Innovations in Government
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Innovations in Government

Research, Recognition, and Replication

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eBook - PDF

Innovations in Government

Research, Recognition, and Replication

About this book

A Brookings Institution Press and Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation publicationThe Innovations in American Government Awards Program began in 1985 with a grant from the Ford Foundation to the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard to conduct a program of awards for innovations in state and local government. The foundation's objective was ambitious and, in an era of "government is the problem" rhetoric, determinedly proactive. It sought to counter declining public confidence in government by highlighting innovative and effective programs. Over twenty years later, research, recognition, and replication are the source of the program's continuing influence and its vitality.What is the future of government innovation? How can innovation enhance the quality of life for citizens and strengthen democratic governance? Innovations in Government: Research, Recognition, and Replication answers these questions by presenting a comprehensive approach to advancing the practice and study of innovation in government. The authors discuss new research on innovation, explore the impact of several programs that recognize innovation, and consider challenges to the replication of innovations.Contributors include Eugene Bardach (University of California–Berkeley), Robert Behn (Harvard University), John D. Donahue (Harvard University), Marta Ferreira Santos Farah (Center for Public Administration and Government, Fundação Getulio Vargas), Archon Fung (Harvard University), Jean Hartley (University of Warwick), Steven Kelman (Harvard University), Gowher Rizvi (Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard University), Peter Spink (Center for Public Administration and Government, Fundação Getulio Vargas), and Jonathan Walters (Governing).

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Information
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Foreword
  6. Introduction
  7. Twenty Years of Highlighting Excellence in Government
  8. The "Kennedy School School" of Research on Innovation in Government
  9. Citizen Participation in Government Innovations
  10. Subnational Government Innovation in a Comparative Perspective: Brazil
  11. The Unaccustomed Inventiveness of the Labor Department
  12. Developmental Processes: A Conceptual Exploration
  13. The Adoption of Innovation: The Challenge of Learning to Adapt Tacit Knowledge
  14. Does Innovation Lead to Improvement in Public Services? Lessons from the Beacon Scheme in the United Kingdom
  15. Innovations in Government: Serving Citizens and Strengthening Democracy
  16. Research on Innovations in Government: What Next?
  17. References
  18. Contributors
  19. Index
  20. Back Cover