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Transportation Secretary Mary Peters, Gov. Rick Perry Praised as "Innovators in Action"

Reason Foundation publication features trendsetters who are reforming government

September 25, 2008

Reason Foundation is heralding U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters and Texas Gov. Rick Perry as "Innovators in Action" for their work in developing fresh solutions to cope with our growing infrastructure and traffic problems. In Innovators in Action 2008, Ms. Peters and Gov. Perry author columns explaining their visions and policy prescriptions for the future of transportation funding and construction.

Innovators in Action 2008

September 25, 2008

Innovators in Government Offer Cutting-Edge Models for Reform

Reason's Innovators in Action 2008 profiles leaders in government management, transportation, school choice

September 25, 2008

Leonard Gilroy

Innovation is all too rare in government. On one hand, policymakers and bureaucrats have a vast array of sound policy ideas at their disposal. But many of these ideas never see the light of day due to institutional inertia or political considerations. At the same time, government officials often take policy actions without a clear sense of purpose (i.e., what are we aiming to solve?) or realistic expectations of outcomes and unintended consequences. In a time of a record-setting federal deficit, tightening state and local budgets, over $1 trillion in unfunded infrastructure needs, looming fiscal disasters in public pension and entitlement programs, rising congestion in our transportation systems and poor educational performance, we need innovators in government now more than ever.

Privatization Watch: Innovators in Action

Vol. 31, No. 5 - 2008

March 1, 2008

Articles include: 1. Improvement Requires Willingness to Change (by Gov. Jeb Bush), 2. Addressing Public Challenges with Private Partners (by Gov. Bill Owens), 3. Running Government More Like a Business (by Virginia Del. Chris Saxman), and 4. Reflections of a Texas Transportation Trailblazer. Other articles include: City of Charlotte's Privatization and Competition Advisory Committee; Managed Competition in San Diego; Privatization Briefs; and Who, What, Where.

Innovators in Action 2007

January 21, 2007

Geoffrey Segal

Rightsizing Government

Lessons From America's Public-Sector Innovators

January 1, 1993

William D. Eggers

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