High-performance Government: Structure, Leadership, IncentivesRobert E. Klitgaard Rand Corporation, 2005 - 490 pages In one of the most important critiques of U.S. government in more than a decade, the 2003 report of the Volcker Commission pulled no punches in describing an underperforming, dysfunctional U.S. government. The commission's report urged improvements in reorganization, leadership, and performance, but stopped short of specifying how to put its recommendations into practice. In High-Performace Government: Structure, Leadership, Incentives experts from the RAND Corporation offer practical ways to reorganize and restructure, enhance leadership, and create flexible, performance-driven agencies. Edited by Robert Klitgaard, Dean and Ford Distinguished Professor of International Development and Security at the Pardee RAND Graduate School, and Paul C. Light, Founding Director of the Center for Public Service at the Brookings Institution and Senior Adviser to the Volcker Commission, this new book presents an innovative approach for rethinking government. This book looks at examples of successful reforms and examines what can be learned from them to improve the way our government works. High-Performance Government includes an opening discussion by Robert Klitgaards, the full text of the Volcker Commission report, and a dozen chapters by senior RAND researchers. These chapters discuss how to confront the challenges posed by the changing role and increasing uncertainty of government; restructure under the constraints of structural politics; reorganize the national security apparatus; tailor public-private partnerships to particular needs; reform the system of presidential appointments; enhance leadership and incentives in the civil service; and much more. |
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... challenges . One is philosophical - getting government to focus on performance and results . The second is empirical - figuring out what practices promote high performance in the public sector . High - Performance Government helps us ...
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... challenges facing government are compounded by a changing role of the state and by increasing un- certainty . Gregory Treverton argues that ten years from now , the lines between state and market will be even more blurred than they are ...
... challenges over the next several decades in government , corporations , and nonprofits . He and others at RAND have been studying trends and , also in the RAND style , talking with practitioners and leaders . The data on trends speak to ...
... challenges has eroded . Government's responsiveness , its efficiency , and too often its honesty are broadly challenged as we en- ter a new century . The bonds between our citizens and our public servants , essential to democratic ...
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Governing the Market State by Gregory F Treverton | 84 |
HighPerformance Government in an Uncertain World by Robert J Lempert and Steven | 108 |
Organizing for Reorganizing by Susan M Gates | 134 |
Four Ways to Restructure National Security in the US Government by Lynn E Davis | 156 |
Using PublicPrivate Partnerships Successfully in the Federal Setting by Frank Camm | 174 |
Improving Government Processes From Velocity Management to Presidential Appointments by John Demond and Rick Eden | 212 |
Broadening Public Leadership in a Globalized World by Gregory F Treverton | 276 |
The Economic Complexities of Incentive Reforms by Beth J Asch | 304 |
Measuring Performance by Jacob Alex Klerman | 338 |
Lessons from Performance Measurement in Education by Laura Hamilton | 376 |
Choosing and Using Performance Criteria by Robert Klitgaard Johannes Fedderke and Kamil Akramov | 402 |
Bibliography | 442 |
About the Editors and About the Authors | 482 |
Developing Leadership Emulating the Military Model by Al Robbert | 250 |
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