France Stratégie has used data from the OECD and Eurostat to create a public employment scorecard, which compares the administrations of 19 countries. It considers not just headcount, but also the volume of public expenditure and recourse to outsourcing. Despite the difficulties related to different management approaches and varying scopes, this international comparison helps shed light on certain paths for reform.

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