Donald P. Moynihan is an associate professor of public affairs at the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

• Introduction 1. An Era of Governance by Performance Management 2. Performance Management as Doctrine 3. The Partial Adoption of Performance Management Reforms in State Government 4. Explaining the Partial Adoption of Performance Management Reforms 5. Explaining the Implementation of Performance Management Reforms 6. The Interactive Dialogue Model of Performance Information Use 7. Performance Management under George W. Bush 8. PART and the Interactive Dialogue Model 9. Dialogue Routines and Learning Forums 10. Rethinking Performance Management Appendix A: Interview Protocol for State Interviews Appendix B: State Backgrounds-Political Culture, Budgeting Practices, Performance Management History and Corrections Policies Appendix C: Program Assessment Rating Tool Bibligraphy Index

A wonderfully written text ... The strengths of Moynihan's book include the variety of performance management reforms that he investigates, the multiple methodologies that he employs to examine these reforms, and, most importantly, the prescriptions that he provides for the consideration and use of performance information going forward. Public Administration Review The implementation focus of this study provides a fresh perspective on performance management ... Moynihan has written an important book that reveals the potential of performance management in ways unanticipated by the doctrine. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory