Technical publications from a former life

Chapters in edited volumes

Manning, N. (2015). Supporting “Big” Improvements in Government Functioning: How Public Sector Management Development Specialists Can Harness the Growing Significance of Country Choice. In A. Whaites (Ed.), A Governance Practitioner’s Notebook: Alternative Ideas and Approaches (pp. 191-218). Paris: OECD.

Manning, N. (2015). Supporting “Small” Improvements in Government Functioning: A Rough Guide for Development Professionals. In A. Whaites (Ed.), A Governance Practitioner’s Notebook: Alternative Ideas and Approaches (pp. 151-190). Paris: OECD.

Manning, N., & Lau, E. (2015). Public Management Reforms across OECD Countries. In T. Bovaird & E. Löffler (Eds.), Public Management and Governance (pp. 39-54). London: Routledge.

Blum, J., N. Manning, et al. (2014), 'Public Sector Management Reform: Towards a Problem-Solving Approach', in A. Robertson, R. Jones-Parry and A. Wolf (eds.) Governance for Development: Towards Excellence in Global Public Service, Cambridge, UK, Nexus.

Manning, N. & Guerrero-Ruiz, A. (2013) Why Do Politicians Reform? Do they know something about the drivers of trust in government? In Llewellyn, S., Brookes, S. & Mahon, A. (Eds.) Trust and Confidence in Government and Public Services. Abingdon, UK, Routledge.

Arizti, P., Thomas, T., Rojas, F., Lafuente, M. & Manning, N. (2010) Performance-Informed Budgeting: Experiences and Opportunities. In Arizti, P., Brumby, J., Manning, N., Senderowitsch, R. & Thomas, T. (Eds.) Results, Performance Budgeting and Trust in Government. Washington, World Bank. 13-41.

Manning, N. & Wetzel, D. (2010) Tales of the Unexpected: Re-Building Trust in Government. In Canuto, O. & Giugale, M. (Eds.) The Day after Tomorrow: A Handbook on the Future of Economic Policy in the Developing World. Washington DC, World Bank. 163-181.

Manning, N., Shepherd, G. & Guerrero, A. (2010) Performance and Trust in Government in the OECD and Latin America. In Arizti, P., Brumby, J., Manning, N., Senderowitsch, R. & Thomas, T. (Eds.) Results, Performance Budgeting and Trust in Government. Washington, World Bank. 201-222.

Manning, N., Shepherd, G. & Guerrero, A. (2010) Why Trust in Government Matters. In Arizti, P., Brumby, J., Manning, N., Senderowitsch, R. & Thomas, T. (Eds.) Results, Performance Budgeting and Trust in Government. Washington, World Bank. 49-74.

Blum, J. & Manning, N. (2009) Public Management Reforms across OECD Countries. In Bovaird, T. & Löffler, E. (Eds.) Public Management and Governance. London, Routledge. 41-58.

Manning, N., Shepherd, G., Blum, J. & Laudares, H. (2009) Reformas De Gestão Pública: O Que a América Latina Tem a Aprender Com a OCDE? In Medeiros, P. C. & Levy, E. (Eds.) Novos Caminhos Da Gestão Pública: Olhares E Dilemas. 97-148.

Cliffe, S. & Manning, N. (2008) Practical Approaches to Building State Institutions. In Call, C. T. & Hawkins Wyeth, V. (Eds.) Building States to Build Peace. Boulder, Colorado, Lynne Rienner. 163-186.

Evans, A. & Manning, N. (2004) Executing the Budget Outside of Kabul. In Carnahan, M., Manning, N., Bontjer, R. & Guimbert, S. (Eds.) Reforming Fiscal and Economic Management in Afghanistan. Washington DC, World Bank.

Manning, N. & Goga, S. (2004) Fiscal Management for the Provincial Municipalities. In Carnahan, M., Manning, N., Bontjer, R. & Guimbert, S. (Eds.) Reforming Fiscal and Economic Management in Afghanistan. Washington DC, World Bank.

Knack, S., Kugler, M. & Manning, N. (2003) 'Second Generation' Governance Indicators. In Hodess, R. (Ed.) Global Corruption Report 2003. London, Profile Books. 306-310.

