Tools of Government A Guide to the New Governance

Name: Tools of Government A Guide to the New Governance
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ISBN: 9780195136654

ISBN-10: 0195136659

ISBN-13: 9780195136654

Edition: 2001

Authors: Lester M. Salamon, Odus V. Elliott

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The Tools of Government is the first professional guide to the principles and practices of public administration in an age when governments no longer provide many services-but arrange for others to do so. Characterized by extensive collaboration among levels of government and between government and the private sector, this new approach to solving public problems presents many new important issues. Comprehensive in scope, this new book offers a first hand look at the challenges faced by contracting out to nonprofit and profit sectors for grants, insurance, regulation, vouchers, cooperative arrangements, tax data, grants-in-aid, and others. The chapters examine over 20 different tools in use…

Book details

List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/22/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 688
Size: 10.20" wide x 7.40" long x 2.09" tall
Weight: 3.454



Preface


Directory of Participants



The New Governance and the Tools of Public Action: An Introduction




Direct Government




Government Corporations and Government-Sponsored Enterprises




Economic Regulation




Social Regulation




Government Insurance




Public Information




Corrective Taxes, Charges, and Tradable Permits




Contracting




Purchase-of-Service Contracting




Grants




Loans and Loan Guarantees




Tax Expenditures




Vouchers




Tort Liability




Managing Indirect Government




Financial Accountability in Indirect Government




Accountability Challenges of Third-Party Government




The Politics of Tool Choice




Policy Tools and Democracy




European Experience with Tools of Government




The Tools Approach and the New Governance: Conclusion and Implications



Bibliography


Index