![]() |
![]() |
Your cart is empty |
||
Showing 1 - 8 of 8 matches in All Departments
This text evaluates the validity of a key proposition of public choice theory: that competition is associated with superior performance by governmental organizations. Three forms of competition in local government are identified: competition between local authorities; competition between councils and private contractors; and competition between parties for political power. The extent and consequences of competition are assessed in both the UK and USA. The analysis is used to draw conclusions on the effects of competition and the validity of public choice theory.
The Labour Government has introduced legislation to place a new duty of Best Value on local authorities, and abolish compulsory competitive tendering. This work identifies the differences between the two systems and evaluates the development of the new regime, using case studies.
The performance of governments around the globe is constantly in the spotlight, whether as a celebration or indictment of their activities. Providing evidence on strategies to improve the performance of public agencies is therefore essential to the practice of public management. Originally published in 2006, this important contribution to the debate explores issues of measurement, research methodology, and management influences on performance. It focuses on three key questions: what approaches should be adopted to measure the performance of public agencies? What aspects of management influence the performance of public agencies? As the world globalizes, what are the key international issues in performance measurement and management? In examining these questions, the contributors debate both methodological and technical issues regarding the measurement of performance in public organizations, and provide empirical analyses of the determinants of performance. The book concludes with groundbreaking work on the international dimensions of these issues.
Public services touch the majority of people in advanced and developing economies on a daily basis: children require schooling, the elderly need personal care and assistance, rubbish needs collecting, water must be safe to drink and the streets need policing. In short, there is practically no area of our lives that isn't touched in some way by public services. As such, knowledge about strategies to improve their performance is central to the good of society. In this book, a group of leading scholars examine some of the most pressing issues in public administration, political science and public policy by undertaking a systematic review of the research literature on public management and the performance of public agencies. It is an important resource for public management researchers, policy-makers and practitioners who wish to understand the state of the field and the challenges that lie ahead.
The performance of the public services, from education and policing
to health and recycling, is a matter of concern in many countries.
Issues of public service efficiency, cost, and effectiveness have
moved to the forefront of political debate. This book applies the
latest thinking from Management and Organization Studies to the
performance of public organizations in order to evaluate the merits
of different mechanisms for driving improvement in the public
sector.
The performance of the public services, from education and policing
to health and recycling, is a matter of concern in many countries.
Issues of public service efficiency, cost, and effectiveness have
moved to the forefront of political debate. This book applies the
latest thinking from Management and Organization Studies to the
performance of public organizations in order to evaluate the merits
of different mechanisms for driving improvement in the public
sector.
Public services touch the majority of people in advanced and developing economies on a daily basis: children require schooling, the elderly need personal care and assistance, rubbish needs collecting, water must be safe to drink and the streets need policing. In short, there is practically no area of our lives that isn't touched in some way by public services. As such, knowledge about strategies to improve their performance is central to the good of society. In this book, a group of leading scholars examine some of the most pressing issues in public administration, political science and public policy by undertaking a systematic review of the research literature on public management and the performance of public agencies. It is an important resource for public management researchers, policy-makers and practitioners who wish to understand the state of the field and the challenges that lie ahead.
The performance of governments around the globe is constantly in the spotlight, whether as a celebration or indictment of their activities. Providing evidence on strategies to improve the performance of public agencies is therefore essential to the practice of public management. Originally published in 2006, this important contribution to the debate explores issues of measurement, research methodology, and management influences on performance. It focuses on three key questions: what approaches should be adopted to measure the performance of public agencies? What aspects of management influence the performance of public agencies? As the world globalizes, what are the key international issues in performance measurement and management? In examining these questions, the contributors debate both methodological and technical issues regarding the measurement of performance in public organizations, and provide empirical analyses of the determinants of performance. The book concludes with groundbreaking work on the international dimensions of these issues.
|
![]() ![]() You may like...
IUTAM Symposium on Exploiting Nonlinear…
Ivana Kovacic, Stefano Lenci
Hardcover
R6,264
Discovery Miles 62 640
Artificial Intelligence and Machine…
Vagelis Plevris, Afaq Ahmad, …
Hardcover
R6,962
Discovery Miles 69 620
Swift Analysis of Civil Engineering…
Ali Kaveh, Hossein Rahami, …
Hardcover
R4,896
Discovery Miles 48 960
Frequency Analyses of Natural Extreme…
Jose A. Raynal-Villasenor
Hardcover
R4,225
Discovery Miles 42 250
|