Professor Christopher Hood, Dr Ruth Dixon and Dr Craig Beeston receive June Pallot Award

Congratulations to Professor Christopher Hood, Dr Ruth Dixon and Dr Craig Beeston, recipients of the June Pallot Award for best article in the International Public Management Journal in 2008. Their article `Rating the Rankings: Assessing International Rankings of Public Service Performance` is published in the International Public Management Journal, 11: 298-328 (2008).

The International Public Management Network created the June Pallot Award for best article published annually in the International Public Management Journal with emphasis on public sector accounting, accountability and finance after June`s death in 2004. Please see http://www.ipmn.net/ for more details.

Christopher Hood is Gladstone Professor of Government and Director, ESRC Public Services Programme; Ruth Dixon is Research Assistant, ESRC Public Services Programme; Craig Beeston is a freelance researcher.