Government Performance: Theoretical Explanation, Practice Analysis and Implementing Strategies for Local Gsovernments in China

It is found that a lot of activities of measuring government performance have existed though it is lacking in a systematic integration and institutional foundation, which may lead a lower efficiency and higher cost. The implementing strategies for local governments of China to measure their performance are proposed —— the technique ought to be improved based upon the present practice of measuring government performance; the mechanism and indicators for evaluating performance need to be redesigned by coordinating stakeholders; an internal performance management system is necessary to be adopted by drawing on the advanced management technique; and the behaviors of legislating and policy formulating need to be strengthened to support all the measuring activities in the field of public management of China.