Public-Sector Productivity. Part 1 Why Is It Important and How Can We Measure It? / Ravi Somani.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Somani, Ravi, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor productivity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

Public-Sector Productivity

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2021.

Summary:

This note is the first of a two-part series that explores the importance of public-sector productivity and its measurement (part one); and its determinants (part two). This note summarizes a review of the literature on different approaches to measuring public-sector productivity (the rate at which inputs are converted into outputs). This note recommends: complementing traditional `macro' measures of public-sector productivity, such as the cost-weighted-output approach presented in Atkinson (2005), with fine-grained `micro' measures at the individual organization, employee, and task and process level; monitoring and reporting output (performance) measures and inputs (costs) separately; and combining multiple measures of productivity, tied closely to the service-delivery chain.

Notes:

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Publisher Number:

10.1596/35165