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Start Over Journal international review of administrative sciences Region australia Region japan Publisher sage publications, ltd.
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1. A value-for-money pathway: a two-country case study of performance reporting.

Author

Christensen, Mark and Yoshimi, Hiroshi

Subjects
PUBLIC administration, PUBLIC sector, NEW public management, CIVIL service, PERFORMANCE management
Abstract

The article examines changes in Australian and Japanese public-sector performance reporting and value-for-money (VFM) initiatives by second-tier government in these countries. It proposes a theoretical framework within which to consider performance reporting and VFM. It provides a case study report of developments in Hokkaido, Japan and New South Wales with respect to VFM and performance reporting. It explores several explanatory forces in the observed differences. The article concludes with an analysis of the effects of Japanese and Australian performance reporting on VFM.

Published
2000
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