ISBN:
9780815722625
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (250 p)
Series Statement:
Brookings / Ash Institute Series, ""Innovative Governance in the 21st Century
Series Statement:
Brookings / Ash Center Series, "Innovative Governance in the 21st Century"
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Agents of Change : Strategy and Tactics for Social Innovation
DDC:
303.3
Keywords:
Social policy
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Social change
;
Organizational change
;
Social problems
;
Diffusion of innovations -- Social aspects
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Public administration
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Social planning
;
Electronic books
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Electronic books
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
While governments around the world struggle to maintain service levels amid fiscal crises, social innovators are improving social outcomes for citizens by changing the system from within. In Agents of Change, three cutting-edge thinkers and entrepreneurs present case studies of social innovation that have led to significant social change. Drawing on original empirical research in the United States, Canada, Japan, Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands, they examine how ordinary people accomplishedextraordinary results.Sanderijn Cels, Jorrit de Jong, and Frans Nauta offer livel
Description / Table of Contents:
Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Part 1: Chess Masters and Acrobats; Introduction; Strategies and Tactics; Crafting the Case: The Art of Making a Start; Prompting Progress: The Art of Moving Things Forward; Managing Meaning: The Art of Making Sense; Part 2: Frontline Innovations; Under the Radar: Medical Informatics in Japan; Relentless Incrementalism: Financial Literacy Training for Newcomers in Canada; Just a Tool? Implementing the Vulnerability Index in New Orleans; Joins the Club: The Emergence of Alzheimer Cafes in the Netherlands
Description / Table of Contents:
Part 3: Innovations in GovernanceThe Sun Kings: The Emergence of Solar Energy in Germany; Change on Steroids: Public Education in New Orleans; The Value of Values: Higher Education in Virginia; The Cat out of the Bag: Institutional Reform in Denmark; Part 4: Conclusions; Innovating Strategically; References; Index; Back Cover
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