“Moderate” Hopes for Rational Response to Katrina
Posted: September 30, 2005 Filed under: Governance Reform Comments Off on “Moderate” Hopes for Rational Response to KatrinaWhile its hard not to be cynical about
politicians, even on a Friday, I did see two articles today that gave me some
amount of hope…
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Rationalizing Civil Servant Incentives
Posted: September 28, 2005 Filed under: Governance Reform Comments Off on Rationalizing Civil Servant IncentivesIn the wake of the Katrina blame-game, my first
thought about the root of the problem is the culture of risk-aversion inherent
in bureaucracy. Given that we do need lots of people to tackle big problems, is
there any way to organize them to be more responsive and accountable — without
the discipline of the military or the customer pressures of
corporations? Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Satin pursues “America’s Purpose” at NAF Terrorism Conference
Posted: September 16, 2005 Filed under: News Comments Off on Mark Satin pursues “America’s Purpose” at NAF Terrorism ConferenceRadical Middle writer Mark Satin outlines “a
12-Point Plan for Combatting Terrorism and Becoming More
Understanding, More Humane, AND MORE EFFECTIVE in the Process”, based on his
observations of the New America Foundation’s conference on “Terrorism,
Security, and America’s Purpose.” Read the rest of this entry »
