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fabi_shipley's review
4.5
A book that I’ll want to come back to throughout it my career - a damning diagnosis of why government fails to deliver that challenged my own assumption about the prestige of policy vs technical implementation. A lot to chew on.
treyhunner's review
5.0
I really enjoyed this audiobook. If you work in tech and you're into public policy or interested in US politics, I'd definitely recommend this book.
Ezra Klein's interview with Jennifer Pahlka was a great summary but I think reading the whole book was worthwhile. Both liberals and conservatives have things to learn from this book.
A few favorite quotes:
"Culture eats policy"
"The waterfall methodology amounts to a pledge by all parties not to learn anything while doing the actual work."
"Government knows how to acquire technology. What we need to acquire are capabilities."
Also check out the website: https://www.recodingamerica.us/concepts
Ezra Klein's interview with Jennifer Pahlka was a great summary but I think reading the whole book was worthwhile. Both liberals and conservatives have things to learn from this book.
A few favorite quotes:
"Culture eats policy"
"The waterfall methodology amounts to a pledge by all parties not to learn anything while doing the actual work."
"Government knows how to acquire technology. What we need to acquire are capabilities."
Also check out the website: https://www.recodingamerica.us/concepts