Performance information in the public sector : how it is used /
Performance information in the public sector : how it is used /
edited by Wouter Van Dooren Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Antwerp, Belgium and Steven Van de Walle, Professor of Public Administration, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- xi, 281 pages ; 23 cm
- IIAS governance and public managvement series .
Includes bibliography and index.
"Performance information has long permeated the public sector. The actual use of performance information however has long been taken for granted. This book is one of the first to bring together and international team of acclaimed academics focusing on how and whether politicians, public officials and citizens use public sector performance information. Combining practical experience with academic analysis this book explores the social and organizational dynamics of performance indicators. It moves beyond the technicalities of measurement and indicators and looks at how performance information is changing the public sector." - Provided by the publisher
Text in English.
9780230309128 paperback 9780230551978 hardback
Public administration
Performance--Management
Government productivity--Evaluation
352.439 / .P438
Includes bibliography and index.
"Performance information has long permeated the public sector. The actual use of performance information however has long been taken for granted. This book is one of the first to bring together and international team of acclaimed academics focusing on how and whether politicians, public officials and citizens use public sector performance information. Combining practical experience with academic analysis this book explores the social and organizational dynamics of performance indicators. It moves beyond the technicalities of measurement and indicators and looks at how performance information is changing the public sector." - Provided by the publisher
Text in English.
9780230309128 paperback 9780230551978 hardback
Public administration
Performance--Management
Government productivity--Evaluation
352.439 / .P438