Evaluating Reforms of Local Public and Social Services in Europe More Evidence for Better Results /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Koprić, Ivan (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Wollmann, Hellmut (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Marcou, Gérard (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Governance and Public Management,
• Subjects: Public policy.; Political science.; Political economy.; Public administration.; Public Policy.; Governance and Government.; International Political Economy.; Public Administration.

This book explains the increasing demand for evaluation as a result of the increasing frequency of reforms to local services, influenced by the New Public Management doctrine, the severe austerity policy in many European countries, and the wish to increase quality and reduce costs of public services...