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Thirty Years of Performance Research at the European Group of Public Administration
This chapter discusses the thematic transformation of the performance study group at EGPA. We use the conference venues as lieux de …
Wouter Van Dooren, Jostein Askim, Steven Van de Walle
Performance management in Europe: An idea whose time has come and gone?
The focus of New Public Management on measurement and indicators fits in a long tradition of measurement and state building. Yet, in …
Wouter Van Dooren, Conny Hoffmann
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Multiple accountabilities in public-private partnerships (PPPs): how to unravel the accountability paradox?
Both in the academic literature and popular press, more horizontal and hybrid forms of governance such as public-private partnerships …
Wouter Van Dooren, Tom Willems
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Thinking allowed: reforming indicator-based accountability to enhance innovation
Wouter Van Dooren, Tom Willems
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Small is beautiful? Lessons from a decade of decentralisation in Antwerp
This discussion paper analyses the intra-municipal decentralisation process in Antwerp and evaluates the working of the districts, …
Wouter Van Dooren, Dave Sinardet
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The sound of silence: silent ideologies in public services
Political ideology is generally seen to be very outspoken. Animated debates are considered the core of democratic decision making. …
Wouter Van Dooren, Cor Van Montfort, Ank Michels
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In search of network performance
Networks are many things, but certainly an important feature in contemporary government. In an era of collaboration, as Agranoff and …
Joris Voets, Wouter Van Dooren
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How is information used to improve performance in the public sector? Exploring the dynamics of performance information
In this chapter, we challenge the assumption of a direct relationship between the existence and availability of information, and its …
Steven Van de Walle, Wouter Van Dooren
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Nothing new under the sun? Utilisation of performance information before and after NPM
Wouter Van Dooren
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Performance measurement and management in public sector organisations
Geert Bouckaert, Wouter Van Dooren