Part 6: The Decentralization of Management and Services

This video is part six of a multi-part series of a two-day symposium "Public Management and the Lindsay Years (1966-1973)", presented by Baruch College School of Public Affairs in collaboration with the Museum of the City of New York on September 29 and 30, 2010.

This session addresses the decentralization of management and services to spur innovation and improve accountability by delegating responsibility and authority down to district level commanders in order to make agencies more accountable and responsive to specific community needs.

Panelists include:

Lewis M. Feldstein
President, The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
Senior Staff to Mayor Lindsay;

Craig Hammerman
District Manager, Brooklyn Community Board 6;

Joseph P. Viteritti
Blanche D. Blank Professor of Public Policy and Chair of the Department of Urban Affairs & Planning, Hunter College, CUNY.

The speakers are introduced by Stan Altman, symposium organizer, Professor of School of Public Affairs and Director of American Humanics at Baruch College.