| Performance or Compliance?: Performance Audit and Public Management in Five Countries Contributor(s): Pollitt, Christopher (Author), Girre, Xavier (Author), Lonsdale, Jeremy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198296002 ISBN-13: 9780198296003 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $180.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 1999 Annotation: Performance audit is now in fashion, but in the past it has been a somewhat closed world, little studied by outsiders. Now an international team of researchers has studied the work of five national audit offices -- France, Finland, The Netherlands, Sweden, and the UK. The picture thus revealed contains elements of technical innovation, methodological challenge, and crucial strategic choice. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Affairs & Administration - Political Science | International Relations - General - Business & Economics | Auditing |
| Dewey: 352.309 |
| LCCN: 99025365 |
| Lexile Measure: 1510 |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.24" W x 9.3" (1.17 lbs) 260 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Performance audit is now in fashion, but in the past it has been a somewhat closed world, little studied by outsiders. Now an international team of researchers has studied the work of five national audit offices -- France, Finland, The Netherlands, Sweden, and the UK. The picture thus revealed contains elements of technical innovation, methodological challenge, and crucial strategic choice. |