The new public management : lessons from innovating governors and mayors /

This volume brings together the innovative ideas of 21 of America's leading governors and mayors expressed in their own words. The book features contributions carefully collected and selected over several years, including chapters by former Governors George Bush of Texas and Tommy Thompson of W...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Andrisani, Paul J., Hakim, Simon, 1944-, Savas, Emanuel S.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, [2002]
Subjects:	State governments > United States. Local government > United States. Administrative agencies > United States > States > Management. Organizational change. Gouvernements d'Etats fédérés > Etats-Unis. Administration locale > États-Unis. Changement organisationnel > États-Unis. Administrative agencies > U.S. states > Management. Local government. State governments. United States. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Results-based accountability : the basis of education reform in Texas / George W. Bush
Education reform in Minnesota / Arne H. Carlson
Smart growth and neighborhood conservation : addressing both sides of the coin / Parris N. Glendening
Welfare reform : the Wisconsin experience / Tommy G. Thompson
Investing in human infrastructure : technology priorities in Texas / Rick Perry
Wyoming's frontier spirit pioneers innovation in government through technology / Jim Geringer
Government at the speed of business / Mike Leavitt
Government as a catalyst : industry-led initiatives in Colorado / Bill Owens
From in line to on-line : the e-government revolution in New York City / Rudolph W. Giuliani
Chicago's energy plan : building for the future in a changing marketplace / Richard M. Daley
Restructuring the bureaucracy in city government : systemic reform of work and community outreach / Jerry E. Abramson
A community revitalization / David L. Armstrong
Boston : main streets and back streets / Thomas M. Menino
Charlotte : service delivery and citizen feedback in a high growth city / Patrick L. McCrory
A recipe for rightsizing government : the Charlotte story / Richard Vinroot
Innovative government in Jersey City, New Jersey / Bret Schundler
Innovations in a military base community redevelopment project / Wellington E. Webb
Joint economic development districts / Donald L. Plusquellic
Cheaper, better, faster : bringing private sector principles to county government / Greg Cox
Contracting out the management of the city garage / William L. Heydt
Cultural assimilation and trade development : a restructuring of Irvine's sister cities program / Christina Shea.