The Public Manager articles

Recent articles from The Public Manager

The manager's musings.(Political corruption)
March 22, 2009... Expectation What should Americans expect of public-sector officials? Given the recent wave of greed-driven sleaziness in both our public and private sectors--from Wall Street to governors' offices, city halls, and county commissions--one gets the sense that the ethical foundations laid...

New imperatives for public managers: solving public problems demands a more strategic, entrepreneurial, and reflective approach to managing programs and organizations.
March 22, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When people hear the term "public servant," they think of presidents, governors, legislators, cabinet secretaries, agency directors--the political officials featured on news broad casts, on political talk shows, and in newspapers. These officials are an important...

Introduction: promoting greater transparency and measuring performance can help restore America's trust in the public sector.(Forum: Transparency, Performance Management and the Public Trust)(Conference news)
March 22, 2009... Over the last four decades, the public's trust in government in the United States has fallen dramatically due to an unusual confluence of contributing factors. Scandal after scandal has rocked Washington, DC, and many state capitals; governments have failed miserably in response both to...

Using the Internet to make state budgets transparent: state legislatures are beginning to make their jurisdictions' "finances ... as clear and intelligible as a merchant's book.".(Forum: Transparency, Performance Management and the Public Trust)
March 22, 2009... A thing that is transparent, in one sense, is characterized by visibility or accessibility of information, especially concerning business practices. Although he may never have used the term, Thomas Jefferson was very fond of the concept of transparency to achieve accountability: We might...

Benchmarking Lessons from the Mercatus Center's Performance Report Scorecard.(Forum: Transforming Bureaucratic Cultures)(Report)
March 22, 2009... The Mercatus Center at George Mason University produces an annual Performance Report Scorecard that evaluates the quality of the annual performance reports produced by the twenty-four federal agencies covered by the Chief Financial Officers Act. The scorecard is primarily a means of...