Overcoming the inadequacies of performance measurement in local government : the case of libraries and leisure services
Topic:
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT--SERVICESPublisher/Date:
1995Note:
In Public Administration Review -- Vol. 55 - no. 1 (January/February 1995).Summary:
Increased empahsis of relevant performance comparisions--with other local governments and with appropriate standards--could capture media and citizen attention and thereby prompt greater accountability. Evidence is presented showing that relevant standards and actual performance figures suitable for comparative purposes, though hardly plentiful, do exist in selected municipal functions.