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Government Innovation Is Hard Because There Is No Direct Path to Innovative Solutions
What makes innovation, especially in the public sector, so difficult? Two recent books may give the answer. Specifically what could aid innovations is the competition between government program business plans…
Continuity or Change? India’s Democracy Dance Begins
The world’s largest and most active democracy goes for polls in the next few days, sealing its fate for the next five years. …
Budgets and Intergenerational Inequity
Intergenerational equity is an aspect of public finance that needs to be addressed, particularly in relation to Australia's aging population. Fairness means the next generation won't have to pick up…
Hear Me Roar
Women's rights are again on the political agenda. The progression of these rights has not been linear throughout history. But women are engaged now more than ever in government.…
Citizen Behavior Change: The Social Marketing Approach
Social marketing is often the most effective and efficient method for achieving high rates of behavior change. It can also achieve the greatest return on investment while improving citizens' well-being…
Combatting Conspiratorial Thinking
There have always been, and always will be, individuals that embrace conspiracy theories. Though it is beyond the power of the public administration community to stop conspiratorial thinking, we can…
Your Community, Your Choice: Participatory Budgeting in North Wales
Participatory budgeting has established itself as a leading democratic innovation, which gives the floor to those who previously had been outsiders in the political system. North Wales has embraced this…
The Internet of Things is Coming—Are You Ready?
The next five years will see an explosion of sophisticated yet inexpensive sensors that can be embedded in seemingly every device or piece of infrastructure. Local governments should prepare now…
Public Administrators: The Relevance of Teaching the Agility Model for Efficacious Sector Leadership
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines agile as, “Marked by the ability to move with quick, easy grace and having a quick resourceful and adaptable character.” The principals of Agile Leadership are…
Policymakers: Beyond Organizational Power and Control
Policies are systems of principles created to guide decisions and achieve logical, rational results for the good of the people, and the good of the organization. We must bring back…
Public-Private Partnerships: Begin, Progress, Succeed, Repeat
How are localities going to do what they need in order to keep up with modern demands like technology and increasing populations? The answer is rarely simple, as every locality…
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