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Recoding America by Jennifer Pahlka

Recoding America

By Jennifer Pahlka

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About Recoding America

Jennifer Pahlka examines why government programs can fail between policy design and practical delivery. Drawing on public-sector technology work, she focuses on implementation, organizational habits, and the experience of the people public services are meant to serve.

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A policy still has to become a service that works. Recoding America brings leadership to that point of delivery, where intentions meet the experience of the people relying on it.

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Political Leadership & Civic Duty

Shows why good policy intentions fail during implementation and what effective public service requires.

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“The book I wish every policymaker would read.”
— Ezra Klein, The New York Times

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