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Immigrants to Americans: The Rise and Fall of Fitting InJacob L. Vigdor, author of CCI's annual Immigrant Assimilation Index has written a book about the immigrant experience and trends in assimilation, comparing various ethnic groups from the mid-19th century to the present. Through a study of factors like economic background and linguistic achievement, Mr. Vigdor provides a concrete analysis of how well the immigrant population adapts and how the current path to citizenship affects integration into the mainstream. His book is available from the publisher, Rowman & Littlefield. |
 CCI Chairman Emeritus Named Deputy Mayor of NYC The Manhattan Institute congratulates Stephen Goldsmith on his appointment as New York City's new deputy mayor of operations. Goldsmith is the former mayor of Indianapolis and chairman emeritus of the Manhattan Institute's Center for Civic Innovation (CCI). "New York is fortunate to have one of the nation's premiere urban innovators lend his hand to the city," said Manhattan Institute president Lawrence Mone. "We've known Steve to be both a top thinker and a creative manager. We are confident that New York will be better off because he is here." During two terms as mayor of Indianapolis, Steve Goldsmith was a trailblazer in bringing market principles to the management of city government. He governed by what he called the "Yellow Pages" test. If he opened the phone book and found that more than a handful of private companies were providing a service that government also provided, Goldsmith figured that Indianapolis should get out of that particular business. He competitively bid out seventy different city services, from billing for sewer service to filling potholes to operating the city's water treatment plants. Total savings from all of the competitively bid deals was estimated at $120 million. Always a pragmatist, he included public employees in competitive bidding processes and won reelection. His work with the Institute helped bring Goldsmith to a national stage, both through public speaking and two books he authored, The Entrepreneurial City and The Twenty-First Century City. We were pleased that as he moved into academia—at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government—following his mayoralty, Steve remained involved with the Institute. Indeed, it was particularly fitting that he continued to advise us on our Urban Innovator award, the annual award we initiated during his tenure as head of the CCI. Steve Goldsmith is without doubt an urban innovator. The current fiscal pressures on New York City government makes this an especially propitious time for him to re-enter local public service. About the Center for Civic Innovation We believe that cities thrive when effective—but not costly—government helps create an environment in which commerce and civic life can flourish. With that in mind, the Center for Civic Innovation seeks to identify—and disseminate—good ideas about the ways and means in which local and regional governments, as well as citizen-led non-governmental organizations, can provide for safe streets, good schools, and effective social services. By highlighting practices that work, we lay the groundwork for transforming our nation’s cities.
Cities on a Hill
CitiesOnAHill.org is a web resource on effective urban governance for public officials and opinion leaders. A guide to the ideas and policies that have made a significant difference in shaping the quality of life and effectiveness of public services in cities, the website focuses on six key issues at the forefront of city reform and magnifies case studies of effective policies. Each issue’s page offers a reference database of research, books, and articles—good ideas that can make cities better.
Urban Innovator
Entrepreneurial leaders who have improved the life in America’s cities through such innovative policies that Cites on a Hill highlights are the recipients of the Center for Civic Innovation’s annual Urban Innovator award. Since 2000, the Manhattan Institute has honored those who institute reforms to enhance the quality of life for residents in urban localities.
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Social Entrepreneurship
From the Founding to the present, America has been defined by a vibrant civil society where individuals come together in voluntary organizations of all sizes to help solve common problems. The Manhattan Institute's Award for Social Entrepreneurship honors contemporary non-profit leaders who have found innovative, private solutions for America’s most pressing social problems. Annually, up to five awards of $25,000 are presented at the Social Entrepreneurship Awards Dinner in New York City. In addition, the Manhattan Institute also awards one $100,000 grand prize, The William E. Simon Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Social Entrepreneurship. Nominations may be submitted by anyone familiar with a person's or group's activities except for a current employee of that person or group. Nominations for the 2010 awards will be accepted online from January 25th until March 19th, 2010. RECENT ARTICLES: |
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