Government at a glance 2011.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration--OECD countries.

Public administration.

Administrative agencies--OECD countries--Management.

Administrative agencies.

Government productivity--OECD countries.

Government productivity.

Bureaucracy--OECD countries.

Bureaucracy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (268 pages)

Place of Publication:

[Paris] : OECD, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This second edition of Government at a Glance€ more than€doubles the number of available indicators of OECD governments' performance. The indicators compare the political and institutional frameworks of government across OECD countries as well as government revenues and expenditures, employment, and compensation. They also include indicators describing government policies and practices on integrity, e-government and open government, and introduce several composite indexes summarising key aspects of public management practices in human resources management, budgeting, procurement, and.

Contents:

Introduction

Leveraged Governance: Avoiding Fracture and Getting Results OECD 50th Anniversary Chapter

Fiscal Consolidation: The Need for Evidence-Based Decision Making

Public Finance and Economics

Strategic Foresight and Leadership

Employment in General Government and Public Corporations

Compensation in Selected Public Sector Occupations

Human Resources Management Practices

Transparency in Governance

Public Procurement

Regulatory Governance

Ways of Delivering Public Services

Government Performance Indicators from Selected Sectors

Annex A. Methodology for Revenue Aggregates

Annex B. Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG)

Annex C. Assumptions of the OECD Fiscal Sustainability Model

Annex D. Methodology and Additional Notes on Compensation of Government Employees

Annex E. Methodology and Additional Notes on Indicators of Human Resource Management

Annex F. Detailed Data from the 2010 Survey on Integrity

Annex G. Detailed Data from the 2010 OECD Procurement Survey

Annex H. Contextual Factors

Annex I. Members of the Government at a Glance Steering Group.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-283-25494-8

9786613254948

92-64-09658-2