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Measuring the Performance of the Hollow State
Contributor(s): Frederickson, David G. (Author), Frederickson, H. George (Author)

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 ISBN: 1589011198     ISBN-13: 9781589011199
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
OUR PRICE: $62.95  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2006
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Annotation: "David and George Frederickson have added some real depth to our understanding of the challenges of measuring performance in the public sector. It is about time that someone systematically examined the implications for performance implicit in the development of third-party approaches to governance. With its well-developed theoretical framework and illuminating case studies, Measuring the Performance of the Hollow State will be a welcome and valuable resource for students and practitioners alike. Everyone who is interested in government management--and especially federal management--should read this book."—Philip G. Joyce, professor of public policy and public administration, The George Washington University

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Public Affairs & Administration
Dewey: 352.538
LCCN: 2006003224
Age Level: 22-UP
Grade Level: 17-UP
Series: Public Management and Change
Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6.14" W x 8.96" L (0.71 lbs) 236 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
 
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This book provides the first in-depth analysis of a major federal management reform under the most difficult conditions for measuring performance and accountability: when government functions are contracted out to third parties. The authors systematically examine the workings of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993, with consideration of the later Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) of 2002 in five agencies in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. These programs represent much of the range of federal government organizational structures and a diverse array of third-party arrangements, including states, native American tribal leaderships, scientists, medical schools, and commercial and non-profit health intermediaries and carriers. The authors explore the development of performance measures in light of the mandates of each program, conflicting statutes, political considerations and obstacles, and conditions of intergovernmental relations (where applicable). Their findings illuminate two major questions in public management today: the uses and limitations of performance measurement as a policy and management tool in government and the management of third-party government.
 
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