How to Take Risks, Make the World a Better Place, and Get Paid
Gary Painter walks us through some examples of these new “outcome-based” payment systems to encourage innovative risk-taking to solve wicked problems in public policy.
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Bedrosian kicks off semester with foundation spending debate
by Justine Dodgen We kicked off the spring semester last week with a Price Governance Salon, a program that creates opportunities for students and faculty to engage with top researchers and exchange ideas. Visiting scholar Brian Galle, Professor of Law at Georgetown University, presented the findings of his paper called, Read more…
Five minutes with Alex Graddy-Reed
by Justine Dodgen The Bedrosian Center welcomed several new faculty affiliates for the 2015-2016 school year- today, we’ve put Alex Graddy-Reed in the spotlight. Graddy-Reed is an Assistant Professor at the USC Price School where her research focuses on philanthropy, social innovation, and grantmakers’ strategies to be more outcome and impact Read more…
When Policy Evaluation, Social Innovation, and Policy Design demand that you Go Look and See
by Martin Krieger 1. What to look for: There is always the idea that if you can’t measure it, you are not doing it right. In much of public policy, you try for various measures, but you know as well that they are proxies, and they may not be reliable or Read more…
Innovating to End Urban Poverty Conference
March 27, 2014 through March 28, 2014 50 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared “unconditional War on Poverty.” However, solutions to poverty in America have remained elusive. The Innovating to End Urban Poverty conference will explore the context for poverty, policy history, and innovative solutions bridging families to opportunity. Read more…
Renewing the Fight Against Poverty
by Jeremy Loudenback In his 1964 State of the Union address, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared an “unconditional war on poverty,” beginning an expansive campaign to alleviate the effects of poverty. As part of his Great Society agenda, Johnson rolled out or strengthened a raft of programs that have become part Read more…
War On Poverty: Still Worth Fighting? Yes!!
by Raphael Bostic January 10, 2014 First published on Forbes.com 1/10/2014 This week marks the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s announcement of the war on poverty. The anniversary has sparked many retrospectives this week about the policies and programs that emerged from it, as well as a debate about Read more…