Performance-based Arrangements for Senior Civil Servants OECD and other Country Experiences. OECD Working Papers on Public Governance No.5

How are performance-based arrangements at the individual level related to performance management arrangements at higher levels such as the agency or programme level?

Study on the Political Involvement in Senior Staffing and on the Delineation of Responsibilities Between Ministers and Senior Civil Servants, OECD Working Papers on Public Governance No. 6

Political involvement in administration is essential for the proper functioning of a democracy. Without this an incoming political administration would find itself unable to change policy direction.

OECD e-Government Studies: Netherlands

This report examines whether the goal of reducing administrative burdens is sufficient in itself for e-government to transform public administrations, and ways governmental cross-level partnerships to deliver ICT-enabled services may simplify the relationship with citizens and businesses.

Competitive Cities: A New Entrepreneurial Paradigm in Spatial Development

This study reviews the challenges that urban entrepreneurialism must overcome to maintain and strengthen its relevance in the 21st century.

Policy Brief: Competitive Regional Clusters: National Policy Approaches

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Cutting Red Tape: National Strategies for Administrative Simplification

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Governance of Decentralised Pay Setting in Selected OECD Countries, OECD Working Papers on Public Governance No. 3

The need for more differentiated pay setting in the public sector is probably the most important driver behind decentralisation. Public administrations need to develop pay-setting arrangements that are sufficiently flexible to enable an adaptation of pay systems and pay structures.

The role of competition policy in regulatory reform in Sweden

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