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Evaluating best value through clustered benchmarking in UK local government: building control services
Rodney McAdam, Liam O’NeillThe best value initiative has been designated as the key framework for improving service quality and effectiveness in UK local government. In support of the framework a number of…
Public accountability in Hong Kong higher education: Human resource management implications of assessing organizational effectiveness
J.S. PounderCalls for public accountability in higher education are widespread and higher educational organizations are under pressure to demonstrate “value for money” performance…
The international applicability of “new” public management: lessons from Turkey
Süleyman Sozen, Ian ShawOne of the central tenets of “new public management” is that it is universally applicable. Indeed the European Union advocates the adoption of such management approaches for…
Regulation and public‐private partnerships
Nutavoot PongsiriA public‐private partnership can be seen as an appropriate institutional means of dealing with particular sources of market failure by creating a perception of equity and mutual…
An analysis of recent trends in Australian local government
Andrew C. Worthington, Brian E. DolleryOver the past decade Australian local government has undergone drastic change. The sheer pace of reform has made it difficult for practitioners and scholars alike to document and…
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- Professor Rocco Palumbo