Government designed for new times:

A global conversation

At a time when governments must do more with less, how can they provide the prosperity, health, and security their citizens demand? 

The new McKinsey Center for Government convenes a global conversation among leading thinkers to share ideas and strategies setting a new direction for public management in a new era.

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Contents

Transforming government Tony Blair—Leading transformation in the 21st century François-Daniel Migeon—Interview: Transforming government in France Frank-Jürgen Weise—Behind the German jobs miracle Tim Brown—Quick take: Designing a tech-enabled government Michael Fullan—Transforming schools an entire system at a time Todd Park—Interview: Unleashing government's 'innovation mojo' Diana Farrell—Government designed for new times

Innovating government services James Fishkin—What the people think when they're really thinking Nandan Nilekani—Interview: For every citizen, an identity Matthew Taylor—Citizens: The untapped resource Susan Zielinski—The new mobility Peter Shergold—A social contract for government Wim Elfrink—The smart-city solution Karan Bhatia—Quick take: Building the world's infrastructure Salman Khan—Teaching for the new millennium Xie Chengxiang—Interview: Homes for the urban poor Elena Berkowitz and Blaise Warren—Quick take: How Estonia became E-stonia

Building new competencies Douglas Holtz-Eakin—Fiscal management fix: Simple math—and a very big stick Coen Teulings—Why politicans prefer austerity to long-term fiscal reform Lu Mai—The urbanization solution Göran Persson—How to tame a budget crisis Peter Ho—Coping with complexity Mohamed Ibrahim—Better data, better policy making

Understanding government in new times Daron Acemoglu—The servant state Parag Khanna—The rise of hybrid governance Neil deGrasse Tyson—Why exploration matters—and why the government should pay for it Ray O. Johnson—Quick take: The research imperative Hernando de Soto—Interview: Building a nation of owners Nicolas Berggruen and Nathan Gardels—A middle way for governance

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