Efficiency in the Public Sector

Efficiency in the Public Sector edited by Kevin J. Fox.

Regardless of where we live, the management of the public sector impacts on our lives. Hence, we all have an interest, one way or another, in the achievement of efficiency and productivity improvements in the activities of the public sector. For a government agency that provides a public service, st...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Fox, Kevin J. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2002.
Edition:1st ed. 2002.
Series:Studies in Productivity and Efficiency ; 1
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Operations research.
Decision making.
Microeconomics.
Management.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Section I: Issues In Public Sector Efficiency Evaluation
  • 1. Performance Assessment in the Public Sector
  • 2. Why Have the Returns to Microeconomic Reform Been So Disappointing?
  • 3. Performance Measurement and Resource Allocation
  • 4. A Property-Rights Perspective of Efficiency: Privatizing the Commons
  • Section II: Efficiency Analysis in the Public Sector — Advances in Theory and Practice
  • 5. The Deadweight Costs of Capital Taxation in Australia
  • 6. A Comparison of Alternative Productivity Growth Measures: With Application to Electricity Generation
  • 7. Integrating Consumer Satisfaction Into Productivity Indexes
  • 8. Productive Structure and Efficiency of Public Hospitals
  • 9. Measuring Output of Hospital Services
  • 10. Efficiency in the Provision of Municipal Nursing- and Home-Care Services: The Norwegian Experience.

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