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Theories of performance : organizational and service improvement in the public domain /

How well do governments do in converting the resources they take from us, like taxes, into services that improve the well-being of individuals, groups, and society as a whole? In other words: how well do they perform?This question has become increasingly prominent in public debates over the past cou...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Talbot, Colin
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:How well do governments do in converting the resources they take from us, like taxes, into services that improve the well-being of individuals, groups, and society as a whole? In other words: how well do they perform?This question has become increasingly prominent in public debates over the past couple of decades, especially in the developed world but also in developing countries. As the state has grown during the second half of the 20th century, so pressures to justify its role in producing public services have also increased. Governments across the world have implemented all sorts of policie.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 257 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191591471
0191591475
0191614629
9780191614620
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9781282904507
9786612904509
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