Managing Performance: International Comparisons

by Bouckaert Geert, John Halligan, Geert Bouckaert

Book Overview

In recent years, concerns over the effectiveness of public administration have encouraged the widespread measurement and management of 'performance'. But is performance management an appropriate model for public sector organizations, and has it proved successful? Moreover, how do the principles of performance management affect how public bodies operate, and the way they relate to the wider community?

In this important text, the viability...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415423953
• ISBN13: 9780415423953
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"