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p. 35) assert “nowadays, the country (Greece) is facing the most intense social, political, economic crisis of her history, and a series of political issues over the decade have caused widespread public mistrust, which has in turn contributed the long-standing tendencies of cynicism, cronyism, political clientelism, civic disengagement and finally a deep disappointment and the inefficiencies of public administration.”
Public–Private Partnership Maintaining the public–private partnership is one of the major challenges of globalization. Collaboration between organizations of different sectors has become an important theme in public sector reform (Wettenhall 2003). Partnerships between government and organizations in other sectors of the economy are used as opportunities to take advantage of the financial, human, and technological resources in partnerships with other sectors (Bovaird 2004; Savas 2000; O’Looney 1992; Linder 1999; Rosenau 2000). Globalization and changes in technology require an innovative initiative from the partnerships (Kinnock 1998; Bovaird 2004; Halachmi 2010). Public--Private Partnerships (PPPs) are advocated to enhance not only efficiency and quality, but also for promoting effectiveness, transferring or sharing risk, promoting coordination, and expanding resources for the attainment of goals in the interest of the public (Wettenhall 2003; Linder 1999; Halachmi 2010). Successful Public–Private Partnership (PPPs) requires shared decision making (Forrer et al. 2010; Allan 1999). Still the government is responsible for the outcomes despite the partnerships (Halachmi 2005). Ghere (2001) argues that “the public partner should seek a leadership role that defines the tenor of the partnership” (p. 448). The government has different goals rather than concentrating on efficiency alone. In Australia, there are examples of the diffusion of responsibilities because of the partnerships (Wettenhall 2003; Johnston and Gudergan 2007).
Performance Management Global competition has brought the issue of performance management to the forefront. Friedrich (1940) emphasized that public administrators should internalize public values in order to promote the public good. Kettl (2002) suggested that a performance measure is essential for accountability and to ensure responsibility of the government. Unlike the private
