Book · 2023 · Political Science
Recoding America
Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better
Why people recommend it
Recoding America by Jennifer Pahlka is a policy book that examines why government programs often fail to deliver. The book was highlighted on The Ezra Klein Show, where Ezra Klein introduced Jennifer Pahlka, the founder of Code for America, and praised her work as one of the best policy books he had ever read. Klein expressed his hope that current and future governments would absorb its lessons. During the interview, Pahlka herself mentioned another influential historical book that shaped her perspective, titled Implementation.
Who recommended it
- Ezra Klein Recommended
- Jennifer Pahlka Recommended
Ezra Klein — 2 mentions
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“Jennifer paa is the the founder of code for America and the author of one of the very best books on why government doesn't deliver recoding America”
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“now Parker has written this book recoding America and I want to say it clearly this is one of the best policy books I've read it's a book I hope future governments and current governments will absorb”
Jennifer Pahlka — 1 mention
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“the first is the book from 1973 with the longest subtitle I have ever seen it is called implementation How Great Expectations in Washington are dashed in Oakland or why it's amazing that Federal programs work at all this being a saga of the economic development Administration As Told to two sympathetic observers who seek to build morals on a”