Radin, Beryl.

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.

HD58.9 / .R33 2006

658.4/013