Geoff Mulgan

Gebundenes Buch

The Art of Public Strategy

Mobilizing Power and Knowledge for the Common Good

Beschreibung

Written by Geoff Mulgan, a former head of policy for the UK prime minister, and advisor to governments round the world, this book is about how government's strategies take shape, and how money, people, technology, and public commitment can be mobilized to achieve important goals. It considers the common mistakes made, and how these can be avoided.

Autor

Geoff Mulgan CBE is director of the Young Foundation, an organization specialising in social innovation that in the past helped give birth to organizations such as the Open University and Which. He has held various roles in government in the UK, including director of the government's Strategy Unit and head of policy in the Prime Minister's office. He has lectured and advised governments in countries all over the world, from China and the USA to Australia and India. He is a visiting professor at LSE, UCL, and Melbourne University. His most recent book is Good and Bad Power: The Ideals and Betrayals of Government (Allen Lane, 2006). He is on the editorial board of Political Quarterly; a trustee of the Work Foundation and the Design Council; chair of Involve and of the Carnegie Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society in the UK and Ireland.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP Oxford
• Seitenzahl: 322
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Dezember 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 649g
• ISBN-13: 9780199289646
• ISBN-10: 0199289646
• Artikelnr.: 26100446