Can Governments Learn? - Comparative Perspectives on Evaluation and Organizational Learning

Info autore

Frans L. Leeuw is director of the Division of Policy Evaluation Research at the Netherlands Court of Audit. He coedited What Has Dutch Sociology Achieved? and has written for the Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation.Ray C. Rist is Evaluation Advisor at The Economic Development Institute of The World Bank. He has been director of the Case Studies Program at the United States General Accounting Office and has taught at major universities in the United States.Richard C. Sonnichsen is deputy assistant director at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in charge of the office of planning, evaluation, and audits. He is also an adjunct faculty member at the University of Southern California, Washington Public Affairs Center. His evaluation interests are in the areas of internal organization, evaluation, and the utilization of evaluation results.

Riassunto

Can Governments Learn? examines organizational learning in the public sector. It seeks to understand the role policy and program evaluation information can play in helping governments learn. Among the democratic societies studied are Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United States.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Frans L. Leeuw, Frans L. Rist Leeuw, Leeuw Frans L.
• Con la collaborazione di: Frans L. Leeuw (Editore), Leeuw Frans L. (Editore), Ray C. Rist (Editore), Rist Ray C. (Editore), Richard C. Sonnichsen (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 18.12.2020
• EAN: 9781138519947
• ISBN: 978-1-138-51994-7
• Pagine: 222
• Serie: Comparative Policy Evaluation
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Politica e sua amministrazione; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, Public Administration, Industrial or vocational training, Civil service and public sector, Civil Service & Public Sector