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Governance and Performance
. Ed(S): Heinrich, Carolyn J.; Lynn, Laurence E.
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Description for Governance and Performance
Paperback. Drawing on advances in the social sciences, this book shows how rigorous, theory-based empirical research can help improve the management of public policies and programs - and how better governance can lead to better performance. It shows how more sophisticated research in public management can help improve government performance. Editor(s): Heinrich, Carolyn J.; Lynn, Laurence E. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; JKSB; JP; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
Drawing on recent advances in the social sciences, this volume shows how rigorous, theory-based empirical research can help improve the management of public policies and programs - and how better governance can lead to better performance. These original essays demonstrate how better data and improved statistical techniques have allowed researchers to construct more complex models of governance processes and thereby assess the effects of many variables on policy and program outcomes. They present useful research results that illuminate such issues as automatic grade advancement in public schools, management of federally-funded job-training programs, reducing welfare caseloads, and management of welfare-to-work programs. ... Read more
Drawing on recent advances in the social sciences, this volume shows how rigorous, theory-based empirical research can help improve the management of public policies and programs - and how better governance can lead to better performance. These original essays demonstrate how better data and improved statistical techniques have allowed researchers to construct more complex models of governance processes and thereby assess the effects of many variables on policy and program outcomes. They present useful research results that illuminate such issues as automatic grade advancement in public schools, management of federally-funded job-training programs, reducing welfare caseloads, and management of welfare-to-work programs. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9780878407996
SKU
V9780878407996
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About . Ed(S): Heinrich, Carolyn J.; Lynn, Laurence E.
Carolyn J. Heinrich is assistant professor of public policy analysis at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Laurence E. Lynn, Jr., is Sydney Stein, Jr. Professor of Public Management at the University of Chicago.
Reviews for Governance and Performance
This book represents the leading edge in governance and performance research and is an important contribution to the literature of public administration and public policy. Perspectives on Political Science Ambitious ... Important reading for anyone interested in the relationship between governance and performance and is a worthwhile purchase for academic libraries ... A welcome foray into the huge research terrain ... Read more