The standard exercise of conjecturing the savings potentials in public administration draws on a general notion that Austria's bureaucracy is "too big" and/or "too expensive". Against the background of a perennial discussion of administrative reform we compare the cost of public administration...

The frequently expressed assumption that there is significant savings potential in Austria's public administration is based on the general notion that Austrian bureaucracy is "too large" and/or "too expensive". In the context of ongoing discussions on administrative reform, this study compares...