High-Performance Government: Structure, Leadership, Incentives - Softcover

Klitgaard, Robert; Light, Paul C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0833037404 ISBN 13: 9780833037404

Publisher: RAND Corporation, 2005

Synopsis

In 2003, the National Commission on the Public Service, chaired by Paul Volcker, issued a report detailing problems within the federal government today and recommending changes in its organization, leadership, and operations. This book suggests practical ways to implement the recommendations and defines a research agenda for the future. Thirteen essays address the primary problem areas identified by the Volcker Commission, and the commission report itself is included.

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About the Author

Robert Klitgaard is dean and Ford Distinguished Professor of International Development and Security at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. His books include Controlling Corruption and Choosing Elites. Paul C. Light is the Paulette Goddard Professor of Public Service at New York University. He was the Founding Director of the Center for Public Service at the Brookings Institution and Senior Adviser to the Volcker Commission. Light is the author of several books, including The Four Pillars Of High Performance: How Robust Organizations Achieve Extraordinary Results and Government's Greatest Achievements: From Civil Rights to Homeland Security .

From the Back Cover

Fixing problems in the federal government

Edition details

• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0833037404
• ISBN 13: 9780833037404
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 496