The Library
The books behind the guides.
Every guide is built from these books and cites them per claim. Here they are on their own — what each argues, the ideas it contributes, and the guides it grounds. 8 books.
Rethinking Democratic Accountability
A critique of traditional, punitive government accountability that argues for a new paradigm of mutual, collective responsibility to resolve the conflict between rule-following and achieving high performance.
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A critique of traditional, punitive government accountability that argues for a new paradigm of mutual, collective responsibility to resolve the conflict between rule-following and achieving high performance.
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A practical, systematic framework, termed 'the science of delivery', for political leaders and public servants to translate policy goals into tangible, measurable results for citizens.
Bureaucracy what government agencies do and why they do it
"Bureaucracy" explains why government agencies behave the way they do by examining how their core tasks are defined and performed by front-line workers under the powerful, often conflicting, constraints imposed by their political environment.
How to Run a Government So that Citizens Benefit and Taxpayers Dont Go Crazy
A practical, systematic framework, termed 'the science of delivery', for political leaders and public servants to translate policy goals into tangible, measurable results for citizens.
Creating Public Value Strategic Management in Government
Public managers should act as strategists, not just administrators, by actively managing their political and operational environments to discover, define, and create public value.
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Public managers should act as strategists, not just administrators, by actively managing their political and operational environments to discover, define, and create public value.
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"Bureaucracy" explains why government agencies behave the way they do by examining how their core tasks are defined and performed by front-line workers under the powerful, often conflicting, constraints imposed by their political environment.