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IS SPEEDY GOVERNMENT GOOD GOVERNMENT?

Barrett & Greene

But glitter often tarnishes as time passes and efforts go through a rational progression of brainstorming, bringing in stakeholders, finding revenue streams, building a talent base, and forging through a political process that can sometimes favor inertia over momentum.

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THE GRAVEYARD OF GOOD IDEAS

Barrett & Greene

Progress rarely can accrue on the back of a good idea until the people charged with implementation are up to speed. “Jumping into new initiatives. All too often potentially successful initiatives are abandoned well before they can reasonably be expected to produce results." " In our experience that’s absolutely true and it’s a pity.

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Public service leaders join a celebration of the 2023 Service to America Medal® winners

Partnership for Public Service

Kate Bolduan at the Sammies “Unfortunately, all the dysfunction in our political process in Washington is … giving the public at large more reasons to be skeptical about the value of government. and its allies to deliver military supplies to Ukraine for its fight against Russia.

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The Benefits of Participatory Democracy

Social Pinpoint

It can be seen in various levels of government, where citizens have multiple access points to influence policymakers and politicians, who then implement decisions. Enabling communities to make informed decisions and be genuinely heard in political processes is also a powerful way to minimize raw and uninformed public opinion.

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Defining Community Engagement, Public Participation, Civic Engagement and More

Social Pinpoint

It means promoting the quality of life in a community, through both political and non-political processes.” It includes both paid and unpaid forms of political activism, environmentalism, and community and national service. Ultimately, it does seem that civic engagement has larger roots in wider social issues.