Advancing Excellence and Public Trust in Government.:
Over the last four decades the public trust in government in the United States has fallen dramatically due to a "perfect storm" of contributing factors, such as a seemingly never ending string of political scandals, partisan polarization and toxic attackpolitics, and miserable failures to...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Over the last four decades the public trust in government in the United States has fallen dramatically due to a "perfect storm" of contributing factors, such as a seemingly never ending string of political scandals, partisan polarization and toxic attackpolitics, and miserable failures to respond to natural disasters or the devastation of the Great Recession. This book contains the academic presentations that were made at the Symposium on Advancing Excellence and Public Trust in Government that washeld at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. on September 17, 2007. In particular, the Symposium focused upon how improving transparency in governmental operations could be used to assuage some of the popular doubts about and hostility toward America's governments. There was certainly a very broad consensus at the Symposium that transparency in government is extremely desirable, needs to be improved, will bring reform and improvement to the public sector, and should make a major contribution to the restoration of the public trust in the United States. Indeed, support for improved transparency can be found across the political spectrum, as both conservatives and liberals believe that more openness in government will promote parts of their very different policy agendas. Truly, transparency appears to be an all-American issue. The discussion at the Symposium revolved around three broad themes. The first concerned transparency about government operations per se, such as how decisions were made and what detailed budgets are. A second and somewhat broader theme concerned greater transparency of "performance measures" which tell us what the effects of specific policies are and how effective or efficient government agencies are. Third and even more broadly, some of the participants argued that general questions of governance provide the key for a renewal of public trust among our citizenry. This book of presentations at the Symposium is organized into four parts based on this distinction. Part I containstwo challenges to America to restore the public trust. Parts II to IV then cover transparency, performance measures, and broader issues about general governance. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (122) |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1283233665 9781283233668 0739145444 9780739145449 9786613233660 6613233668 0739145460 9780739145463 |
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| contents | Introduction: Advancing Excellence and Public Trust in Government; I: The Challenge; 1 The Challenge of Resurrecting the Public Trust; 2 Serving the Public to Restore the Public Trust; II: Promoting Transparency; 3 Promoting Transparency in Local Governments; 4 Bringing Transparency to Public Budgeting; 5 Using the Internet to Create Transparency for State Budgets; 6 Transparency in the Contracting Process; 7 Higher Education as Transparency Challenged; 8 Transparency and Cleaning Up Local Governments; 9 Measuring Government Performance and Officials' Qualifications. 10 A "Bottom-Up" Approach to State Transparency11 Issues in Transparency and Restoring the Public Trust; III: Performance Measures and Reform; 12 Measuring Government Performance to Promote Transparency; 13 Transparency and Measuring What Governments Do; 14 Targeted Transparency; 15 Transparency in the Broader Context of Governance and Civic Engagement; IV: Transforming General Governance; 16 Making a Difference in People's Lives to Regain the Public Trust; 17 The Need to Establish the Purpose of Government; 18 Civic Engagement and Transparency for Regaining the Public Trust; Index. |
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| spelling | Advancing Excellence and Public Trust in Government. Lexington Books 2011. 1 online resource (122) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Over the last four decades the public trust in government in the United States has fallen dramatically due to a "perfect storm" of contributing factors, such as a seemingly never ending string of political scandals, partisan polarization and toxic attackpolitics, and miserable failures to respond to natural disasters or the devastation of the Great Recession. This book contains the academic presentations that were made at the Symposium on Advancing Excellence and Public Trust in Government that washeld at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. on September 17, 2007. In particular, the Symposium focused upon how improving transparency in governmental operations could be used to assuage some of the popular doubts about and hostility toward America's governments. There was certainly a very broad consensus at the Symposium that transparency in government is extremely desirable, needs to be improved, will bring reform and improvement to the public sector, and should make a major contribution to the