Reinventing Government

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6232640
AutoresFrank J Thompson (State University of New York), Norma M Riccucci (0000-0002-9229-7408, State University of New York)
Ano1998
Volume1
Fascículo1
Páginas231-257
Data de publicação1998-06-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAnnual Review of Political Science (BOOK_SERIES)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1094-2939 • E-ISSN: 1545-1577
EditoraAnnual Reviews (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1146/annurev.polisci.1.1.231
OpenAlexW4234785089
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas33
Referências citadas23

This review offers a synthesis and critical assessment of the reinvention movement in the United States. Focusing on the work of David Osborne, the National Performance Review, and the Winter Commission, it describes the key themes that define this movement and then assesses them from two major perspectives. The first perspective probes whether reinvention ideology provides a plausible prescription for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of public agencies. The second focuses on the implications of reinvention for accountability and related democratic concerns. The degree to which reinvention ideas appear to be taking root at the various levels of the federal system also receives attention. The authors conclude that the reinvention movement should not be dismissed as the latest fad, but rather as the fount of several plausible hypotheses that should be tested further. They also suggest that the American political system will place major, although not necessarily insurmountable, barriers in the way of sustaining reinvention

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