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Is Public Performance Reporting Living up to its Expectations?: A Bibliographic Essay

Public information reports may have begun with the budget or annual report, but now they may also include performance measures. I focus my discussion on communicating government performance to external audiences in the form of public performance reports. Specifically, I offer an analysis of current public performance reporting principles and a summary of performance reporting studies, including the unintended consequences of reporting performance information to the public. The article concludes with a discussion of the challenges and issues of public performance reporting that lie ahead for the field and practice of public administration, including research needs.