The size and the economic significance of the public sector make measuring government activities a major contributor to economic growth and social welfare. The goods and services government provides, its redistributive and regulatory powers, and how those are exercised affect the way business is conducted and people live their lives in every country. Citizens are entitled to understand how government works and how public revenues are used. The last two decades have been characterized by significant public management reforms ...
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The size and the economic significance of the public sector make measuring government activities a major contributor to economic growth and social welfare. The goods and services government provides, its redistributive and regulatory powers, and how those are exercised affect the way business is conducted and people live their lives in every country. Citizens are entitled to understand how government works and how public revenues are used. The last two decades have been characterized by significant public management reforms in OECD countries, but these have often been driven by policy fashion rather than solid evidence about costs and impacts, and arguably with significant over-claiming about best practices. Addressing this concern, Measuring Government Activity provides a significant contribution to developing a coherent, reliable system for data collection and analysis. It summaries the available OECD and other international data on public sector inputs
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