Downs, George W <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>the perpetual problem of Government Performance: If you're so rich and powerful, why aren't you smart?;<br/>Business versus Government: An invidious comparison?;<br/>Systems for measuring and managing;<br/>better performance through better analysis: Nothing but the facts;<br/>rationalizing decision systems: marching by the letters;<br/>from Hubris to helplessness;<br/>what is to be Done?<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>007554900x 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Organizational effectiveness<br/>Public administration<br/>Industrial management
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>350.0075  / D7595