competition into Service Delivery
4. Mission-Driven Government: Transforming Rule-Driven Organizations
5. Results-Oriented Government: Funding Outcomes, Not Inputs
6. Customer-Driven Government: Meeting the Needs of the Customer, Not Bureaucracy
7. Enterprising Government: Earning Rather Than Spending
8. Anticipatory Government: Prevention Rather Than Cure
9. Decentralized Government: From Hierarchy to Participation and Teamwork
10. Market-Oriented Government: Leveraging Change Through the Market
11. Putting It All Together
Appendix A
Appendix B
Notes
Index