High-performance government : structure, leadership, incentives / edited by Robert Klitgaard & Paul C. Light.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Klitgaard, Robert E.

United States. National Commission on the Public Service.

Pardee Rand Graduate School.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government productivity--United States.

Government productivity.

Political planning--United States.

Political planning.

Organizational change--United States.

Organizational change.

Administrative agencies--United States--Reorganization.

Administrative agencies.

Executive departments--United States--Reorganization.

Executive departments.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (496 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Fixing problems in the federal government

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter Two - Urgent Business for America: Revitalizing the Federal Government for the 21st Century; Chapter Three - Governing the Market State; Chapter Four - High-Performance Government in an Uncertain World; Chapter Five - Organizing for Reorganizing; Chapter Six - Four Ways to Restructure National Security in the U.S. Government; Chapter Seven - Using Public-Private Partnerships Successfully in the Federal Setting; Chapter Eight - Improving Government Processes: From Velocity Management to Presidential Appointments

Chapter Nine - Developing Leadership: Emulating the Military ModelChapter Ten - Broadening Public Leadership in a Globalized World; Chapter Eleven - The Economic Complexities of Incentive Reforms; Chapter Twelve - Measuring Performance; Chapter Thirteen - Lessons from Performance Measurement in Education; Chapter Fourteen - Choosing and Using Performance Criteria; Bibliography; About the Editors and Authors

Notes:

"Pardee RAND Graduate School."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 447-486).

ISBN:

1-282-28274-3

9786612282744

0-8330-4067-7

OCLC:

781424026