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Harvard Kennedy School faculty disseminate their research in working publications and papers that contribute to public knowledge and fuel policy innovation. This list features recent faculty publications, including journal articles, books, edited volumes, research papers, and public testimony.

Faculty Publications

Private Roles for Public Goals in China’s Social Services

Donahue, John D., Karen Eggleston, Yijia Jing, and Richard J. Zeckhauser. "Private Roles for Public Goals in China’s Social Services." Healthy Aging in Asia. Ed. Karen Eggleston. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, 2020, 199-215.

Improving the Role of Public-Private Partnerships

Donahue, John D. "Improving the Role of Public-Private Partnerships." Memos to National Leaders. Ed. Posner, Paul L., Janice R. Lachance, and Tonya T. Neaves. National Academy of Public Administration, 2016, 101-105.

Privatization

Donahue, John D. "Privatization." American Governance. Ed. Schechter, Steven. Macmillan, 2016.

The Tummler’s Task: A Collaborative Conception of Port Protection

Donahue, John D., and Richard Zeckhauser. "The Tummler’s Task: A Collaborative Conception of Port Protection." Ports in a Storm: Public Management in a Turbulent World. Ed. John D. Donahue and Mark H. Moore. Brookings Institution Press, 2012, 116-132.

Introduction

Donahue, John D., and Mark Moore. "Introduction." Ports in a Storm: Public Management in a Turbulent World. Ed. John D. Donahue and Mark H. Moore. Brookings Institution Press, 2012.

The Transformation of Government Work: Causes, Consequences, and Distortions

Donahue, John D. The Transformation of Government Work: Causes, Consequences, and Distortions. Government by Contract: Outsourcing and American Democracy. Ed. Jody Freeman and Martha Minow. Harvard University Press, 2009, 41-63.

The Unaccustomed Inventiveness of the Labor Department

Donahue, John D. "The Unaccustomed Inventiveness of the Labor Department." Innovations in Government: Research, Recognition, and Replication. Ed. Sandford F. Borins. Brookings Institution Press, 2008.

Public-Private Collaboration.

Donahue, John D., and Richard Zeckhauser. "Public-Private Collaboration." Oxford Handbook of Public Policy. Ed. Michael Moran, Martin Rein, and Robert E. Goodin. Oxford University Press, 2006.

Sharing the Watch: Public-Private Collaboration for Infrastructure Security.

Donahue, John D., and Richard Zeckhauser. "Sharing the Watch: Public-Private Collaboration for Infrastructure Security." Seeds of Disaster, Roots of Response: How Private Action Can Reduce Public Vulnerability. Ed. Philip E. Auerswald, Lewis M. Branscomb, Todd M. La Porte, and Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan. Cambridge University Press, 2006, 429-456.

In-and-Outers: Up or Down?

Donahue, John D. "In-and-Outers: Up or Down?" For the People: Can We Fix Public Service? Ed. John D. Donahue and Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Brookings Institution, 2003.

Introduction.

Donahue, John D. "Introduction." For the People: Can We Fix Public Service? Ed. John D. Donahue and Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Brookings Institution, 2003.

“The Architecture of Accountability.”

Donahue, John D. “The Architecture of Accountability.” Market-Based Governance: Supply Side, Demand Side, Upside and Downside. Ed. John D. Donahue and Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Brookings Institution, July 2002.

“The Problem of Public Jobs.”

Donahue, John D. “The Problem of Public Jobs.” Market-Based Governance: Supply Side, Demand Side, Upside and Downside. Ed. John D. Donahue and Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Brookings Institution, July 2002.

Government's Role When Markets Rule.

Donahue, John D., and Richard Zeckhauser. "Government's Role When Markets Rule." Governance amid Bigger, Better Markets. Ed. John D. Donahue and Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Brookings Institution, 2001.

ICANN and the Migration of Governance.

Donahue, John D. ""ICANN and the Migration of Governance."." Wer Regiert das Internet. Ed. Ingrid Hamm and Marcel Machill. Verlag Bertelsmann Stiftung, 2001.

Centralization and Its Discontents.

Donahue, John D., and Mark A. Pollack. "Centralization and Its Discontents." The Federal Vision: Legitimacy and Levels of Governance in the U.S. and the E.U. Ed. Kalypso Nicolaidis and Robert Howse. Oxford University Press, 2001.