Health care, education, welfare, law the perceived success or failure of these social institutions is constantly being debated in the public arena. In this book, Ackoff and Rovin join the discussion, using systems theory to develop new approaches to governance, the structure and function of our cities, and civic leadership in general.
Each chapter tackles a different, important, and timely issue. The authors develop and present specific solutions, with the intention of starting a national dialogue about the structure and organization of American society. Their redesign, radical in its...

Helps physicians make sound business and managerial decisions in planning, finance, change management, managed care contracting, and information technology. Material is written from a business management perspective to give physicians the knowledge, vocabulary, and tools they need to work with busin