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...
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2010.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
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. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 257 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780191591471 0191591475 0191614629 9780191614620 1282904507 9781282904507 9786612904509 661290450X |