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UNINA9910154704303321 |
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Improving public services : international experiences in using evaluation tools to measure program performance / / edited by Douglas J. Besharov, Karen J. Baehler, Jacob Alex Klerman |
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New York, NY : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-064607-1 |
0-19-064606-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
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Collana |
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International Policy Exchange Series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Social service |
Political planning |
Performance standards |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Published in collaboration with the Center for International Policy Exchanges, University of Maryland. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Introduction -- Douglas J. Besharov, Karen Baehler, Jacob Klerman -- Part 1: Unifying Themes -- 2. Modern Performance Measurement: Monitoring Program 'Outcomes' Instead of 'Impacts' -- Douglas J. Besharov, Douglas M. Call -- 3. Measuring and Managing Farther along in the Logic Model -- Karen Baehler, Jacob Klerman -- 4. Indicators, Assessments, and Benchmarking of the Quality and Governance of Public Human Development Services -- Ariel Fiszbein, Dena Ringold, Halsey Rogers -- 5. Does Measuring Performance Lead to Better Performance? -- Mary Bryna Sanger -- Part 2: National Applications -- 6. Top-Down Strategies for Service Improvement in UK Public Services -- James Downe, Steve Martin, Tony Bovaird -- 7. Quality Improvement and Performance Measurement in Israeli Social Services -- Tamar Zemach-Marom -- 8. Institutional Contexts and Service Delivery Reforms -- Ariel Fiszbein, Yasuhiko Matsuda -- 9. Performance-Based Payments in the Turkish Health System -- Gulbiye Yenimahalleli Yasar, Pinar Guven-Uslu -- Part 3: Performance Contracting -- 10. Holding Nonprofits Accountable for Accomplishments, Not Appearances -- Christina |
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Standerfer, Joseph Schafer -- 11. Welfare-to-Work Performance-Based Contracts in New York City -- Swati Desai, Lisa Garabedian, Karl Snyder -- 12. The Efficiency of Contracting Out Local Public Services in the Czech Republic and Slovakia -- Beata Mikusova Merickova, Juraj Nemec, Zuzana Vozarova -- 13. Workforce Development Program Performance over the US Business Cycle -- Kevin Hollenbeck, David Pavelchek -- Part 4: Conclusion -- 14. Using Logic Models to Strengthen Performance Measurement -- Douglas J. Besharov, Douglas M. Call -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This volume spotlights recent advances in the worldwide use of quantitative performance measures in the public sector, especially approaches that incorporate program evaluation techniques. Chapters include single-country case studies, multi-country comparisons, and thoughtful essays on the challenges of making performance measurement and management work in diverse settings. |
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