This paper shows that initial cross-country institutional differences can explain to a substantial extent the relative GDP performance of European countries since 1995, after controlling for the initial level of GDP per capita and government debt. It shows that improving the quality of...

The objective to improve the effectiveness of public administration and governance in the context of cuts in public resources available for supporting public authorities is especially urgent at the time of economic crisis. Cutting payroll for federal executive bodies by 10 per cent is one of the...

SWD-Schlagwörter: Koproduktion, Bürgerbeteiligung, Governance, Öffentliche Aufgaben. - Freie Schlagwörter (Deutsch): Koproduktion, finanzielle Bürgerbeteiligung, New Public Governance, Öffentliche Aufgabenerfüllung . - Freie Schlagwörter (Englisch): citizen financial participation...

Im vorliegenden Band wird das derzeitig praktizierte Versorgungsmanagement im deutschen Gesundheitswesen in Theorie und mit konkreten praktischen Projekten aufgearbeitet, Schwachstellen und Perspektiven deutlich benannt und ein Blick nach vorn in die Zukunft installiert. Die in Deutschland...

"This book presents relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings related to the successful management of nonprofits, providing insights into the best practices and valuable comparisons between strategies in different contexts"--

We collect data on operations, targets and human resources management practices in over 1,800 schools educating 15-year-olds in eight countries. Overall, we show that higher management quality is strongly associated with better educational outcomes. The UK, Sweden, Canada and the US obtain the...

SWD-Schlagwörter: Schweiz, Ehrenamtliche Tätigkeit, Professionalisierung, Personalpolitik, Nonprofit-Organisation . - Freie Schlagwörter Deutsch: Switzerland, Volunteer work, professionalization, personal policy, nonprofit organisations

We study the effects of managerial practices in schools on students' outcomes. We measure managerial practices using the World Management Survey, a methodology that enables us to construct robust measures of management quality comparable across countries. We find substantial heterogeneity in...

The paper aims at contributing to the body of knowledge referred to Public Administrations co-operation. In particular, the research is focused on Local Public Administration (LPA), intensely influenced by the global economic crisis. The study regards to how LPAs could reach more efficiency and...

This paper explores the implications of participatory budget (PB), inspired by insights and reflections on public governance, accountability, participation and inclusion of citizens in the local authority expenditure decisions. Nevertheless a certain criticism is coming from the literature about...

"The media are in crisis. Not only the print press but the entire news production chain. Faced with growing competition and inexorably declining advertising revenue, newspapers, radio and TV news operations, and pure Internet players are all in search of a new model. Based on an innovative study...