Banishing Bureaucracy: Five Strategies for Reinventing Government - Hardcover

Banishing Bureaucracy: The Five Strategies For Reinventing Government.

Halbleinen mit Schutzumschlag. Zustand: Gut. 397 Seiten, Guter Zustand / good condition. - Acknowledgments: It took a village to write this booka virtual village of thousands of far-flung reinventors who shared with us their knowledge and experi-ences and gave us their support. We interviewed them, e-mailed them, listened to their presentations, and read their articles, memos, and private papers. They took us on tours of their organizations, invited us in to staff meetings, even asked us to critique their efforts. What always came through was their magnificent spirit, the joy of innovators who undertake important work. We are grateful to every one of these extraordinary pioneers. Many friends and colleagues played a special role in easing this book through the birth canal all authors must traverse. They urged us to take on the task, led us to many of the reinventors and stories that taught us important lessons, and helped us develop many of our key concepts. Babak Armajani, Peter Hutchinson, Connie Nelson, and our other colleagues at the Public Strategies Group were a constant source of Inspiration, ideas, experience, and support. John Cleveland and Joann Neuroth at On Purpose Associates stood with us almost daily, offering the pointed but gentle critique that only the best of friends and partners can get away with. Both organizations provided financial support that r.elped us stay focused on our work. Our colleagues at the Alliance for Redesigning Government and the National Academy of Public Admin-. stration helped connect us to their growing network of reinventors and tesources across the nation. To these and other Veteran reinventors we tumed repeatedly for advice and Information. For this we owe particular thanks also to Jeremy Cowper, Bill Creech, Jim Flanagan, Don Forbes, Craig Holt, David Jones, John Kamensky, Tom Lewcock, Michael Marsh, Mike Masterson, Karl Mettke, Martin Raff, Bob Stone, and Peter Wilkinson. Many of these colleagues commented extensively on an outline of the book and drafts of chapters. For this fundamental guidance we owe great thanks also to Jonathan Boston, Lorraine Chang, Joel Getzendan-ner, Lou Glazer, Larry Grant, Tharon Greene, Neal Johnson, Ted Kolderie, Cheryl Lange, Butch Marita, Mike Monteith, Joe Nathan, Laurie Ohmann, Bob O'Leary, Bob O'Neill, Doug Ross, John Scully, Ted Staton, Skip Stitt, Janet Topolsky, and Steve Weiss. Many people went beyond the call of duty in other ways. Ted Gaebler continued to share with us his wealth of experience and knowledge. Ian Ball and Fran MacDonald helped plan and coordinate a weeklong trip to New Zealand. Diana Goldsworthy, Catherine Strat-ton, Michael Clarke, Doug Forbes, and Keith Femett did the same in the United Kingdom. Duncan Wyse and Barbara Roberts helped us plan our research in Oregon. Janet Topolsky, Bob O'Leary, Mike Monteith, and Meriwether Jones opened their homes to us. Larry Payne and Jim Jordan shared with us their two-day inspection tour through the Mark Twain National Forest. Rob Smith and Peter Matwijiw helped immensely in shipping us Information from the U.K. We are especially grateful to Ruth Sheets, without whose hard work and good humor we would not have met our deadlines. Ruth, Andrew List, Sally LaCross, and Julie Price typed numerous interview tran-scripts; they came to admire the reinventors they met on tape. As always, our literary agent Kristine Dahl guided us gently and skillfully through the murky financial waters of the Publishing in-dustry. And our editor, William Patrick, proved once again his genius. His light editing touch endears him to us, of course. But his unerring judgment about the essence of our bookwhat to keep in and what to leave outwas crucial; it saved us more than once from losing focus. Pat Jalbert and Beth Burleigh Füller, production editors at Addison-Wesley, shepherded us across the production finish line with enormous skill, patience, and grace. Lastly, we thank our families. They put up with it all: the trips we took away from home, the long hours we spent writing, the uncertain-ties of the whole process, and the particular strains of the final year. Their patience and love sustained us. They are the heart of our village. ISBN 9780201626322 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 698. Artikel-Nr. 1163186

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