PAR--The report we love to hate
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The Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) of a Citizen-Centric Government helps citizens to judge for themselves just how well their government is performing and managing resources is described. The AGA set forth a cooperative research project to determine the usefulness of PARs for the citizens, as well as ways to improve the reporting. 80% of the respondents thought the PAR had useful information, demonstrating accountability, but they preferred a summary of highlights document, editing the lengthy version, and making it available online.
Publication Name: The Journal of Government Financial Management
Subject: Government
ISSN: 1353-1385
Year: 2006
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Carved in stone
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The Indonesian stone company PT Citatah produces and markets a wide variety of architectural stone, including tiles for walls and floors and marble. Starting out in 1976 as a processor of beige marble, PT Citatah eventually acquired four other quarries. PT Citatah enjoys a 50% share of the market for marble for prestige architectural projects and accounts for 80% of all of Indonesia's marble exports. Wall and floor tile and stone applications contribute approximately 82% of PT Citatah's revenues.
Publication Name: Asiamoney
Subject: Business
ISSN: 1607-0526
Year: 1996
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The road less traveled
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Sales of utility vehicles such as Range Rovers may lead luxury auto makers to devise products like: the espresso-maker equipped 'BMW Latte;' the 'Mercedes DKNY-SL' motorized shopping cart; the 'Cadillac San Clemente;' the titanium 'Saab Road Worrier;' and the 'Mack de Sade' luxury sex-mobile.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
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ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1995
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