Targets and Terror: Government by Performance Indicators.

The author comments on the difficulties that arise from attempts made by governments to manage the performance decentralized agencies through systems of indicators and targets. Particular attention is paid to analyzing information presented in the policy paper "Deal or No Deal? Delivering LAA Succes...

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Publicado en:Local Government Studies Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 271 - 282
Autor principal: Coulson, Andrew
Formato: Opinion
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Apr2009
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