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The paper also aims to act as the editorial for the special issue of the journal.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title><jats:p>Drawing on Bouckaert and Halligan as a framework for analysing performance management in the public sector, this paper reviews findings from their work (on the evolution of cases from six countries), a recent survey of seven countries from four continents, and three additional case studies at the micro, meso and macro levels of analysis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>The article finds that the evidence for progress towards a \u201cperformance governance\u201d regime in the public domain is mixed, with little progress in countries outside the Anglo\u2010American or Nordic examples studied by Bouckaert and Halligan. Several reasons for this are suggested from the recent survey (in this issue), including the impact of public sector values and the role of elites. However, case studies of particular sectors in countries with limited progress on performance management in general (Portugal and Ireland) suggest that significant inroads can nevertheless be made along the trajectory proposed by Bouckaert and Halligan at micro and meso levels.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title><jats:p>The paper draws together evidence from various examples of performance management in the public domain to critically assess and extend existing theory and to suggest alternative trajectories on the road to performance governance.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1108\/17410401211205623","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,2,25]],"date-time":"2012-02-25T07:11:04Z","timestamp":1330153864000},"page":"224-234","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":28,"title":["On the road to performance governance in the public domain?"],"prefix":"10.1108","volume":"61","author":[{"given":"John","family":"Halligan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Cl\u00e1udia S.","family":"Sarrico","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Mary","family":"Lee Rhodes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"140","reference":[{"key":"key2022021220234080700_b1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Ansell, C. and Gash, A. 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