Preventing fraud and mismanagement in government : systems and structures / / Joseph Petrucelli, Jonathan R. Peters |
Autore | Petrucelli Joseph R. <1960-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (562 p.) |
Disciplina | 352.3/5 |
Collana | Wiley Corporate F&A |
Soggetto topico |
Administrative agencies - Corrupt practices - Prevention
Fraud - Prevention Management audit |
ISBN |
1-119-22003-3
1-119-22002-5 1-119-22004-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright ; Contents ; Foreword ; Acknowledgments ; About the Authors ; Preface ; Introduction ; People are Your Greatest Risk and Your Greatest Asset; Focus of the Book; Rules: Do They Stop Fraud and Mismanagement?; Mird: The Four Criteria to Prove Fraud; Judgment; Structures and Systems; Developing Systems in Structure by Asking the Right Questions; Agfot (Assisted Gorilla Fraud Observation Techniques); Notes
Chapter 1: Government and How It WorksTypes and Forms of Local Government: An Example from New Jersey ; Politics, Public Operations, and Loss ; Global Forms of Government ; Revenue Functions within Governmental and Public Entities ; The Federal Government ; Fiscal Discipline ; Structure of Federal Debt State Governments Local Governments ; Public Agencies ; Public Authorities ; Government via Concessions, Franchises, and Contract Work ; Public-Private Partnerships ; Conclusion ; Notes; Chapter 2: Public Finance and How Government Creates Cash Flow; Government Finance 101 ; Case Study: Transportation Finance The Basic Rules of Forensic Accounting Cost of Collection ; Tax Collection Example-Fuel Taxes ; Enforcement and Compliance: Tax Evasion ; Burden of Taxation ; Maturity Mismatching ; Fiscal Federalism ; PFDA ; User Fee versus Tax ; Pigouvian Taxes and Subsidies Government Revenue Sources Taxes ; Excise Taxes ; Property Taxes ; Personal Income Taxes ; Sales Taxes ; Fine Revenues ; Fees ; Transfer Payments ; Bonding and Borrowing ; Bond Structure ; Revenue Bonds ; General Obligation Bonds ; Core Issue: Government Spending Conclusion |
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State-society synergy for accountability [[electronic resource] ] : lessons for the World Bank |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | viii, 56 p. : ill |
Disciplina | 352.3/5 |
Collana | World Bank working paper |
Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Social aspects - Developing countries
Political ethics - Developing countries Responsibility - Developing countries Civil society - Developing countries |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-08430-8
9786610084302 1-4175-1924-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455657403321 |
Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2004 | ||
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State-society synergy for accountability : lessons for the World Bank |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (v, 54 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 352.3/5 |
Collana | World Bank working paper |
Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Social aspects - Developing countries
Political ethics - Developing countries Responsibility - Developing countries Civil society - Developing countries |
ISBN |
1-280-08430-8
9786610084302 1-4175-1924-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780305703321 |
Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2004 | ||
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State-society synergy for accountability : lessons for the World Bank |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (v, 54 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 352.3/5 |
Collana | World Bank working paper |
Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Social aspects - Developing countries
Political ethics - Developing countries Responsibility - Developing countries Civil society - Developing countries |
ISBN |
1-280-08430-8
9786610084302 1-4175-1924-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910829134203321 |
Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2004 | ||
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Ten steps to a results-based monitoring and evaluation system [[electronic resource] ] : a handbook for development practitioners / / Jody Zall Kusek and Ray C. Rist |
Autore | Kusek Jody Zall <1952-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (370 p.) |
Disciplina | 352.3/5 |
Altri autori (Persone) | RistRay C |
Soggetto topico |
Government productivity - Developing countries - Evaluation
Performance standards - Developing countries - Evaluation Total quality management in government - Developing countries - Evaluation Public administration - Developing countries - Evaluation |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-08471-5
