Dobell, Rod2015-11-302015-11-3020032015-11-30Dobell, Rod. “The Role of Government and the Government's Role in Evaluating Government: Insider Information and Outsider Beliefs.” Panel on the Role of Government, University of Victoria, August 12, 2003http://hdl.handle.net/1828/6880Research paper given to the Panel on the Role of Government.The conclusion of this paper is that the legitimacy and credibility of government can be better restored, and the social purposes pursued by government better achieved, through systems—including evaluation systems—that promote cooperation and trust rather than those that rest on competition and audit.enAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canadaevaluationbenefit-cost analysiscitizen engagementcivic scienceCentre for Global StudiesWorking PaperSchool of Public Administration