U.S. History

The Next Government of the United States: Why Our Institutions Fail Us and How to Fix Them

Donald Kettl

About the Program

A panel discussion on government's response to unforeseeable crises, focusing on the administration of Medicare and the federal response to Katrina.  Kettl argues that the government has "grown into interlocking public-private-nonprofit systes that lack adequate governance, a clear government role and any central control." He provides a vision of how government crisis response can be reformed to fit the 21st century.

About the Authors

Donald Kettl

Donald KettlDonald Kettl is Professor of Political Science and Robert A. Fox Professor of Leadership at Fels Institute of Government at UPENN. He is also the executive director and co-chair of The Century Foundation Project on Homeland Security. Mr. Kettl has written, co-written, or edited more than a dozen books, including “The Transformation of Governance,” “Civil Service Reform” “Cutting Government” and “The Global Public Management Revolution.”
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Past Airings

  • Sunday, February 1st at 4:15pm (ET)
  • Saturday, January 31st at 9am (ET)
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