The Transformative Power of Governance
In: National civic review: promoting civic engagement and effective local governance for more than 100 years, Band 88, Heft 3, S. 217-248
ISSN: 1542-7811
AbstractWhether under the banner of reinventing government, systems reform, community building, or comprehensive community initiatives, these forces of civic renewal are beginning to alter fundamentally the political, economic, and social face of America's cities and counties. Public‐private partnerships are cleaving through old boundaries, redefining who has responsibility for the public good. Collaboration and consensus building are transforming relationships among diverse stakeholders who were rarely found at the same table even a few years ago.