High-performance government : structure, leadership, incentives /

High-performance government : structure, leadership, incentives /

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 def...

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Corporate Authors: United States. National Commission on the Public Service, Pardee Rand Graduate School
Other Authors: Klitgaard, Robert E., Light, Paul Charles
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2005.
Subjects:
USA > Government
Government productivity > United States.
Political planning > United States.
Organizational change > United States.
Administrative agencies > United States > Reorganization.
Executive departments > United States > Reorganization.
Politique publique > États-Unis.
Changement organisationnel > États-Unis.
LAW > Civil Law.
Administrative agencies > Reorganization.
Executive departments > Reorganization.
Government productivity.
Organizational change.
Political planning.
Politische Planung
Verwaltungsreform
United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. Introduction / by Robert Klitgaard
  • ch. 2. Urgent business for America : revitalizing the federal government for the 21st century / by the National Commission on the Public Service (the Volcker Commission)
  • pt. 1. WHAT BROAD CHANGES WILL TRANSFORM GOVERNMENT IN THE FUTURE?
  • ch. 3. Governing the market state / by Gregory F. Treverton
  • ch. 4. High-performance government in an uncertain world / by Robert J. Lempert and Steven W. Popper
  • pt. 2. VOLCKER COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION 1 : REORGANIZE BY MISSION
  • ch. 5. Organizing for reorganizing / by Susan M. Gates
  • ch. 6. Four ways to restructure national security in the U.S. government / by Lynn E. Davis
  • ch. 7. Using public-private partnerships successfully in the federal setting / by Frank Camm
  • pt. 3. VOLCKER COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION 2 : ENHANCE LEADERSHIP
  • ch. 8. Improving government processes : from velocity management to presidential appointments / by John Dumond and Rick Eden
  • ch. 9. Developing leadership : emulating the military model / by Al Robbert
  • ch. 10. Broadening public leadership in a globalized world / by Gregory F. Treverton
  • pt. 4. VOLCKER COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION 3 : CREATE FLEXIBLE, PERFORMANCE-DRIVEN AGENCIES
  • ch. 11. The economic complexities of incentive reforms / by Beth J. Asch
  • ch. 12. Measuring performance / by Jacob Alex Klerman
  • ch. 13. Lessons from performance measurement in education / by Laura Hamilton
  • ch. 14. Choosing and using performance criteria / by Robert Klitgaard, Johannes Fedderke, and Kamil Akramov.

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