restoration of the public trust in the United States. Indeed, support for improved transparency can be found across the political spectrum, as both conservatives and liberals believe that more openness in government will promote parts of their very different policy agendas. Truly, transparency appears to be an all-American issue. The discussion at the Symposium revolved around three broad themes. The first concerned transparency about government operations per se, such as how decisions were made and what detailed budgets are. A second and somewhat broader theme concerned greater transparency of "performance measures" which tell us what the effects of specific policies are and how effective or efficient government agencies are. Third and even more broadly, some of the participants argued that general questions of governance provide the key for a renewal of public trust among our citizenry. This book of presentations at the Symposium is organized into four parts based on this distinction. Part I containstwo challenges to America to restore the public trust. Parts II to IV then cover transparency, performance measures, and broader issues about general governance. Introduction: Advancing Excellence and Public Trust in Government; I: The Challenge; 1 The Challenge of Resurrecting the Public Trust; 2 Serving the Public to Restore the Public Trust; II: Promoting Transparency; 3 Promoting Transparency in Local Governments; 4 Bringing Transparency to Public Budgeting; 5 Using the Internet to Create Transparency for State Budgets; 6 Transparency in the Contracting Process; 7 Higher Education as Transparency Challenged; 8 Transparency and Cleaning Up Local Governments; 9 Measuring Government Performance and Officials' Qualifications. 10 A "Bottom-Up" Approach to State Transparency11 Issues in Transparency and Restoring the Public Trust; III: Performance Measures and Reform; 12 Measuring Government Performance to Promote Transparency; 13 Transparency and Measuring What Governments Do; 14 Targeted Transparency; 15 Transparency in the Broader Context of Governance and Civic Engagement; IV: Transforming General Governance; 16 Making a Difference in People's Lives to Regain the Public Trust; 17 The Need to Establish the Purpose of Government; 18 Civic Engagement and Transparency for Regaining the Public Trust; Index. English. Includes bibliographical references and index. Transparency (Ethics) in government United States Congresses. Transparency (Ethics) in government United States States Congresses. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration. bisacsh Transparency in government fast United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq Conference papers and proceedings fast Clark, Cal. edt has work: Advancing excellence and public trust in government (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCG94yXKCtJPKc9mWtXG8RX https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork 0-7391-4544-4 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=383885 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Advancing Excellence and Public Trust in Government. Introduction: Advancing Excellence and Public Trust in Government; I: The Challenge; 1 The Challenge of Resurrecting the Public Trust; 2 Serving the Public to Restore the Public Trust; II: Promoting Transparency; 3 Promoting Transparency in Local Governments; 4 Bringing Transparency to Public Budgeting; 5 Using the Internet to Create Transparency for State Budgets; 6 Transparency in the Contracting Process; 7 Higher Education as Transparency Challenged; 8 Transparency and Cleaning Up Local Governments; 9 Measuring Government Performance and Officials' Qualifications. 10 A "Bottom-Up" Approach to State Transparency11 Issues in Transparency and Restoring the Public Trust; III: Performance Measures and Reform; 12 Measuring Government Performance to Promote Transparency; 13 Transparency and Measuring What Governments Do; 14 Targeted Transparency; 15 Transparency in the Broader Context of Governance and Civic Engagement; IV: Transforming General Governance; 16 Making a Difference in People's Lives to Regain the Public Trust; 17 The Need to Establish the Purpose of Government; 18 Civic Engagement and Transparency for Regaining the Public Trust; Index. Transparency (Ethics) in government United States Congresses. Transparency (Ethics) in government United States States Congresses. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration. bisacsh Transparency in government fast |
| title | Advancing Excellence and Public Trust in Government. |
| title_auth | Advancing Excellence and Public Trust in Government. |
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| topic | Transparency (Ethics) in government United States Congresses. Transparency (Ethics) in government United States States Congresses. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration. bisacsh Transparency in government fast |
| topic_facet | Transparency (Ethics) in government United States Congresses. Transparency (Ethics) in government United States States Congresses. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration. Transparency in government United States Conference papers and proceedings |
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