Innovation and Entrepreneurship in State and Local Government
Published on 29. September 2003
Book
Hardback
212 pages
978-0-7391-0705-8 (ISBN)
Description
Americans today recognize and celebrate leadership genius in the management of private companies. At the same time, the American public remains deeply skeptical of government's ability to address real economic and social challenges. The contributors to this timely and important volume increase our understanding of the potential incentives for and barriers to creative problem-solving in the public sector. Drawing on case studies of state and local government, as well as theoretical literature on private sector management, these scholars reveal both the problems and the possibilities in governmental decision-making.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
505 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7391-0705-8 (9780739107058)
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Persons
Michael Harris is associate provost and professor of political science, specializing in public policy and public administration, at Eastern Michigan University. Rhonda Kinney is associate professor of political science, and department head, at Eastern Michigan University.
Content
Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 The Political Economy of State Policy Innovation: Higher Education Decentralization Chapter 3 The State of Health: Innovations in Health Policy Chapter 4 Policy Innovation and Reinvention in an Inter-Governmental Context: Minnesota's Approach to State Mandates on Local Governments Chapter 5 Who Is Empowered?: Innovative Governance in Baltiomre's Empowerment Zone Chapter 6 Local Government and Community Social Service Providers as the Social Safety Net in Six Case Studies in a Midwestern State Chapter 7 The Influence of Administrative Leadership and Governing Board Behavior on Local Government Innovation Chapter 8 Conclusion