This paper presents an important development of a novel non-parametric object classification technique, namely CaRBS (Classification and Ranking Belief Simplex), to enable regression-type analyses. Termed RCaRBS, it is, as with CaRBS, an evidence-based technique, with its mathematical operations...

A conceptual framework for evaluating statutory performance indicators for local authorities is developed. The framework, which contains 14 dimensions of organizational performance, is then applied to the indicators set for local government from 1993/94 to 2001/02. The results show that the...

The public service policies of the present Labour Government are assessed against a conceptual model of bureaucracy. In particular, is there evidence of a shift away from the market reforms of the Conservatives, and a move towards bureaucratic methods of resource allocation and service delivery?...