1st Edition

Collaboration in Public Services The Challenge for Evaluation

By Bill Jenkins Copyright 2003
251 Pages
by Routledge

264 Pages
by Routledge

251 Pages
by Routledge

The International Group for Policy and Program Evaluation (INTEVAL) serves as a forum for scholars and practitioners of public policy to discuss ideas and developments as a community dedicated to enhancing the contribution of evaluation to government. From the group's studies has emerged a concern with the impact of public management reforms. Collaboration in Public Services examines... Read more
1: Collaborative Government and Evaluation: The Implications of a New Policy Instrument; 2: Networks and Partnering Arrangements: New Challenges for Evaluation and Auditing; 3: Quangos, Evaluation, and Accountability in Collaborative Government; 4: The Politics of Evaluating Government Collaboration with the Third Sector; 5: Collaborating for Public Service Quality: The Implications for Evaluation; 6: Collaboration by Contract and Pooling Resources: The Implications for Evaluation; 7: Results-Based Governance: Collaborating for Outcomes; 8: Auditing and Evaluating Collaborative Government: The Role of Supreme Audit Institutions; 9: Evaluation, Accountability, and Collaboration; 10: Evaluation and Collaborative Government: Lessons and Challenges

Biography

Bill Jenkins