03108 am 22006613u 450 991034823660332120170810185337.01-134-22984-41-134-22985-21-280-56700-797866105670030-203-01302-610.4324/9780203013021 (CKB)1000000000359553(EBL)274455(OCoLC)476019154(SSID)ssj0000157301(PQKBManifestationID)11155880(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000157301(PQKBWorkID)10140138(PQKB)10695807(MiAaPQ)EBC274455(OCoLC)252851752(EXLCZ)99100000000035955320180331d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFormula funding of public services /Peter C. SmithNew York :Routledge,2006.1 online resource (193 p.)Routledge studies in Business Organizations and Networks ;41Description based upon print version of record.0-415-65489-0 0-415-36289-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Half-Title; Series-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Boxes; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Setting the scene; 2 Formula funding within a public finance framework; 3 The elements of formula funding; 4 Formula funding: a production function perspective; 5 Empirical methods; 6 Budgetary risk and formula funding; 7 Paying for quality: The case of UK general practitioners; 8 The political economy of formula funding; 9 Concluding comments; Technical appendix A: Some mathematics of risk pooling; Technical appendix B: Calculating measures of local health care supplyReferencesIndexThe use of formulae has become widespread in recent years across most developed countries. In the UK, a conservative estimate is that annually £150 billion of public service expenditure is distributed using formulae, in services such as health care, local government, social security and higher education. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice underlying the use of such formulae as a basis for funding public services. The philosophy, design and economic consequences of funding formulae have become key policy issues worldwide. However, till now,Routledge studies in business organization and networks ;41.Municipal servicesFinanceResource allocationElectronic books.Municipal servicesFinance.Resource allocation.352.48363.6068/1363.60681Smith Peter(Peter C.),41392MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910348236603321Formula funding of public services1926938UNINA