"Louis Brownlow, one of public administration's historical thinkers, once argued that "the principal requirement of a good administrator is an insatiable curiosity." This book is rooted in the notion that public administrators must practice insatiable curiosity to be effective, fair, and...

Regional economic development strategies are becoming increasingly popular with policy makers. Yet the role of government in cluster development and sustainability is not clearly understood. This research attempts to fill the gap between cluster theory and public administration by testing a...

En 1996, el BID junto a la Corporación Justicia y Democracia de Chile, presidida por el ex presidente Patricio Aylwin, dio inicio al Proyecto Regional Diálogo de Política Social (DPS) o Iniciativa Aylwin. Durante sus siete años de ejecución, la Iniciativa Aylwin realizó múltiples...

Entrepreneurship is becoming an important economic development strategy for communities across the nation. This research distinguishes between innovative and non-innovative entrepreneurs as well as “traditional” entrepreneurs – percent nonfarm proprietors of total employed – across...