dimecres, de març 25, 2009

Sunset

Avui seré una mica més positiu i penjaré un link d'una de les institucions creades a Texas per controlar el creixement constant del sector públic. Recomano una lectura doble de la seva raó de ser; una per entendre el què fan, i l'altra d'aplicació a Catalunya.

In 1977, the Texas Legislature created the Sunset Advisory Commission to identify and eliminate waste, duplication, and inefficiency in government agencies. The 12-member Commission is a legislative body that reviews the policies and programs of more than 150 government agencies every 12 years. The Commission questions the need for each agency, looks for potential duplication of other public services or programs, and considers new and innovative changes to improve each agency's operations and activities. The Commission seeks public input through hearings on every agency under Sunset review and recommends actions on each agency to the full Legislature. In most cases, agencies under Sunset review are automatically abolished unless legislation is enacted to continue them.