Handbook on Public Sector Efficiency

Edited by António Afonso, João Tovar Jalles and Ana Venâncio, ISEG – Lisbon School of Economics and Management, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Examining the increasingly relevant topic of public sector efficiency, this dynamic Handbook investigates the context of constrained fiscal space and public funding sources using cross-country datasets in areas including China, India and sub-Saharan Africa and OECD economies.

‘Taxpayers worldwide care about value for money through public spending. That is what public sector efficiency is about. The Handbook on Public Sector Efficiency maps the full landscape, bringing together contributions from lead researchers. Indispensable for practitioners and policymakers.’
– Vitor Gaspar, Director of the Fiscal Affairs Department at the International Monetary Fund, Washington DC, US

‘In times of growing public debt and stagflation, public sector efficiency is more important than ever. This Handbook is an essential guide for researchers and policy makers to a better understanding and towards improving the efficiency of the public sector.’
– Clemens Fuest, President of the IFO Institute and Director of the Center for Economic Studies, Germany