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Now is the time for collaboration: we need new forums where local, state, and federal leaders openly debate strategies to address national priorities.(Forum: The Next President's Management Agenda)
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The Public Manager
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March 22, 2008
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The public tells pollsters that the most important issues facing our nation (other than the war in Iraq) are as follows:
* Security and safety
* Jobs
* Health care
* Education
* Environment
* Long-term economic security (retirement, Social Security, and Medicare).
None of these issues can be tackled without a national strategy. All of them transcend the boundaries of federal, state, and local governments and require the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to work together. Each requires a complex, multidisciplinary approach to policy development and execution.
Economic policies are unlikely to succeed if driven by the federal government ...