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Daily Archives: August 14, 2010
Review of the Sixteenth Edition of The Chicago Manual of Style
the New Yorker: A Chicago Manual for the Internet Age, by Eileen Reynolds – “Print and online versions of this edition of the Chicago Manual are being released simultaneously for the first time in the guide’s history.” Continue Reading
Pew Analysis: Religion in the 2008 Presidential Election
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life: Much Hope, Modest Change for Democrats – Religion in the 2008 Presidential Election, August 11, 2010 “An analysis of newly released exit poll data by the Pew Research Centers Forum on Religion & Public Life finds that Obama succeeded in attracting a larger share of the vote… Continue Reading
Rand: Toward a Culture of Consequences: Performance-Based Accountability Systems for Public Services
Toward a Culture of Consequences: Performance-Based Accountability Systems for Public Services by Brian M. Stecher, et al. “Performance-based accountability systems (PBASs) link incentives to measured performance to improve services to the public. Research suggests that PBASs influence provider behaviors, but little is known about PBAS effectiveness at achieving performance goals. This monograph examines nine PBASs… Continue Reading
