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Performance Measurement in a Direct Democratic Environment: Local Government Reforms in Switzerland
Author(s) -
Schedler Kuno
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
public budgeting and finance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.694
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1540-5850
pISSN - 0275-1100
DOI - 10.1111/1540-5850.01019
Subject(s) - unanimity , democracy , politics , public management , public administration , performance measurement , administration (probate law) , government (linguistics) , political science , public economics , accounting , performance management , economics , business , law , management , linguistics , philosophy
Current international development in public management is characterized by a rare unanimity among countries. Trends in public administration, business administration, applied economics, and public law indicate a stronger emphasis on performance and a weakening of input‐oriented analysis and steering. At the foundation of this development is performance measurement (PM). However, the political and administrative circumstance of its implementation differ widely. The following article deals with the implications of Swiss direct democracy for new approaches to public management and, specifically, performance measurement.