Abstract
The idea that one should try to assess the productivity of the public economy and, particularly, of public bureaux is increasingly accepted. According to some recent estimates, labor productivity measurements in Public Administration now cover about 60% of activities in the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany. In Italy, the percentage is smaller, but these measurements are considered with increasing interest both at the local and at the central level.
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Forte, F. (1983). Monitoring the Productivity of Bureaucratic Behavior. In: Hanusch, H. (eds) Anatomy of Government Deficiencies. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-21610-1_9
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