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100			_aThompson, James R.
245			_aReinventing the federal government: the role of theory in reform implementation
260			_c1995
300			_ap.183-99
362			_aJun
520			_aThis paper presents the results of a field investigation into the implementation of President Clinton's "reinventing government" initiative: the National Performance Review (NPR). We examine the efforts of six federal agencies and identify some specific points of tension that have arisen during implementation. The paper concludes that the evident lack of any theoretical coherence to the reforms and the corresponding inability to "tell what's false" have contributed to the development of these points of tension and are likely to present continuing problems to managers attempting to resolve the multiple competing objectives included in the NPR recommendations. - Reproduced
650			_aAdministrative reform
700			_aVerman, D.Jones
773			_aAmerican Review of Public Administration
909			_a35351
999			_c35351 _d35351