Forfatter

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

Årstall

1998

Utgiver

McGill-Queen`s University Press.

Publikasjonstype:

Bok

Omtale:

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

Antall sider:

417

ISSN-nummer:

0-7735-1743-X

Publiseringsspråk:

Engelsk

Land publikasjonen kommer fra:

Canada

NSD-referanse:

2509

Disse opplysningene er sist endret:

16/8 2007

Sammendrag
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.