02932nam 2200601 a 450 991046529090332120200520144314.01-58901-748-X(CKB)2560000000071614(EBL)678585(OCoLC)712060062(SSID)ssj0000470067(PQKBManifestationID)11300804(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000470067(PQKBWorkID)10429451(PQKB)10606916(MiAaPQ)EBC678585(MdBmJHUP)muse3308(Au-PeEL)EBL678585(CaPaEBR)ebr10463178(EXLCZ)99256000000007161420100827d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHow information matters[electronic resource] networks and public policy innovation /Kathleen HaleWashington D.C. Georgetown University Pressc20111 online resource (241 p.)Public management and change seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-58901-700-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Intergovernmental relationships, information, and policy change -- From information to innovation: the drug court experience -- Network relationships, implementation, and policy success: a national influence -- Using strategic information to build programs: templates, mentors, and research -- Information and systemic change: new professionals and new institutions -- Information, synthesis, and synergy: a national nonprofit information network -- Bringing value to public decisions: information relationships, tools, and processes.How Information Matters examines the ways a network of state and local governments and nonprofit organizations can enhance the capacity for successful policy change by public administrators. Hale examines drug courts, programs that typify the highly networked, collaborative environment of public administrators today. These ""special dockets"" implement justice but also drug treatment, case management, drug testing, and incentive programs for non-violent offenders in lieu of jail time. In a study that spans more than two decades, Hale shows ways organizations within the network act to champion,Public management and change.Policy networksUnited StatesInformation networksUnited StatesPolicy sciencesElectronic books.Policy networksInformation networksPolicy sciences.320.60973Hale Kathleen919527MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465290903321How information matters2216757UNINA