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Innovation in West Des Moines

How a small town demands value from each tax dollar.

West Des Moines, Iowa, may not seem a likely hot spot for public management innovation, writes our colleague Jim Chrisinger for the Management Insights column, but it thinks big when it comes to delivering value. READ MORE.

Management Insights is published here on Governing.com in collaboration with the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School. The column is moderated by Stephen Goldsmith, a Professor of Government at Harvard Kennedy School (on leave), and deputy mayor of operations for the City of New York.

Elizabeth Daigneau is GOVERNING's managing editor.