Reinventing Government? Appraising the National Performance Review

Reinventing government has often been presented as a revolution in government management. In truth it is less a revolutionary than an evolutionary movement. To its great credit, reinventing government has evolved to the point that it has recognized the central dilemma: redefining accountability for performance in the many programs where government's partners share responsibility for performance. However, reinventing government has yet to develop or implement strategies to solve this problem. For that matter, though, it is a problem bedeviling government reformers around the world. If the answers are as yet unclear, the question at least is the right one. It is the question ensuring that, for future presidents, reinventing government in some form must continue.Kettl, Donald F. is the author of 'Reinventing Government? Appraising the National Performance Review' with ISBN 9780815749110 and ISBN 0815749112.