Government at a Glance 2009 PDF
163 Pages·2009·7.219 MB·English
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The actions and policies of government touch our daily lives in countless ways.;Quantifying and measuring government actions can help leaders make better decisions, and can help to hold government accountable to its citizens Government at a Glance is a new, biennial publication of the OECD providing over 30 indicators describing government performance. It;compares the political and institutional frameworks of government across OECD countries, as well as government revenues, expenditures and employment. It also includes indicators describing government policies and practices in integrity, e-government and open government, and introduces several composite indexes summarising key aspects of public management practices in human resource management, budgeting and regulatory management.;For each figure, the book provides a dynamic link (StatLink) which directs the user to a web page where the corresponding data are available in Excel?® format.Table of Content : PrefaceIntroduction-Why measure government activities?-What can you find in this publication?-Measurement challenges-Future work. Current and Future Public Governance Challenges-Introduction-Selected public governance implications of the global financial and economic crisis-What are governance challenges for the future?II. Government Revenues-1. General government revenues-2. Structure of general government revenues-3. Revenues structure by level of governmentIII. Government Expenditures-4. General government expenditure-5. General government expenditure by function-6. General government expenditure by level of government-7. General government expenditure by typeIV. Interesecton between the Public and Private Sector-8. Production costs in general governmentV. Public Employment-9. Employment in general government and public corporations-10. Decnetralisation of employment11. Employment of women in central government-12. Ageing workforceVI. Human Resource Management Practices-13. Delegation in human resource management-14. Central government recruitment systems-15. Staff performance management-16. Senior civil serviceVII. Budget Practices and Procedures-17. Fiscal sustainability-18. Budget disclosures-19. Medium-term budget perspective-20. Performance-oriented budgeting21. Executive budget flexibilityVIII. Regulatory Management-22. Regulatory impact analysis-23. Simplification strategies-24. Formal consultationIX. Integrity-25. Conflict-of-interest disclosure by decision makers-26. Public interest disclosure: Whistle-blowing-27. Preventing corruption: Public procurement. Open and Responsive Government-28. Open government legislation-29 E-government readiness20. E-government service maturity-21. Uptake of e-government servicesAnnex A. Methodology for Revenue AggregatesAnnex B. Classification of the Functions of GovernmentAnnex C. Composite Indexes for HRM, Budget Practices and Regulatory ManagementAnnex D. Detailed Data from the 2009 Survey on IntegrityAnnex E. Contextual FactorsAnnex F. Members of the Steering Group glossaryBibliography
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