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John F. Kennedy School of Government
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Profile
Stephen Goldsmith is the Daniel Paul Professor of
Government and the Director of the Innovations in American
Government Program at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.
Stephen is also the Chair of the Corporation for National and
Community Service. Stephen previously served two terms as Mayor of
Indianapolis, America's 12th largest city. As mayor, he
reduced government spending, cut the city's bureaucracy, held the
line on taxes, eliminated counterproductive regulations, and
identified more than $400 million in savings. He reinvested the
savings by leading a transformation of downtown Indianapolis that
has been held up as a national model. Stephen was the chief
domestic policy advisor to the George W. Bush campaign in 2000 and
was district attorney for Marion County, Indiana from 1979 to 1990.
Stephen has written Governing by Network: the New Shape of the
Public Sector,Putting Faith in Neighborhoods: Making Cities
Work through Grassroots Citizenship and The Twenty-First
Century City'; Resurrecting Urban America.
Courses
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Media Expertise
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Research
Research for a complete list of faculty citations from 2001 - present, please visit the Harvard Kennedy School Research Report Online.
Selected Publication Citations:
- Academic Journals
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Goldsmith, Stephen. "Governing By Network: The Answer to Pound's
Unanticipated Dissatisfaction." Indiana Law Journal
Supplement 82. Special Issue (2006-2007): 1243-1255.
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Goldsmith, Stephen, and Nina S. Rees. "Pre-K 101: Who Should
Control a Four-Year-Old's Education, the Government or Parents?"
Education Next 7.3 (Summer 2007): 40-46.
- Book Chapters
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Goldsmith, Stephen. "Local Innovation in 2006: A Focus on
Partnerships." Municipal Year Book 2007. ICMA Press, 2007.
- Magazine and Newspaper Articles
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Goldsmith, Stephen. "Applying Business Know-How to Early Childhood
Education." Governing.com (Governing Magazine) (February 25,
2008).
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Goldsmith, Stephen. "Improving Government Practices Without
Breaking the Bank." Governing.com (Governing Magazine)
(January 23, 2008).
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Goldsmith, Stephen. "The Fight for Urban Accountability."
Governing.com (Governing Magazine) (December 13, 2006).
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Goldsmith, Stephen. "Crisis Breeds Innovation." Governing.com
(Governing Magazine) (October 11, 2006).
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Goldsmith, Stephen, and Rhonda Meyer. "Pre-K: Shaping the System
That Shapes Children." Civic Bulletin: Manhattan Institute
(August 2006).
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Goldsmith, Stephen. "Management Matters!" Governing.com
(Governing Magazine) (February 1, 2006).
- Op-Eds
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Goldsmith, Stephen. "What's Left for Government to Do?" The
American, January/February 2008.
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Goldsmith, Stephen, and William B. Eimicke. "A Second Chance for
Former Inmates." San Diego Union-Tribune, January 4, 2008.
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Goldsmith, Stephen. "The Feds vs. Innovation." The Washington
Post.com, August 18, 2007.
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Cisneros, Henry G., and Stephen Goldsmith. "Affordability Gap
Destroying Dream of Owning Home." Chicago Sun-Times, April
28, 2007.
- Research Papers/Reports
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Goldsmith, Stephen. "Privatizing to Improve Government" in
Transforming Government Through Privatization, Reason
Foundation 20th Anniversary Annual Privatization Report, August
2006.
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Goldsmith, Stephen. "Improving Government Services Through
Networked Government." Special Feature in Annual Finance Ministers'
Annual Reference Report (UK), August 2006.
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Goldsmith, Stephen, Bill Emicke, and Chris Pineda. "Faith-Based
Organizations Versus Their Secular Counterparts: A Primer for Local
Officials." Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation,
Spring 2006.