A New Governing Philosophy
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The Price of Government is a must read for all Dems. Its strategies point to a smart, lean government and commitment to spending taxpayer money as wisely as possible. That kind of reputation will boost our party’s ability to win public support when we do propose new and necessary investments.
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The Lost Art of Drawing the Line shows that in our effort to protect the individual against unfair decisions, we have created a society where no one’s in charge of anything. Philip Howard argues that is exactly when we we all lose our link to common sense - and the common good.
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Banishing Bureaucracy provides reinventors and political thinkers a specific roadmap on how to reform government. The focus is on changing the "DNA" of public organizations so that they continually innovate and improve their performance on their own, in other words, a self-renewing system.
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The Death of Common Sense shows how "rules replaced thinking" and "process replaced responsibility." Calling for a revival of human judgment in governance, Howard argues convincingly that restoring trust in government requires a public sector that delivers commonsense solutions.
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Demosclerosis, defined as government's progressive loss of the ability to adapt, shows why citizens are so frustrated with the public sector. Rauch thoroughly explains why government's activity level rises while its achievement level falls. Specific and innovative solutions are proposed.
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The Spirit of Community explores the growing political movement - of which New Democrats are a part - which calls for balancing individual rights and social responsibility. Etzoini's new way of thinking about government's role challenges both the right and the left.
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Reinventing Government researches the top ten principles behind what the American public wants - a modernized, activist, non-bureaucratic government. This classic from Osborne and Gaebler focuses on getting results and restoring people's faith in the public sector.
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Reviving the American Dream proposes radical restructuring of the delivery of public services between the federal and state governments, based on the level best suited to take on a particular responsibility. Rivlin argues the result will be increased effectiveness and accountability.
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The Rise and Decline of Nations shows how special interest lobbies riddle the economy with distortions and retard economic opportunity. Highly influential among economists and non-economists, the late Mancur Olson has been called by some, the New Democrats' economic founding father.
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