Includes index. Mulgan, G. (2009). The art of public strategy: mobilizing power and knowledge for the common good. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press.

Introduction: from tangled knots to virtuous circles -- What is public strategy? -- Public action: the dynamics of supply and demand -- A framework for adaptive strategy -- Locating strategy: structures, processes, and cultures -- Knowledge: how can governments know enough to govern? -- Implementation: moving from words to action -- Positive risks: taking innovation in the public sector seriously -- Negative risks: strategies for resilience -- Joined-up government -- Changing minds and behavior -- Winning (and losing) public trust -- Metrics: measuring social and public value -- Persistent leadership -- Separating the urgent and the important: strategy as a public good