Public Administration / Nonprofit / Fundraising

Describes how decentralization and entrepreneurship can revitalize government and outlines ten principles guiding an entrepreneurial public organization

Describes the historical background of privatization, examines the theory behind its adoption, and evaluates privatization programs

This introduction to both the hows and whys of the practices of public policy provides reality-based practical advice about how to actually conduct policy analysis and ...

Presents a practical guide for making entrepreneurial government work on all levels

Should we be doing everything ourselves, or might it be better to contract some tasks out to others? Could they do them better and cheaper than we can? More and more state and ...

Today, nearly all public services-schools, hospitals, prisons, fire departments, sanitation-are considered fair game for privatization. Proponents of privatization argue that ...

In a searching examination of why the "competition prescription" has not worked well, Donald F. Kettl finds that government has largely been a poor judge of private markets ...