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When I became mayor in 1993, I set as a goal for my administration to make Boston a great place to live, work and play. Critics complained that the goal was so broad it could never serve as a guide for the development of public policy. But in fact, the opposite is true. Every action my administration has taken, from repairing potholes to nurturing a budding bio-tech industry, has had to answer the question: How does this improve the quality of life for city residents?
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Menino, T.M. (2002). Boston: Main Streets and Back Streets. In: Andrisani, P.J., Hakim, S., Savas, E.S. (eds) The New Public Management. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1109-0_14
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