Performance management and accountability in complex public programmes

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The evaluation of UK's Social Programme of the Rural Development Commission is undertaken to shed light on the state of performance appraisal of complicated public programs. Results of the study have generated several recommendations for an improved system of performance evaluation. Among the important points are the need for performance assessment to be integrated at the start of the planning process, the need for a multi-faceted system to reflect the complexity of the environment and the proper role of performance evaluation in management.

Non-governmental organizations, Nongovernmental organizations, Corporation reports, Company reports, Performance standards, Job performance standards

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Evaluating the efficiency of nonprofit organizations: an application of data envelopmment analysis to the public health services

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The Date Envelopment Analysis (DEA) model was evaluated as a management tool in measuring the efficiency of 10 decision making units (DMU) of the Spanish National Health Service. Results show that DEA adequately identified problems of inefficiency, both in management and technology, despite the lack of data on costs. Information provided point out how efficiency can be improved in the public health industry of Spain.

Data envelopment analysis, Public health administration, Socialized medicine

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Converging New Public Management Reforms and Diverging Accounting Practices in Flemish Local Governments

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The Flemish government's accounting reforms aimed at improving New Public Management are converging. However, prescribed accounting practices are widely diverging and so this paper gives a number of possible reasons for this.

Belgium, Accrual Accounting, Statistical Data Included, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Financial management, Accrual basis accounting, Public administration

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