Never Change a Winning Policy? Public Sector Performance and Politicians' Preferences for Reforms

Despite the increasing stress on performance in public sector organizations, there is still little empirical evidence on whether—and if so, how—politicians respond to performance information. This article addresses this research gap by linking registry statistics on school performance in Norway'...

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Published in:Public administration review 2018-03, Vol.78 (2), p.206-216
Main Authors: Geys, Benny, Sørensen, Rune J.
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Accountability
Averages
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Heterogeneity
Local government
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Politicians
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Reforms
Statistics
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