The Fox School of Business and Management

The New Public Management: Lessons from Innovating Governors and Mayors

Editors: Paul Andrisani, Simon Hakim, E. S. Savas (Baruch College City University of New York)

Center for Competitive Government
(Formerly the Privatization Research Center)
Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122

February 15, 2002

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Table of Contents

Section I: Introduction and Overview

Forward: Introduction to Restructuring Government:
America's Governors and Mayors Speak Out by By Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, New York City

Chapter 1: Paul J. Andrisani, Simon Hakim and E. S. Savas
Center for Competitive Government By Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Section II: Governors Speak Out

Chapter 2: Results-Based Accountability
The Basis of Education Reform in Texas by George W. Bush, President of the U.S. and former Governor of Texas

Chapter 3: Education Reform in Minnesota
By Arne Carlson, Governor of Minnesota

Chapter 4: Smart Growth and Neighborhood Conservation:
Addressing Both Sides of the Coin By Parris N. Glendening, Governor of Maryland

Chapter 5: Welfare reform: The Wisconsin Experience
Tommy Thompson, Secretary of HEW and former Governor of Wisconsin

Chapter 6: Investing in human Infrastructure: Technology Priorities in Texas By Rick Perry, Governor of Texas

Chapter 7: Wyoming's Frontier Spirit Pioneers Innovation In Government Through Technology By Jim Geringer, Governor of Wyoming

Chapter 8: Government at the Speed of Business
By Mike Leavitt, Governor of Utah

Chapter 9: Government as a Catalyst: Industry-led Initiatives in Colorado By Bill Owens, Governor of Colorado

Section III: Mayors Speak Out

Chapter 10: From In Line to On-Line: The E-government Revolution
By Rudolph W. Giuliani, Mayor of New York City

Chapter 11: Chicago's Energy Plan: Building for the Future in a Changing Marketplace By Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago, IL

Chapter 12: Restructuring the Bureaucracy in City Government:
Systemic reform of Work and Community Outreach By Jerry E. Abramson, Mayor of Louisville, KY

Chapter 13: A Community Revitalization:
By Honorable David L. Armstrong, Mayor of Louisville, KY

Chapter 14: The Evolution of Community Policing and Recent Developments in Neighborhood Oriented Government in the City of Houston By Lee P. Brown, Mayor

Chapter 15: Boston: Main Streets and Back Streets
By Mayor Thomas M. Menino

Chapter 16: Charlotte: Service Delivery and Citizen Feedback in a High Growth City By Patrick L. McCrory, City of Charlotte , NC

Chapter 17: A Recipe for Rightsizing Government - The Charlotte Story By Richard Vinroot, former Mayor of Charlotte, NC

Chapter 18: Innovative Government In Jersey City
By Bret Schundler, Mayor of Jersey City, NJ

Chapter 19: Innovations in a Military Base Community Redevelopment Project By Wellington E. Webb, Mayor of Denver, Colorado

Chapter 20: Joint Economic Development District
By Mayor Donald L. Plusquelic, Akron, Ohio

Chapter 21: Cheaper, Better, Faster: Bringing Private Sector Principles to County Government By Greg Cox, Chairman of San Diego Board of Supervisors, CA

Chapter 22: Contracting Out the Management of the City Garage
By William L. Heydt, Mayor of Allentown, PA

Chapter 23: Cultural Assimilation and Trade Development: A Restructuring of Irvine's Sister Cities Program By Christina Shea, Mayor of Irvine, California

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