• An Incentive for Efficiency
• Posted By: Charles Chieppo |   August 25, 2011
• States could reward local governments—and their taxpayers—for finding creative ways to provide services for less money.
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• New Management for a New Age
• Posted By: |   August 24, 2011
• The challenges have changed, and the old models for public leaders no longer apply.
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• Grassroots-Powered Innovation
• Posted By: Stephen Goldsmith |   August 17, 2011
• Some citizens just want to complain, but a lot them have good ideas for improving their neighborhoods and communities. A new social-media collaboration platform in NYC is helping citizens achieve that.
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• The Geek Approach to Government
• Posted By: |   August 17, 2011
• There are lessons for designing public programs in the way technology is developed.
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• How Many Governments Do We Need?
• Posted By: Robert Knisely |   August 15, 2011
• America’s web of local governments made sense in the 1600s. For efficiency’s sake, it’s time to rethink that structure.
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• Building a City from Scratch
• Posted By: Charles Chieppo |   August 11, 2011
• New municipalities are popping up around the country, rooted in dissatisfaction with traditional governments. The new cities are experimenting with new ways to deliver services efficiently.
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• Seeing the Bigger Picture
• Posted By: |   August 10, 2011
• Like a good basketball play, an effective leader needs "court vision."
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• The Pay Squeeze at the Top
• Posted By: Charles Chieppo |   August 9, 2011
• Highly paid public-sector executives are in the headlines. But governments may need to pay top dollar to get the excellence they need.
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• 18 Holes of Waste
• Posted By: Cornelius Chapman |   August 8, 2011
• At a time when police, firefighters and teachers are being laid off, it's hard to justify the municipal golf course.
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• The Messy Politics of Privatization
• Posted By: Charles Chieppo |   August 3, 2011
• Outsourcing government services can save money. But governments need to bring their own expertise to bear to de-politicize the process.
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