The Next Government of the United States: Why Our Institutions Fail Us and How to Fix Them

by Donald F. Kettl

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In this timely and compelling book, Donald F. Kettl demonstrates how the process of governance has fallen out of sync with the problems the government is trying to solve. Pick almost any recent domestic concern--waging a war, protecting our food supply and borders, providing health-care coverage for an aging population or relief after a devastating hurricane--and the standard response is to outsource most of the core tasks to thousands of independent...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0393051129

ISBN13:9780393051124

Release Date:December 2008

Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company

Length:288 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"

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Education & Reference Elections & Political Process National Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Public Affairs & Administration Public Affairs & Policy

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