02788nam a22003614a 4500 ebr10224511 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 071227s2008 dcua sb 001 0 eng 2007052018 9780815713777 (pbk. : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)290569524 JF1525.P6 I56 2008eb 352.3/67 22 Innovations in government [electronic resource] : research, recognition, and replication / Sandford Borins, editor. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008. xi, 231 p. : ill. Innovative governance in the 21st century "Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University." Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-220) and index. Twenty years of highlighting excellence in government / Jonathan Walters -- The "Kennedy School school" of research on innovation in government / Steven Kelman -- Citizen participation in government innovations / Archon Fung -- Subnational government innovation in a comparative perspective : Brazil / Marta Ferreira Santos Farah and Peter Spink -- The unaccustomed inventiveness of the Labor Department / John D. Donahue -- Developmental processes : a conceptual exploration / Eugene Bardach -- The adoption of innovation : the challenge of learning to adapt tacit knowledge / Robert D. Behn -- Does innovation lead to improvement in public services? : lessons from the Beacon Scheme in the United Kingdom / Jean Hartley -- Innovations in government : serving citizens and strengthening democracy / Gowher Rizvi -- Research on innovations in government : what next? / Sandford Borins. "Answers questions on the future of government innovation and its effect on citizens and democratic governance by presenting a comprehensive approach to advancing the practice and study of innovation in government. Discusses new research on innovation, explores the impact of programs that recognize innovation, and considers challenges to replicating innovations"--Provided by publisher. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Political planning. Organizational change. Electronic books. local Borins, Sandford F., 1949- ebrary, Inc. Innovative governance in the 21st century. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10224511 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 40082 40082