The Art of Public Strategy
Mobilizing Power and Knowledge for the Common Good
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Oxford University Press
BBB Library: Politics and Public Affairs
ISBN: 9780199289646
Editorial Review
The strategies adopted by governments and public officials can have dramatic effects on people’ live. Packed with examples, and shaped by the author’s practical experience, the 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.
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Wisdom to Share
A common vice of organizations that are good at thinking about the future is that they neglect the present.
Much of the knowledge needed by government is not formalized; it sits in the minds of practitioners or citizens themselves.
Through many thousands of years, some of the fundamental duties of government have changed surprisingly little.
It is useful to immerse decision makers in simulations that help them to understand dynamic, cumulative processes.
Many governments simply did not believe the predictions made for the spread of AIDS in the mid- 1980s because they seemed implausible.
A good protection against mistakes is to test strategies against alternative scenarios - bad as well as good.
Smart institutions make use of independent advisers to take a fresh look at big programs and projects as if they were starting from scratch.
Governments find it much harder to end policies and programs that have had significant past investment.
Diplomats & leaders fail to understand that people living in different countries think differently & have different cultural references.
Governments' biggest failings are generally those of empathy - the inability to think into the minds of others, particularly enemies.
Some theorists describe public decisions as closer to 'hyperbolic' discounting, where the discount rate steadily falls, and then levels off.
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One of the most important areas of difference between business strategy and public strategy is time.
The public's primary concern for reliability is best delivered by high levels of integration and coordination.
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