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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816369503321

Titolo

Governing to win : enhancing national competitiveness through new policy and operating approaches / / edited by Charles L. Prow

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., , 2012

©2012

ISBN

1-4422-1663-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (151 p.)

Collana

The IBM Center for the Business of Government book series Governing to win

Disciplina

336.3/90973

Soggetti

Government spending policy - United States

Expenditures, Public - United States

Public administration - United States

Public welfare - United States

Human services - United States

United States Social policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Governing To Win; TABLE OF CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Section I: The Imperative to Create Long-Term Fiscal Sustainability; Chapter One: Understanding What''s Driving the Annual Deficit; Chapter Two: Understanding the Federal Government''s Long-Term Cost Drivers; Chapter Three: Creating a Strategic Approach to Budget Decisions; Chapter Four: Governance Is the New Competitiveness Imperative; Section II: New Policy Approaches to Enhance Competitiveness; Chapter Five: Three Approaches to Fostering Economic Competitiveness

Chapter Six: Two Key Actions to Align Postsecondary Education with the Labor Market Chapter Seven: Five Initiatives to Bend the Health Care Cost Curve; Chapter Eight: Three Strategies to Increase Energy Efficiency; Section III: Moving to an ""Enterprise USA"" Approach in Government Can Enhance Competitiveness; Chapter Nine: Create a New Value-Oriented Operating Model for Government; Chapter Ten: Use



Technology to Enhance Productivity; Chapter Eleven: Rethink Government Purchasing and Supply Chains; Chapter Twelve: Strategically Use Business Analytics

Chapter Thirteen: Expand the Use of Shared Services About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Charles Prow has brought together an impressive lineup of businessmen and women, reporters, and experts to show how the United States can be more competitive in the global economy. This book shows not only what is wrong with the current federal spending plan, but ways to fix it. Business professionals and anyone interested in the government's response the recession will find this an important book.