Manning, N. & Bures, L. (2002) Institutional and Governance Reviews. In Narayan, D. (Ed.) Empowerment and Poverty Reduction: A Sourcebook. Washington, World Bank. 303-315.

Manning, N. (2002) The New Public Management in Developing Countries. In Polidano, C., Kirkpatrick, C. & Clarke, R. (Eds.) Handbook on Development Policy and Management. Cheltenham, Glos., Edward Elgar. 303-314.

Beschel, R., Jr. & Manning, N. (2001) Central Mechanisms for Policy Formulation and Coordination. In Schiavo-Campo, S. & Sundaram, P. S. A. (Eds.) To Serve and Preserve: Improving Public Administration in a Competitive World. Manila, Asian Development Bank. 80-100.

Manning, N., Gokcekus, O. & Mukherjee, R. (2001) Pragmatic Approaches to Patronage. In Hodess, R. (Ed.) Global Corruption Report 2001. Berlin, Transparency International. 252-255.

Technical and discussion papers

Hasnain, Z., Manning, N. & Pierskalla, J. H. (2012) Performance-Related Pay in the Public Sector: A Review of Theory and Evidence (World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 6043), Washington DC, World Bank.

Lafuente, M. & Manning, N. (2010) Executive-Legislative Authority over Public Servants' Pay: Lessons from Paraguay, Washington DC, World Bank.

Manning, N., Shepherd, G., Blum, J. & Laudares, H. (2009) Public Management Reform: Does Latin America Have Anything to Learn from the OECD? ESADE: Newsletter of the Institute of Public Governance & Management. Barcelona, Madrid and Buenos Aires, ESADE

Ketelaar, A., Manning, N. & Turkisch, E. (2007) Performance Based Arrangements for Senior Civil Servants - OECD Experiences (OECD Governance Working Paper), Paris.

Kings, J., Turkisch, E. & Manning, N. (2007) Public Sector Pensions and the Challenge of an Ageing Public Service (OECD Working Papers on Public Governance, 2007/2), Paris, OECD.

Matheson, A., Weber, B., Manning, N. & Arnould, E. (2007) Managing the Political/Administrative Boundary (OECD Governance Working Paper), Paris, OECD.

OECD (2007) Towards Better Measurement of Government (OECD Working Papers on Public Governance, 2007/1), Paris, OECD.

Rexed, K., Moll, C., Manning, N. & Allain, J. (2007) Governance of Decentralised Pay Setting in Selected OECD Countries (OECD Working Papers on Public Governance, 2007/3), Paris, OECD.

Bertok, J., Hall, J., Kraan, D.-J., Malinska, J., Manning, N. & Matthews, E. (2006) Issues in Outcome Measurement for "Government at a Glance": OECD Gov Technical Paper 3, Paris, OECD.

Manning, N., Kraan, D.-J. & Malinska, J. (2006) How and Why Should Government Activity Be Measured in "Government at a Glance"?: OECD Gov Technical Paper 1, Paris, OECD.

Van Dooren, W., Manning, N., Malinska, J., Kraan, D.-J., Sterck, M. & Bouckaert, G. (2006) Issues in Output Measurement for "Government at a Glance": OECD Gov Technical Paper 2, Paris, OECD.

Charlton, J., Cyan, M., Hasnain, Z., Manning, N., Porter, D. & Sharif, H. (2004) Devolution in Pakistan (3 Volume Study), Washington DC, Asian Development Bank, UK Department for International Development, World Bank.

Esmail, T., Manning, N., Orac, J. & Schechter, G. (2004) Bottom-up Administrative Reform: Designing Indicators for a Local Governance Scorecard in Nigeria, Washington DC, World Bank.

Hakimi, E., Manning, N., Prasad, S. & Prince, K. (2004) Asymmetric Reforms: Agency-Level Reforms in the Afghan Civil Service, Washington DC, World Bank.

Evans, G. & Manning, N. (2003) Helping Governments Keep Their Promises: Making Ministers and Governments More Reliable through Improved Policy Management, Washington DC, World Bank.

Cordoba, Juan Pablo, Sanjeev Gupta, Gabriela Inchauste, Calvin McDonald, Nick Manning and Jeffrey Rinne. 2002. Civil Service Reform: Strengthening World Bank and IMF Collaboration. Washington DC: World Bank.

