Abstract:

In the face of the perpetual performance problem of the public sector, governments’ commitment to improving this performance has generated demand for performance measurement as an important financial-managerial tool for the last two decades. Economic, efficient and effective use of public money in the course of public activities can be ensured through performance measurement (performance measures and indicators). However, the are some serious difficulties in measuring performance in the public sector due to the political and uncertain nature of public goods and services. Therefore, there is nothing straightforward about the concept of public sector performance; and the moral and political foundations of public services as well as their performance should be taken into consideration in the public service. This is all about the “politics of public sector performance”.