Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Mining, Forest Management, and Bonneville Power Administration
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ISBN:
Category : Default (Finance)
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Power to the Public
Author: Tara Dawson McGuinness
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691207755
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
“Worth a read for anyone who cares about making change happen.”—Barack Obama A powerful new blueprint for how governments and nonprofits can harness the power of digital technology to help solve the most serious problems of the twenty-first century As the speed and complexity of the world increases, governments and nonprofit organizations need new ways to effectively tackle the critical challenges of our time—from pandemics and global warming to social media warfare. In Power to the Public, Tara Dawson McGuinness and Hana Schank describe a revolutionary new approach—public interest technology—that has the potential to transform the way governments and nonprofits around the world solve problems. Through inspiring stories about successful projects ranging from a texting service for teenagers in crisis to a streamlined foster care system, the authors show how public interest technology can make the delivery of services to the public more effective and efficient. At its heart, public interest technology means putting users at the center of the policymaking process, using data and metrics in a smart way, and running small experiments and pilot programs before scaling up. And while this approach may well involve the innovative use of digital technology, technology alone is no panacea—and some of the best solutions may even be decidedly low-tech. Clear-eyed yet profoundly optimistic, Power to the Public presents a powerful blueprint for how government and nonprofits can help solve society’s most serious problems.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691207755
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
“Worth a read for anyone who cares about making change happen.”—Barack Obama A powerful new blueprint for how governments and nonprofits can harness the power of digital technology to help solve the most serious problems of the twenty-first century As the speed and complexity of the world increases, governments and nonprofit organizations need new ways to effectively tackle the critical challenges of our time—from pandemics and global warming to social media warfare. In Power to the Public, Tara Dawson McGuinness and Hana Schank describe a revolutionary new approach—public interest technology—that has the potential to transform the way governments and nonprofits around the world solve problems. Through inspiring stories about successful projects ranging from a texting service for teenagers in crisis to a streamlined foster care system, the authors show how public interest technology can make the delivery of services to the public more effective and efficient. At its heart, public interest technology means putting users at the center of the policymaking process, using data and metrics in a smart way, and running small experiments and pilot programs before scaling up. And while this approach may well involve the innovative use of digital technology, technology alone is no panacea—and some of the best solutions may even be decidedly low-tech. Clear-eyed yet profoundly optimistic, Power to the Public presents a powerful blueprint for how government and nonprofits can help solve society’s most serious problems.
Public Power--private Life
Author: Alex Radin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780972824200
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780972824200
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Private Property and Public Power
Author: Deborah Lynn Becher
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780199322541
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
News media reports on eminent domain often highlight outrage and heated protest. But these accounts, Debbie Becher finds, obscure a much more complex reality of how Americans understand property. Private Property and Public Power presents the first comprehensive study of a city's acquisitions, exploring how and why Philadelphia took properties between 1992 and 2007 for private redevelopment. Becher uses original data-collected from city offices and interviews with over a hundred residents, business owners, community leaders, government representatives, attorneys, and appraisers-to explore how eminent domain really works. Surprisingly, the city took over 4,000 private properties, and these takings rarely provoked opposition. When conflicts did arise, community residents, businesses, and politicians all appealed to a shared notion of investment to justify their arguments about policy. It is this social conception of property as an investment of value, committed over time, that government is responsible for protecting. Becher's findings stand in stark contrast to the views of libertarian and left-leaning activists and academics, but recognizing property as investment, she argues, may offer a solid foundation for more progressive urban policies.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780199322541
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
News media reports on eminent domain often highlight outrage and heated protest. But these accounts, Debbie Becher finds, obscure a much more complex reality of how Americans understand property. Private Property and Public Power presents the first comprehensive study of a city's acquisitions, exploring how and why Philadelphia took properties between 1992 and 2007 for private redevelopment. Becher uses original data-collected from city offices and interviews with over a hundred residents, business owners, community leaders, government representatives, attorneys, and appraisers-to explore how eminent domain really works. Surprisingly, the city took over 4,000 private properties, and these takings rarely provoked opposition. When conflicts did arise, community residents, businesses, and politicians all appealed to a shared notion of investment to justify their arguments about policy. It is this social conception of property as an investment of value, committed over time, that government is responsible for protecting. Becher's findings stand in stark contrast to the views of libertarian and left-leaning activists and academics, but recognizing property as investment, she argues, may offer a solid foundation for more progressive urban policies.
Public Power
Author:
Publisher:
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Category : Electric utilities
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Vols. for include an annual directory issue.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electric utilities
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Vols. for include an annual directory issue.
Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS): Bonneville Power Administration spending and the Luce report on the Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS)
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Mining, Forest Management, and Bonneville Power Administration
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Default (Finance)
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Default (Finance)
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
The Power Industry and the Public Interest
Author: Twentieth Century Fund. Power Committee
Publisher:
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Category : Electric industries
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electric industries
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Electric Power Statistics
Author: United States. Federal Power Commission
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 884
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 884
Book Description
Public Power in California
Author: Ted Bradshaw
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781401098186
Category : Electric utilities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Public Power in California" examines the structural and economic issues affecting the expansion of municipal electric power utilities in the state of California. Although the discussion centers on specific examples in California, the implications of the analysis presented in this book are relevant for the viability of future municipalization of utilities in the United States.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781401098186
Category : Electric utilities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Public Power in California" examines the structural and economic issues affecting the expansion of municipal electric power utilities in the state of California. Although the discussion centers on specific examples in California, the implications of the analysis presented in this book are relevant for the viability of future municipalization of utilities in the United States.
Eminent Domain Use and Abuse
Author: Dwight H. Merriam
Publisher: American Bar Association
ISBN: 9781590316382
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
This book is a comprehensive analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. City of New London. It addresses the controversial and important question of when eminent domain may constitutionally be used to take property for projects that are not publicly owned and operated facilities, such as schools and town halls. The volume captures and conveys the context within which this debate is taking place as well as offers guidance concerning the Kelo decision itself and how it may be used.
Publisher: American Bar Association
ISBN: 9781590316382
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
This book is a comprehensive analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. City of New London. It addresses the controversial and important question of when eminent domain may constitutionally be used to take property for projects that are not publicly owned and operated facilities, such as schools and town halls. The volume captures and conveys the context within which this debate is taking place as well as offers guidance concerning the Kelo decision itself and how it may be used.
Statistics of Publicly Owned Electric Utilities in the United States
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electric utilities
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electric utilities
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description