Central governments are often the definers and defenders of civilization. In a democracy, this requires government to step outside its representational bounds and act creatively with the resources at its disposal. Free-society governments serve primarily as arbitrators of competing interests, or at least those interests with enough resources to make themselves heard. The arbitration function… Continue reading »
Dec
20
Today’s problems are not the kind that governments have been good at solving
Governments are not good at problem-solving. Governments are primarily focused on “duties” associated with internal program administration. In this role governments are at best able to “manage” problems that are already known. Strategic orientation of any kind is a limited commodity in government organizations, especially strategies focused on anticipating, identifying or addressing emerging problems and… Continue reading »