The Art of Public Strategy Mobilizing Power and Knowledge for the Common Good

by Mulgan, Geoff

• ISBN13: 9780199593453
• ISBN10: 0199593450
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-09-01
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The strategies adopted by governments and public officials can have dramatic effects on people' lives. Packed with examples, and shaped by the author's practical experience, this book shows that governments which give more weight to the long-term are not only more likely to leave their citizens richer, healthier, and safer; they're also better protected from being blown off course by short-term pressures. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Geoff Mulgan CBE worked in the UK Prime Minister's office and Cabinet Office between 1997 and 2004 as head of policy and director of the Government's Strategy Unit. He is currently director of the Young Foundation in London, visiting professor at LSE, UCL, and Melbourne University, and a regular lecturer at the China Executive Leadership Academy. He is an adviser to the Prime Ministers of both Australia and Greece, as well as many governments around the world.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. ix
List of Tables	p. xi
List of Boxes	p. xii
Abbreviations	p. xiii
Note on the Author	p. xiv
Introduction From Tangled Knots to Virtuous Circles	p. 1
	p. 17
What is Public Strategy	p. 19
Publlic Action: The Dynamics of Supply and Demand	p. 37
A Framework for Adaptive Strategy	p. 75
	p. 115
Locating Strategy Structures, Processes, and Cultures	p. 117
Knowledge: How Can Governments Know Enough to Govern?	p. 125
Implementation: Moving from Words to Action	p. 135
Positive Risks: Taking Innovation in the public Sector Seriously	p. 148
Nagative Risk: Strategies for Resilience	p. 171
Joined up Government	p. 182
Changing Minds and Behaviour	p. 197
Winning (and Losing) public Trust	p. 218
Metrics: Measuring Social and public Value	p. 228
Persistent Leadership	p. 242
	p. 253
Separating the Urgent and the Important: Strategy as a Public Good	p. 255
Notes	p. 268
Index	p. 285
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