The governments of China and the United States - despite profound differences in history, culture, economic structure, and political ideology - both engage the private sector in the pursuit of public value. This book employs the term collaborative governance to describe relationships where...

"China and the United States appear destined to lead the world over the next several decades. Only as history plays itself out will their respective roles and the precise blend of warmth and antagonism, interdependence and rivalry in their bilateral relationship be revealed. This book explores...

All too often government lacks the skill, the will, and the wallet to meet its missions. Schools fall short of the mark while roads and bridges fall into disrepair. Health care costs too much and delivers too little. Budgets bleed red ink as the cost of services citizens want outstrips the taxes...