03037nam 2200757 a 450 991046255710332120200520144314.01-283-64640-40-8157-2263-X(CKB)2670000000275453(EBL)1040659(OCoLC)830170462(SSID)ssj0000754982(PQKBManifestationID)11438035(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000754982(PQKBWorkID)10729924(PQKB)10612621(MiAaPQ)EBC1040659(OCoLC)816364335(MdBmJHUP)muse35072(Au-PeEL)EBL1040659(CaPaEBR)ebr10611439(CaONFJC)MIL395890(EXLCZ)99267000000027545320120803d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAgents of change[electronic resource] strategy and tactics for social innovation /Sanderijn Cels, Jorrit de Jong, and Frans NautaWashington, D.C. Brookings Institution Pressc20121 online resource (250 p.)Innovative governance in the 21st century ;v. 6Description based upon print version of record.0-8157-2262-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Chess masters and acrobats -- pt. II. Frontline innovations -- pt. III. Innovations in governance -- pt. IV. Conclusion.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 livelInnovative governance in the 21st century.Social policySocial changeOrganizational changeSocial problemsSocial planningDiffusion of innovationsSocial aspectsPublic administrationElectronic books.Social policy.Social change.Organizational change.Social problems.Social planning.Diffusion of innovationsSocial aspects.Public administration.303.3Cels Sanderijn1970-1033185Jong Jorrit de1033186Nauta Frans1033187MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462557103321Agents of change2451588UNINA