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

Publication Info. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2005.

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 490 pages) : illustrations
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Physical Medium polychrome
Note "Pardee RAND Graduate School."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-486).
Contents Introduction -- Urgent business for America: revitalizing the federal government for the 21st century -- Governing the market state -- High-performance government in an uncertain world -- Organizing for reorganizing -- Four ways to restructure national security in the U.S. government -- Using public-private partnerships successfully in the federal setting -- Improving government processes: from velocity management to presidential appointments -- Developing leadership: emulating the military model -- Broadening public leadership in a globalized world -- The economic complexities of incentive reforms -- Measuring performance -- Lessons from performance measurement in education -- Choosing and using performance criteria.
Summary In 2003, the National Commission on the Public Service, chaired by Paul Volcker, issued a report detailing problems within the federal government today and recommending changes in its organization, leadership, and operations. This book suggests practical ways to implement the recommendations and defines a research agenda for the future. Thirteen essays address the primary problem areas identified by the Volcker Commission, and the commission report itself is included.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Language English.
Subject Government productivity -- United States.
Government productivity.
United States.
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.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Added Author Klitgaard, Robert E.
United States. National Commission on the Public Service.
Pardee Rand Graduate School.
Other Form: Print version: High-performance government. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2005 (DLC) 2004029557
ISBN 9780833040671 (electronic book)
0833040677 (electronic book)
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Standard No. 9780833037404
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Report No. RAND/MG-256-PRGS