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

Donald F. Kettl

3.2/5 ( ratings)

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 contractors. The government foots the bill, but this strategy provides neither leadership nor accountability. Without anyone in charge, who can formulate innovative solutions to the increasingly complex problems the government faces? Kettl has answers, explaining with precision and clarity how a twenty-first century government must function in order to provide real solutions to the policy problems that face the United States.

Language: English

Pages: 304

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: W. W. Norton Company

Release: December 17, 2008

ISBN: 0393051129

ISBN 13: 9780393051124

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

Donald F. Kettl

3.2/5 ( ratings)

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 contractors. The government foots the bill, but this strategy provides neither leadership nor accountability. Without anyone in charge, who can formulate innovative solutions to the increasingly complex problems the government faces? Kettl has answers, explaining with precision and clarity how a twenty-first century government must function in order to provide real solutions to the policy problems that face the United States.

Language: English

Pages: 304

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: W. W. Norton Company

Release: December 17, 2008

ISBN: 0393051129

ISBN 13: 9780393051124

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