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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825070203321

Titolo

Reforming the public sector : how to achieve better transparency, service, and leadership / / Giovanni Tria, Giovanni Valotti, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, 2012

ISBN

0-8157-2289-3

9786613769305

1-280-99769-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Collana

Brookings-SSPA series on public administration

Altri autori (Persone)

TriaGiovanni <1948->

ValottiG (Giovanni)

Disciplina

352.3/67

Soggetti

Public administration

Organizational change

Organizational effectiveness

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Transparency : when the auditor is the society -- pt. 2. Public service motivation : the other side of the public sector productivity -- pt. 3. Leadership and public sector reforms -- pt. 4. Measuring public sector performance : managing governments by numbers -- pt. 5. International perspectives on public sector reforms.

Sommario/riassunto

Many countries are still struggling to adapt to the broad and unexpected effects of modernization initiatives. As changes take shape, governments are challenged to explore new reforms. The public sector is now characterized by profound transformation across the globe, with ramifications that are yet to be interpreted. To convert this transformation into an ongoing state of improvement, policymakers and civil service leaders must learn to implement and evaluate change. This book is an important contribution to that end. Reforming the Public Sector presents comparative perspecti