Public administration is moving in new directions. Reforms are focusing on the quality of services for citizens and businesses and on the efficiency of administration (the "back office" of government). The OECD is studying these new trends in a multi-annual, cross-country project called "Value...

Ein schlanker und effizienter Staat ist kein Selbstzweck, sondern vielmehr Voraussetzung dafür, um in Deutschland wieder wirtschaftliche Dynamik zu entfalten und Fortschritte beim Abbau der Arbeitslosigkeit zu erzielen. Er sollte sich im Wesentlichen darauf beschränken, für die Marktakteure...

Public administration has entered a new age. In the 1980s, “less” government was the prevailing idea; in the 1990s and early 21st century, “New Public Management” was the dominant theme. Today, public administration is moving in new directions. Reforms are focusing on the quality of...

The Public Management Occasional Papers are specialised reports prepared for the work of the OECD's Public Management Committee. This publication focuses on the reform strategies used in Portugal. The success or failure of reforms depends largely on how the questions of "how to start" and "how...