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1 online resource (x, 238 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Series |
Innovative governance in the 21st century
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Innovative governance in the 21st century.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Chess masters and acrobats -- pt. II. Frontline innovations -- pt. III. Innovations in governance -- pt. IV. Conclusion. |
| Summary |
While governments around the world struggle to maintain service levels amid fiscal crises, social innovators are improving social outcomes for citizens by changing the system from within. In Agents of Change, three cutting-edge thinkers and entrepreneurs present case studies of social innovation that have led to significant social change. Drawing on original empirical research in the United States, Canada, Japan, Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands, they examine how ordinary people accomplishedextraordinary results. Sanderijn Cels, Jorrit de Jong, and Frans Nauta offer livel. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Social policy.
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Social policy. |
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Social change.
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Social change. |
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Organizational change.
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Organizational change. |
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Social problems.
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Social problems. |
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Social planning.
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Social planning. |
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Diffusion of innovations -- Social aspects.
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Diffusion of innovations -- Social aspects. |
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Diffusion of innovations. |
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Public administration.
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Public administration. |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Jong, Jorrit de.
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Nauta, Frans.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Cels, Sanderijn, 1970- Agents of change. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2012 9780815722625 (DLC) 2012030959 (OCoLC)772110595 |
| ISBN |
9780815722632 (electronic book) |
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081572263X (electronic book) |
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9780815722625 |
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0815722621 |
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