Public sector performance measurement and stakeholder support

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 93, Issue 9-10, 2009, Pages 1069-1077

  Figlio, David N ^a,b   Kenny, Lawrence W ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Performance measurement; Private contributions to public sector enterprises; Public sector management; School accountability

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249206499     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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