Public Service and Good Governance for the Twenty-First Century

The book explores governance challenges in the US and proposes reforms to address them, focusing on the diminishing capacity for effective governance and Americans' expectations for reform. Contributors offer recommendations for bending the trajectories of governance capacity and reform expectations toward convergence, including reversing administrative disinvestment, developing talent for public leadership, creating a federal civil service, and rebuilding bipartisanship.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 312 pages
Publication date: 25 April 2024
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

The essays in this book explore the state of governance in the United States, which is often perceived as broken, frustrating, and unresponsive. Editor James Perry notes that this perception is rooted in three simultaneous developments: government's failure to perform basic tasks, an accelerating pace of change, and a dearth of intellectual capital. The essays address questions such as what is the state of government today, can future disruptions of governance and public service be anticipated, what forms of government will emerge from the past, and what knowledge, skills, and abilities will need to be fostered for tomorrow's civil servants to lead and execute effectively. The essays offer recommendations for bending the trajectories of governance capacity and reform expectations toward convergence, including reversing the trend of declining trust in government.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781512826142