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The State Administration Database

Taking Stock. Assessing Public Sector Reforms.

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Author
Peter, B. Guy & Donald J. Savoie (ed.)

Year
1998

Publisher
McGill-Queen`s University Press.

Type of publication:
Bok

Link to review:
http://mqup.mcgill.ca/book.php?bookid=1372

Number of pages:
417

ISSN:
0-7735-1743-X

Language of publication:
Engelsk

Country of publication:
Canada

NSD-reference:
2509

This page was last updated:
2007-08-16 13:51:47.967

Publikasjonens datagrunnlag
  • Komparativ mellom land
Land som er gjenstand for studien
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • New Zealand
  • Storbritannia
  • USA
  • EU
Verkemiddel i den konstituerande styringa
  • 1.1 Organisering generelt
  • 1.3 Privatisering/markedsretting
  • 1.4 Finansiering
  • 1.7 Personaladministrative/demografiske verkemiddel
Verkemiddel i den operative styringa av ststlege verksemder
  • 2.1 Formell styringsdialog
Studieoppdrag
  • Forskning
Studietype
  • Effektstudie/implikasjoner/resultater
Type effekt
  • Kostnadseffektivitet
  • Samfunnseffektivitet
  • Strukturelle og styringsmessige effektar
  • Kvalitet og sikkerhetsmessige effektar
  • Verdimessige effektar
  • Driftskostnadsmessige effektar
  • Effekter i arbeidslivet
Sektor (cofog)
  • Utøvande og lovgivande myndigheiter K
  • Staten generelt

Summary
In the last two decades governments have invested a great deal of time, money, and political capital in reforms to make the public sector more efficient. They have, however, invested little in evaluating the effectiveness of their efforts, accepting many of the reforms because of a belief in a particular approach to governing or an ideological commitment on the part of politicians. This collection of essays "takes stock" of these reform measures and their impact on public administration.
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Distinguished scholars from six countries investigate the effects of reforms in a number of areas, including budgeting, personnel management, and accountability. While reforms have been beneficial in some of these areas, success has been far from universal. By comparing and contrasting measures in Canada, the United States, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe, contributors isolate and evaluate factors - such as individual political leaders and the complexity of government - that influence the success or failure of reforms.