Public-Sector Productivity (Part 1) : Why Is It Important and How Can We Measure It?

This note is the first of a two-part series that explores the importance of public-sector productivity and its measurement (part one); and its determinants (part two). This note summarizes a review of the literature on different approaches to measuring public-sector productivity (the rate at which inputs are converted into outputs). This note recommends: complementing traditional `macro’ measures of public-sector productivity, such as the cost-weighted-output approach presented in Atkinson (2005), with fine-grained `micro’ measures at the individual organization, employee, and task and process level; monitoring and reporting output (performance) measures and inputs (costs) separately; and combining multiple measures of productivity, tied closely to the service-delivery chain.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Somani, Ravi
Format: Report biblioteca
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021-02
Subjects:BUDGET EXECUTION, PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY, PUBLIC SERVICE QUALITY, PRODUCTIVITY, LABOR PRODUCTIVITY, PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/913321612847439794/Public-Sector-Productivity-Part-One-Why-Is-It-Important-and-How-Can-We-Measure-It
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35165
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