Handbook on the Politics of Public Administration 2022
DOI: 10.4337/9781839109447.00029
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The politics of evaluation

Céline Mavrot,
Valérie Pattyn

Abstract: This chapter focuses on the evaluation of public policy and administration. Institutionalized for decades in many places worldwide, policy evaluation has become a routinized and professionalized activity. However, assessing the performance of public agencies and the impact of the policies they implement is a highly political endeavor. As part of the executive branch and directly subordinate to governments, public agencies can be scrutinized and evaluated as an extension of political struggles. On the other han… Show more

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