MUNICIPAL BENCHMARKS Assessing Local Performance and Establishing Community Standards

Ammons, David N.

ISBN 10: 0803972539 / ISBN 13: 9780803972537

Verlag: Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks CA, 1996

Beschreibung

321 pages in excellent condition. Illustrated glossy boards with blue titles. Very light wear on corners and edges. VG+.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 207679

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: MUNICIPAL BENCHMARKS Assessing Local Performance and Establishing Community Standards
• Verlag: Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks CA
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1996
• ISBN-10: 0803972539
• ISBN-13: 9780803972537
• Einband: Hardcover
• Auflage: First Edition.
• Zustand: VG+
• Buchtyp: Book
• Verkäuferkataloge:
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Inhaltsangabe

Taking administrators, mayors, city council members and citizen groups beyond the development of performance measures for United States city government operations, this book will prepare them for the initial stages for actual performance assessment. David NAmmons presents relevant national standards developed by professional associations, and actual performance targets and performance results from a sample of city governments. The book will contribute to the design of practical performance measurement systems, the improvement of systems and the establishment of performance standards.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

David Ammons joined the School of Government (then the Institute of Government) in 1996. Prior to that, he was a faculty member at the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia and taught in the public administration programs at Georgia and the University of North Texas. Early in his career he served on the staffs of four municipalities―Fort Worth, Texas; Hurst, Texas; Phoenix, Arizona; and Oak Ridge, Tennessee―in various administrative capacities. Among his seven books on local governmentmanagement are Municipal Benchmarks: Assessing Local Performance and Establishing Community Standards (Sage Publications, 2001); Leading Performance Management in Local Government (ICMA, 2008); and Tools for Decision Making: A Practical Guide for Local Government (CQ Press, 2009). Ammons earned a Ph.D. at the University of Oklahoma