{"product_id":"government-performance-9780801872280","title":"Government Performance","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile acknowledging the political context of all public administration systems, they argue that effective management of these systems nevertheless provides the key to good government performance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis slim volume, a seminal study, provides a positive picture of public managers eager to learn and to create management capacity, which is posited as the key to governmental performance... A must read for students of public management. Choice 2004 The authors of this volume argue that one quality above all is crucial to the overall performance of government: effective management. International Review of Administrative Sciences An ambitious and well-publicized attempt to define criteria for measuring government performance... Well argued and rich in material. -- Sandford Borins Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents:  1. Management, Capacity, and Performance  2. Dissecting Management  3. Assessing Management  4. Research Methodology  5. State and Local Findings  6. Federal Results  7. The Big Lessons  8. Next Steps","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527617814871,"sku":"9780801872280","price":30.21,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801872280.jpg?v=1731868564","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/government-performance-9780801872280","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}