Performance measurement in municipalities: Empirical evidence in Canadian context

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 4-24

  Pollanen, Raili M ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Local government; Performance (public administration); Performance management; Performance measures

Indexed keywords

LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 19744371902     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513550510576125     Document Type: Article

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