P - Q - R

These writings are made available by Sigma staff in the framework of the Sigma Programme and its activities.

Papers (Sigma Papers in the Series, entire collection)
Performance Related Pay in the Public Service in OECD and EU Member States (Francisco Cardona, 2006); Related Gov publication (OECD, 2005)
Policy Brief No. 1: Anatomy of the Expenditure Budget (Sigma, 1998)
Policy Brief No. 2: Civil Service Pension Schemes (Sigma, 1998)
Policy Brief No. 3: Public Procurement (Sigma, 1998)
Policy Options for Central Governments to Promote Equal Access to Better Services at Local Level: Some European Approaches (Salvador Parrado Diez, 2005)
Political Advisors and Civil Servants in European Countries (Sigma Paper No. 38, 2007)
Practical Guide on Remedies (EC, 21 June 2004); FrenchGerman
The Preparation of Countries in South East Europe for Integration into the European Union (A Mayhew, 2005)
Preparing Public Administrations for the European Administrative Space (Sigma Paper No. 23, 1998); French
Profiles (Sigma)
Promoting Performance and Professionalism in the Public Service (Sigma Paper No. 21, 1997); French
Public Management Forum (Sigma Newsletter, 1995-2002)
Public Management Profiles
Public Opinion Surveys as Input to Administrative Reform (Sigma Paper No. 25, 1998); French
Public Procurement (Sigma Policy Brief No. 3, 1998); French
Public Procurement Manual (ILO/Sigma, 1996)
Public Procurement Review and Remedies Systems in the European Union (Sigma Paper No. 41, 2007)
Public Procurement Review Procedures (Sigma Paper No. 30, 2000)
Public Service Training Systems in OECD Countries (Sigma Paper No. 16, 1997); French
Regulatory Management Capacities of Member States of the EU that Joined the Union on 1 May 2004 (Sigma Paper No. 42, 2007)
Relations Between Supreme Audit Institutions and Parliamentary Committees (Sigma Paper No. 33, 2002)
Report on the Functioning of Public Procurement Markets in the EU (EC, 3 February 2004)
The Role of Ministries in the Policy System: Policy Development, Monitoring and Evaluation (Sigma Paper No. 39, 2007)

A wider selection of publications can be found in our website library or by country, or you may go to the Directorate for Public Governance and Territorial Development (Gov) homepage.

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