This book reviews the experiences of eight OECD countries (Australia, Canada, Denmark, Korea, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States) which have developed and used performance information in the budget process over the past ten years. It examines whether performance information is...

Performance budgeting is a budget practice that has been widely adopted by OECD countries. This report presents the OECD's advice on good practice principles and examples in the area of performance budgeting including an explanation of the evidence supporting the adoption and practice by OECD...

This book examines the theory and practice of performance budgeting, which aims make government more effective by linking the funding of government agencies to the results they deliver. Combining thematic studies and case studies, it clearly presents the diverse range of contemporary performance...

Air/odor issues related to livestock production have received much attention recently. Thisattention has come from many fronts - policy makers, media, state residents, and agribusinessincluding livestock producers. While the discussions have been frequent and regulations havebeen instituted,...

Dezentralisierung im Gesundheitswesen / Klaus-Dirk Henke -- Höhe und Divergenz der Arzteinkommen als Kontrollgrössen für Fehlallokation in der kassenärztlichen Behandlung bei Einzelleistungshonorierung / Leonhard Männer -- Some interim results from a controlled trial of cost sharing in...

In this paper we make the distinction between subjective and objective customer needs. The subjective needs are the individually realized and articulated requirements, whereas the objective needs are the real ones perceived by a fictive neutral perspective.(...)