Reforming the public sector : how to achieve better transparency, service, and leadership /

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Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press ; Rome : Scuola superiore della pubblica amministrazione (SSPA), ©2012.
Description:	1 online resource (vii, 311 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Brookings-SSPA series on public administration Brookings-SSPA series on public administration.
Subject:	Public administration. Organizational change. Organizational effectiveness. Organizational change. Organizational effectiveness. Public administration. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11139194

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Other authors / contributors:	Tria, Giovanni, 1948- Valotti, G. (Giovanni) Brookings Institution. Scuola superiore della pubblica amministrazione (Italy)
ISBN:	9780815722892 0815722893 9780815722885 0815722885 9786613769305 6613769304 1280997699 9781280997693
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	Many countries are still struggling to adapt to the broad and unexpected effects of modernization initiatives. As changes take shape, governments are challenged to explore new reforms. The public sector is now characterized by profound transformation across the globe, with ramifications that are yet to be interpreted. To convert this transformation into an ongoing state of improvement, policymakers and civil service leaders must learn to implement and evaluate change. This book is an important contribution to that end. Reforming the Public Sector presents comparative perspecti.
Other form:	Print version: Reforming the public sector. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press ; Rome : Scuola superiore della pubblica amministrazione (SSPA), ©2012 9780815722885

Table of Contents:

Shedding light or obfuscating? : Audit in an NPM world / Irvine Lapsely
Making transparency transparent : an assessment model for local governments / Maria Cucciniello, Greta Nasi, and Raffaella Saporito
Does making a difference make a difference? : Answers from research on public service motivation / James L. Perry
Public service motivation and job satisfaction in various European countries : a tale of caution and hope / Wouter Vandenabeele [and others]
Public service motivation : the state of the art / Nicola Belle and Paola Cantarelli
What can we learn from thirty years of public management reform / Christopher Pollitt
Leadership competencies and their relevance to Italian government reform / Montgomery Van Wart
Politicians and administrators : two characters in search of a role / Mariannunziata Liguori, Mariafrancesca Sicilia, and Ileana Steccolini
Public sector performance : managing governments by the numbers / Gert Bouckaert
Strategic management in Italian ministries : an empirical assessment of gains from and gaps in reforms / Denita Cepiku, Andrea Bonomi Savignon, and Luigi Corvo
The study of public management : reference points for a design science approach / Michael Barzelay
Government reform and innovation : a comparative perspective / Elaine Cuilla Kamarck
Stakeholders' inclusion : measuring the preformance of interactive decisionmaking / Mario Ianniello, Paolo Fedele, and Luca Brusati
Public sector reforms : state of the art and future challenges / Giovanni Valotti.

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