Downs, George W

The search for government efficiency : from hubris to helplessness / George W. Downs, Patrick D. Larkey - USA : George W. Downs and Patrick D. Larkey, 1986 - viii, 273 p.

the perpetual problem of Government Performance: If you're so rich and powerful, why aren't you smart?;
Business versus Government: An invidious comparison?;
Systems for measuring and managing;
better performance through better analysis: Nothing but the facts;
rationalizing decision systems: marching by the letters;
from Hubris to helplessness;
what is to be Done?


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Organizational effectiveness
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