Revamping Reinvention

On its fifth anniversary, the National Performance Review is changing its name, vision and focus. "After the Reinvention: Governance for the 21st Century" (Forthcoming from Brookings Institution Press, 1998). The Vice President is asking federal managers to rebuild public faith in government. A new survey suggests civil servants' attitudes and performance affect citizens' trust.

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n its fifth anniversary, the National Performance Review is changing its name, vision and focus. But can the realignment revitalize reinvention? The NPR has many answers to government's management problems, but so far it has failed to grasp the real questions.

Our special report includes the following sections:

Revamping Reinvention

By Anne Laurent

NPR's High Impact Agencies

NPR's New Strategy

After the Reforms

By Donald F. Kettl
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Faith Healers

By Brian Friel

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