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Is the Estonian Municipal Benchmarking Really Better?

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  • Juraj Nemec
  • Beata Merickova
  • Marketa Sumpikova Fantova

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The research tries to explain the contrasting pictures presented by two recent articles published in Public Management Review : Tonnisson and Wilson (2007) and Nemec, Merickova and Ochrana (2008). The data suggest that the research methodology has a major impact on the results, and in our case this factor is the main explanation for the differences between the results. Although the use of different research methodologies explains a lot of the inter-country variation in results, it does seem that the benchmarking situation, particularly for local service delivery in Czechia and Slovakia, is less satisfactory than in Estonia.

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  • Juraj Nemec & Beata Merickova & Marketa Sumpikova Fantova, 2011. "Is the Estonian Municipal Benchmarking Really Better?," Public Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 13(4), pages 539-549, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:pubmgr:v:13:y:2011:i:4:p:539-549
    DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2010.525036
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    1. Pollitt, Christopher & Bouckaert, Geert, 2004. "Public Management Reform: A Comparative Analysis," OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press, edition 2, number 9780199268498.
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