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• Science: Social Sciences: Urban and Regional Planning  (806)
• Society: Government  (2,390)

The Center for The Business of Government: - Sponsors research on new approaches to improving the effectiveness of government. Includes complete archive of grant reports.

Council for Excellence in Government: - Works to improve government performance at all levels. Includes information about the council's programs and publications.

GovLeaders.org: - Provides leadership development materials to government managers. Includes management tips, articles on leadership, training information, and leadership quotes.

International Public Management Network: - Forum for sharing ideas and research on alternative approaches to problem solving and decision making in the public sector. Includes e-journal and conference reports.

National Center for Public Productivity (NCPP): - Research and public service organization devoted to improving productivity in the public sector. Includes information on performance measurement, best practices worldwide, and the center's publications.

The Performance Institute: - Private think tank that focuses on performance-based management practices for government agencies. Includes information about their conferences, training programs, consulting services and publications.

Public Sector Continuous Improvement Site: - Offers an annotated directory of online resources, articles, and other tools to help improve the performance of public sector organizations.

Public Sector Management: - Government of Western Australia site that provides information and publications related to public sector policies and best practices.

Quality Conference for Public Administration in the EU: - Conference held in September. Program and papers.




Renaissance of Public Administration: - An academic project designed to appraise the concept of public administration by reassessing its roots. Includes information on the researchers and their publications.