Government
Not Everything Has a Price
When we pay people to do things that they know they should be doing as good citizens, they tend to devalue the moral basis for acting that way.
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Government - Book Reviews
Innovative public sector policies and programs
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Foundations
Does Philanthropy Threaten Democracy?
We should be more concerned about foundations’ outsized role in education policy.
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Civic Engagement
The People’s Budget
Participatory budgeting, which enables citizens to decide how to spend public funds, is building a more empowering model of democracy.
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Government
When Everyone Is an Expert
In an era of instant feedback and crowdsourcing, the government misses out when it relies solely on authorized voices.
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Health
Only in New York?
City officials under Mayor Michael Bloomberg made advances in public health that were important but hardly unique.
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Government
Nuance in Government
A leading public intellectual, fresh from government service, explores the complexities of cost-benefit analysis.
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Government
Government by Toolkit
The first chief technology officer of the United States offers a vision for remaking public services.
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Cities
Saviors at City Hall?
Urban leaders offer a model for tackling big global problems that nation-states are failing to address.
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Cities
Manifest Density
Investment in "hyperdense" cities is, according to one writer, the key to solving many problems that afflict US society.
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