Urban Innovation Jemel P. Aguilar and describing the many kinds

and describing the many kinds of collaborative activities and processes that allow local governments to function in new ways to address the most nettlesome public challenges

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Urban Innovation Jemel P. Aguilar and describing the many kindsHow do cities innovate in the face of fiscal austerity? Based on survey data from the Fiscal Austerity and Innovation Project this book reassesses theories of political leadership and government decisionmaking, exploring how various cities have made innovations over the past decade and reviewing 33 specific strategies. The turbulence of the past two decades is critical in reshaping our ways of thinking about how governments work.