Criteria of efficiency in government expenditures.

Roland N. McKean

Expert InsightsPublished 1957

A discussion of the criteria problems involved in choosing efficient government programs. The inevitability of breaking problems into administratively manageable subproblems and the consequent danger of applying inconsistent criteria are explained. Common criteria errors and how they can be guarded against are discussed.

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McKean, Roland N., Criteria of efficiency in government expenditures. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1957. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P1180.html.
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