Executive summary -- Glossary -- Pt. 1. Performance-related pay policies for government employees: an overview of OECD countries: 1. Performance pay in the wider management context -- 2. Key trends in performance-related pay in OECD countries -- 3. Implementation and impact of PRP: lessons to be learned -- Conclusion -- Selective bibliography -- Pt. 2. Case studies: 4. Country case studies -- 5. Case studies of performance-related pay schemes -- Annex A. Performance-related pay policies across 12 OECD countries: brief overview -- List of boxes -- List of tables -- List of figures.

More pay for better performance: can such a policy be beneficial in the public sector? This report presents an overview of performance-related pay policies (PRP) for government employees in 14 countries over the past two decades. Both the strengths and the weaknesses of PRP policies are assessed.