Already adopted by city governments across the country, this long-awaited paperback edition puts David Osborne and Peter Hutchinson's renowned guide into the hands of all state and local governments facing fiscal crisis. In a time when cities, counties, and school districts are laying off policemen and teachers, closing schools, and cutting services, government leaders are increasingly desperate for solutions. The Price of Government is a clear, step-by-step roadmap for change, offering concrete strategies drawn from the authors' combined thirty years of experience leading and advising public institutions. Their ideas offer a new way to look at government spending-and a new way to think about how government should work.

"David Osborne has been preaching the reinvention of government since the mid-1980s, peddling practical, road-tested ideas for delivering value for the tax dollar. Now, with Peter Hutchinson, a former state finance commissioner, he's done it again with The Price of Government." (Washington Post)

The Reinventing Government Facilitator Guide provides detailed, step-by-step instructions on making the training experience rewarding and memorable. It includes useful tips on designing the training program, instructions on using the workbook exercises, answers to frequently asked questions, and more.