Great policy successes : Or, a tale about why it's amazing that governments get so little credit for their many everyday and extraordinary achievements as told by sympathetic observers who seek to create space for a less relentlessly negative view of our pivotal public institutions /

Despite their many failings and the perennial political controversies that surround them, governments sometimes 'get it right' in a big way. We can learn much from examining when and how this occurs. This book tells the story of 15 instances of highly successful government reforms, program...

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Other Authors: Compton, Mallory E. (Editor), Hart, Paul 't (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Despite their many failings and the perennial political controversies that surround them, governments sometimes 'get it right' in a big way. We can learn much from examining when and how this occurs. This book tells the story of 15 instances of highly successful government reforms, programmes, and projects from around the world.
Physical Description:1 online resource (326 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780192581839
019258183X