Manning, N. & Parison, N. (2002) Civil Service Reform: An Approach to Functional Reviews, Moscow, Higher School of Economics, with the World Bank.

Gokcekus, O., Manning, N., Mukherjee, R. & Nallari, R. (2001) Institutional Environment and Public Officials' Performance in Guyana, Washington DC, World Bank.

Manning, N., Mukherjee, R. & Gokcekus, O. (2001) Public Officials and Their Institutional Environment - an Analytical Model for Assessing the Impact of Institutional Change on Public Sector Performance, Washington DC, World Bank.

Mukherjee, R., Gokcekus, O., Manning, N. & Landell-Mills, P. (2001) Bangladesh: The Experience and Perceptions of Public Officials, Washington DC, World Bank.

 

Books

Andrews, M., & Manning, N. (2015). The EIP Peer-to-Peer Learning Guide. Paris: Effective Institutions Platform, OECD.

Hasnain, Z. and N. Manning (2014), Pay Flexibility and Government Performance, Washington DC, World Bank.

Evans, A., Manning, N., Osmani, Y., Tully, A. & Wilder, A. (2004) A Guide to Government in Afghanistan, Kabul, AREU and the World Bank.

Evans, A., Manning, N., Tully, A., Osmani, Y. & Wilder, A. (2004) Subnational Administration in Afghanistan: Assessment and Recommendations for Action, Kabul, AREU and the World Bank.

Manning, Nick & Neil Parison. 2003. International Public Administration Reform: Implications for the Russian Federation. Directions in Development. Washington: World Bank.

Manning, N., Barma, N., Blondel, J., Pilichowski, E. & Wright, V. (1999) Strategic Decision-Making in Cabinet Government: Institutional Underpinnings and Obstacles, Washington DC, World Bank.

Manning, N., Jorm, N. & Hunt, J. (1996) Working Towards Results: Managing Individual Performance in the Public Service, London, Commonwealth Secretariat.

Manning, Nick, Noella Jorm & Julie Hunt. 1996. Working Towards Results: Managing Individual Performance in the Public Service. London: Commonwealth Secretariat.

Polidano, C. & Manning, N. (1996) Redrawing the Lines: Service Commissions and the Delegation of Personnel Management, London, Commonwealth Secretariat.

Manning, Nick & Aileen Buckton. 1991. Training Strategies. London: CCETSW.

 

Edited volumes/institutional publications with lead authorship

Manning, N. and W. McCourt (Guest Editors) (2013), 'Special Issue: The World Bank’s Approach to Public Sector Management', International Review of Administrative Sciences, 79 (3).

Arizti, P., Brumby, J., Manning, N., Senderowitsch, R. & Thomas, T. (Eds.) (2010) Results, Performance Budgeting and Trust in Government, Washington, World Bank.

OECD (2009) Measuring Government Activity, Paris, OECD

Carnahan, M., Manning, N., Bontjer, R. & Guimbert, S. (Eds.) (2004) Reforming Fiscal and Economic Management in Afghanistan, Washington DC, World Bank.

Edward Hedger, Koppl, R., Kuteesa, F., Manning, N., Nunberg, B., Orac, J., Schick, A., Smoke, P., Subbarao, D. (2020) Advice, Money, Results Rethinking International Support for Managing Public Finance, New York University, NY NY. (co-lead author with E. Hedger)

Manning, N. (ed.) (1996) Current Good Practices and New Developments in Public Service Management: A Commonwealth Portfolio, London, Commonwealth Secretariat.

Manning, Nick (ed.) 1995. A Profile of the Public Service of Malaysia. London: Commonwealth Secretariat.

Manning, Nick (ed.) 1995. A Profile of the Public Service of Malta. London: Commonwealth Secretariat.

Manning, Nick (ed.) 1995. A Profile of the Public Service of New Zealand. London: Commonwealth Secretariat.

Manning, Nick (ed.) 1995. A Profile of the Public Service of the United Kingdom. London: Commonwealth Secretariat.

Manning, Nick (ed.) 1995. A Profile of the Public Service of Trinidad and Tobago. London: Commonwealth Secretariat.

Manning, Nick (ed.) 1994. A Profile of the Public Service of the Canada. London: Commonwealth Secretariat.

