High-Performance Government: Structure, Leadership, Incentives

by Paul C. Light and Robert Klitgaard

Book Overview

Low-performance government provides too little service for too much money. Breakdown is a serious risk. This is the stark message of the Volcker Commission report, which leads off High-Performance Government with a devastating nonpartisan indictment of public service in America. The commission recommends restructuring government by mission, selecting and developing better leaders, and creating agile, performance-driven public service. The rest of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0833037404
• ISBN13: 9780833037404
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 490 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.0"