Escaping Capability Traps Through Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation
Many development initiatives fail to improve performance because they promote isomorphic mimicry—governments change what they look like, not what they do.
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“I Won’t Back Down?” Complexity and Courage in Federal Decision-Making
Senior government executives make many decisions, and not-infrequently these are difficult.
This Could Be the Start of Something Big: Linking Early Managerial Choices with Subsequent Organizational Performance
The influence of early events in the history of a country, a social phenomenon, or an organization on later developments has received significant attention in many social science disciplines.
As the Shutdown Turns: It's Time to Stop the Budgetary Soap Opera
Washington, D.C. is again in the grip of its long-running budgetary soap opera.
Shutdown Diminishes US as a Global Power
The federal government shutdown has done serious harm to the public and threatens to create even more havoc as it veers toward a once unthinkable US default next week.
No Day at the National Parks
Whatever loathing voters feel toward Washington, D.C., it is a fair bet they make an exception for America’s national parks — immortalized by Ken Burns in the miniseries “America’s Best Idea.’’ So it
Do International Organizations Really Shape Government Solutions in Developing Countries?
International organizations like the International Monetary Fund and World Bank have been supporting reform initiatives in developing country governments since at least the 1980s. Various authors have
The Three Presidencies: Power and Policy
Book abstract: For more than 25 years, The Presidency and the Political System has showcased the best of presidential studies and research with top-notch scholars writing specifically for an undergrad
The Wrath of Erdogan
The author comments on the Gezi protest against the sectarianism of Turkey Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
A Modern Founding Father
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Rev.
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