Seit gut fünf Jahren wird in der Stadt Detmold an der Umsetzung des Neuen Steuerungsmodells (NSM) gearbeitet. Die fortlaufenden Veränderungen, die sich letztlich an der Marktfähigkeit der erstellten Dienstleistungen und Produkte, d. h. vor allem an Effizienz und Effektivität messen lassen...

Reformkonzepte zur Verschlankung der Verwaltung zielen nicht nur auf die Einführung von Konzernstrukturen und Kontraktmanagement, auf Kostenrechnung, Marktöffnung und Wettbewerb. Mit neuen Steuerungsmodellen ist auch das Abrücken von der „Verwaltung des Personals“ hin zur modernen...

The authors assess the performance of the Structural Funds’ implementation system in six Member States of the European Union. Considering the strengths and weaknesses, they develop a reform model for the implementation of European structural policy after 1999. The strengths of the existing...

Economic efficiency – understood in terms of jurisdictions providing a maximum amount of output for a given level of inputs – is one potential means to evaluate public policies. Various approaches, however, co-exist to measure the (technical) efficiency of organizations. Given that these...

Social and/or political involvement within the population is often argued to enhance public sector performance. The underlying idea is that engagement fosters political awareness and interest and increases the public’s monitoring ability. Still, weak fiscal autonomy can undermine voters’...

Spatial patterns in (local) government taxation and spending decisions have received a lot of scholarly attention recently. Still, the focus on taxation or expenditure levels in previous studies is incomplete. In fact, (rational) individuals are likely to consider the level of spending on (or...

In both public administration and economics, efficiency is brought forward as an important criterion for evaluating administrative actions. Clearly, its value as an assessment principle depends on our ability to adequately measure efficiency. This article argues that citizen's coproduction in...