Governance
Outsourcing Governance
In The Privatized State, Chiara Cordelli explains how the US government divested itself of its duties and offers solutions for rebuilding the republic.
Review
Tag: Government
Excerpt
Civic Engagement
Building a New Civic Culture
A new excerpt from Engaged guides us to create a more active citizenship and democracy.
Technology
Countering Coronavirus With Open Social Innovation
Germany’s first government-hosted crisis hackathon offers seven lessons on how to make the most of a messy-but-promising way to kick-start social innovation.
Excerpt
Civic Engagement
Civic Power
An excerpt from a new book on rebuilding American democracy in an era of crisis.
Podcast
Collaboration
Nonprofit and Government Collaborations Move at the ‘Speed of Trust’
A discussion between two California mayors on how the public sector and nonprofit leaders can work together in a time of anxiety and disruption.
Government
The Wellbeing Budget
Instead of simply pegging success to traditional economic measures, like GDP, New Zealand wants policymaking to be driven by what will make the biggest difference to the well-being of people, their communities, and the environment. A What's Next article from the Winter 2020 issue.
Civic Engagement
Opening Public Contracting to Citizen Participation
By understanding the impact of public contracting on their daily lives, citizens become more aware of the need for transparency and accountability. A Viewpoint from the Winter 2020 issue.
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Democratize the Economy
The imbalance between the wealthy and the rest of Americans dramatically alters how public policy itself is formulated. Part of the Winter 2020 issue's Realizing Democracy supplement funded by the Ford Foundation.
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Reversing Income Inequality
Good strikes force the very consensus building that America needs, and the sooner we reprioritize unions, the sooner we can reclaim democracy. Part of the Winter 2020 issue's Realizing Democracy supplement funded by the Ford Foundation.
Review
Government
Beyond Privatization
In their new book, Ganesh Sitaraman and Anne Alstott treat libraries as just one model of a public institution that can thrive alongside market-based options like bookstores and provide desirable benefits to society more broadly and equitably than the private sector can do alone. A book review from the Winter 2020 issue.