Peer reviewed articles in journals

Hasnain, Z., N. Manning and J. H. Pierskalla (2014). “The Promise of Performance Pay? Reasons for Caution in Policy Prescriptions in the Core Civil Service.” World Bank Research Observer, 29(2), 235-264.

Manning, N. & Shepherd, G. (2009) Reforma De La Gestión Pública: Qué Debe Aprender América Latina De La OCDE. Reforma y Democracia: 44 5-56

Knack, S., Kugler, M. & Manning, N. (2003) Second Generation Governance Indicators. International Review of Administrative Sciences, 69: 3 345-364

Blondel, J. & Manning, N. (2002) Do Ministers Do What They Say? Ministerial Unreliability, Collegial and Hierarchical Governments. Political Studies, 50: 3

Manning, N. (2001) The Legacy of the New Public Management in Developing Countries. International Review of Administrative Sciences, 67: 2 297-312

James, Oliver & Nick Manning. 1996. "Public Management Reform: A Global Perspective". Politics. Vol. 16 (3). 143-9.

Reviews and research notes in journals

Manning, N. (2015). Commentary: Let’s Find out More About Pre-Emptive Blame-Shifting. Public Administration Review.

Holt, J., & Manning, N. (2014). Fukuyama Is Right About Measuring State Quality: Now What? Governance. 27(4), 717-728.

Manning, N. and W. McCourt (2013), 'The World Bank’s Approach to Public Sector Management', International Review of Administrative Sciences, 79 (3), 391–397.

Gutierrez Ossio, Jose Eduardo, Wolfgang Koehling, Nick Manning, Kathrin Plangemann, Roby Senderowitsch & Cecilia Zanetta. 2008. "Book Review Essay: Reinventing Government?" Public Management Review. 10 (4). 559-66.

Manning, N. 2008. 'Academic – Practitioner Exchange on the State and International Development Management: Shifting Tides, Changing Boundaries, and Future Directions', Public Administration Review, 68 (6), 1007-1008.

World Bank PREM and GET notes

Manning, N., Matsura, M. & Watkins, J. (2013) Creating Incentives and Opportunities for Individuals to Perform in the Public Sector (GET Note), Washington DC, World Bank.

Lafuente, M., Manning, N. & Watkins, J. (2012) International Experiences with Senior Executive Service Cadres (GET Note), Washington DC, World Bank.

Felcman, D., Arizti, P., Brumby, J., Manning, N., Senderowitsch, R. & Thomas, T. (2010) Governments That Achieve Results: Introducing Performance Mechanisms and Exploring the Trust Dimension (En Breve), Washington DC, World Bank.

Manning, N. & Shepherd, G. (2009) Arms Length Bodies (GET Note), Washington DC, World Bank.

Cavalcanti, C., Green, M., Manning, N., Worthington, R. & Watkins, J. (2009) Pay Policy Reform: Building a Foundation for Public Sector Performance through Improved Public Sector Pay Policy by Using a "Single Pay Spine" (GET Note), Washington DC, World Bank.

Dorotinsky, B., Manning, N. & Rinne, J. (2009) Options for Restraining the Wage Bill (GET Note), Washington DC, World Bank.

Manning, N., Arizti, P. & Senderowitsch, R. (2008) Institutionalizing Performance in the Public Sector in LAC: The Case of Mexico (En Breve), Washington DC, World Bank.

Levy, B. & Manning, N. (2002) Institutional and Governance Reviews (PREM Note), Washington DC, World Bank.

Manning, N. & Mukherjee, R. (2002) Recent Trends in Lending for Civil Service Reform, Washington DC (PREM Note), World Bank.

Manning, N. & Stapenhurst, R. (2002) Strengthening Oversight by Legislatures (PREM Note), Washington DC, World Bank.

Manning, N. (2010) Improving Performance: Foundations of Systemic Performance (GET Note), Washington DC, World Bank.

Knack, S. & Manning, N. (2000) Toward More Operationally Relevant Indicators of Governance (PREM Note), Washington DC, World Bank.

Manning, N., Galligan, D. J. & Messick, R. (1999) Using an Ombudsman to Oversee Public Officials (PREM Note), Washington DC, World Bank.