Improving Governance: A New Logic for Empirical Research

by Carolyn J. Heinrich, Laurence E. Lynn Jr., Carolyn J. Hill, et al.

Book Overview

Policymakers and public managers around the world have become preoccupied with the question of how their goals can be achieved in a way that rebuilds public confidence in government. Yet because public policies and programs increasingly are being administered through a complicated web of jurisdictions, agencies, and public-private partnerships, evaluating their effectiveness is more difficult than in the past. Though social scientists possess insightful...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087840385X
• ISBN13: 9780878403851
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher