Challenging the performance movement : accountability, complexity, and democratic values /
Beryl A. Radin.
- Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2006.
- x, 260 p ; 22 cm.
- Public management and change series .
- Public management and change. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The ubiquitous nature of performance -- The performance mindset -- One size fits all -- Demeaning professionals : throwing out the baby with the bathwater? -- Competing values : can the performance movement deal with equity? -- The reality of fragmentation : power and authority in the U.S. political system -- Intergovernmental relationships : power and authority in the U.S. political system -- Information, interests, and ideology -- Competing values in a global context : performance activities in the World Bank -- Conflicting patterns of assumptions : where do we go from here?
1589010914 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781589010918
2005027246
GBA637075 bnb
Organizational effectiveness--Measurement. Administrative agencies--Management--Evaluation. Performance. Performance technology--Political aspects--United States.