9786610084715 0-8213-8289-6 1-4175-3425-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Contents; Preface; About the Authors; Introduction: Building a Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation System; Notes; CHAPTER 1 Step 1: Conducting a Readiness Assessment; CHAPTER 2 Step 2: Agreeing on Outcomes to Monitor and Evaluate; CHAPTER 3 Step 3: Selecting Key Performance Indicators to Monitor Outcomes; CHAPTER 4 Step 4: Setting Baselines and Gathering Data on Indicators; CHAPTER 5 Step 5: Planning for Improvement-Selecting Results Targets; CHAPTER 6 Step 6: Monitoring for Results
CHAPTER 7 Step 7: The "E" in M&E-Using Evaluation Information to Support a Results-Based Management SystemCHAPTER 8 Step 8: Reporting the Findings; CHAPTER 9 Step 9: Using the Findings; CHAPTER 10 Step 10: Sustaining the M&E System within the Organization; CHAPTER 11 Making Results-Based M&E Work for You and Your Organization; References; Useful Web Sites; Additional Reading; Index; Annex I: Assessing Performance-Based Monitoring and Evaluation Capacity: An Assessment Survey for Countries, Development Institutions, and Their Partners Annex II: Readiness Assessment: Toward Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation in EgyptAnnex III: Millennium Development Goals (MDGS): List of Goals and Targets; Annex IV National Evaluation Policy for Sri Lanka Sri Lanka: Evaluation Association (SLEva) jointly with the Ministry of Policy Development and Implementation; Annex V: Andhra Pradesh (India) Performance Accountability Act 2003: (Draft Act) (APPAC Act of 2003); Annex VI: Glossary: OECD Glossary of Key Terms in Evaluation and Results-Based Management (2002); Back Cover |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455667503321 |
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Ten steps to a results-based monitoring and evaluation system : : a handbook for development practitioners / / Jody Zall Kusek, Ray C. Rist |
Autore | Kusek Jody Zall <1952-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2004] |
Descrizione fisica | xiv, 248 pages : illustrations ; ; 24 cm |
Disciplina | 352.3/5 |
Altri autori (Persone) | RistRay C |
Soggetto topico |
Government productivity - Developing countries - Evaluation
Performance standards - Developing countries - Evaluation Total quality management in government - Developing countries - Evaluation Public administration - Developing countries - Evaluation |
ISBN |
1-280-08471-5
9786610084715 0-8213-8289-6 1-4175-3425-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Contents; Preface; About the Authors; Introduction: Building a Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation System; Notes; CHAPTER 1 Step 1: Conducting a Readiness Assessment; CHAPTER 2 Step 2: Agreeing on Outcomes to Monitor and Evaluate; CHAPTER 3 Step 3: Selecting Key Performance Indicators to Monitor Outcomes; CHAPTER 4 Step 4: Setting Baselines and Gathering Data on Indicators; CHAPTER 5 Step 5: Planning for Improvement-Selecting Results Targets; CHAPTER 6 Step 6: Monitoring for Results
CHAPTER 7 Step 7: The "E" in M&E-Using Evaluation Information to Support a Results-Based Management SystemCHAPTER 8 Step 8: Reporting the Findings; CHAPTER 9 Step 9: Using the Findings; CHAPTER 10 Step 10: Sustaining the M&E System within the Organization; CHAPTER 11 Making Results-Based M&E Work for You and Your Organization; References; Useful Web Sites; Additional Reading; Index; Annex I: Assessing Performance-Based Monitoring and Evaluation Capacity: An Assessment Survey for Countries, Development Institutions, and Their Partners Annex II: Readiness Assessment: Toward Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation in EgyptAnnex III: Millennium Development Goals (MDGS): List of Goals and Targets; Annex IV National Evaluation Policy for Sri Lanka Sri Lanka: Evaluation Association (SLEva) jointly with the Ministry of Policy Development and Implementation; Annex V: Andhra Pradesh (India) Performance Accountability Act 2003: (Draft Act) (APPAC Act of 2003); Annex VI: Glossary: OECD Glossary of Key Terms in Evaluation and Results-Based Management (2002); Back Cover |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780593003321 |
Kusek Jody Zall <1952->
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Ten steps to a results-based monitoring and evaluation system : : a handbook for development practitioners / / Jody Zall Kusek, Ray C. Rist |
Autore | Kusek Jody Zall <1952-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2004] |
Descrizione fisica | xiv, 248 pages : illustrations ; ; 24 cm |
Disciplina | 352.3/5 |
Altri autori (Persone) | RistRay C |
Soggetto topico |
Government productivity - Developing countries - Evaluation
Performance standards - Developing countries - Evaluation Total quality management in government - Developing countries - Evaluation Public administration - Developing countries - Evaluation |
ISBN |
1-280-08471-5
9786610084715 0-8213-8289-6 1-4175-3425-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Contents; Preface; About the Authors; Introduction: Building a Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation System; Notes; CHAPTER 1 Step 1: Conducting a Readiness Assessment; CHAPTER 2 Step 2: Agreeing on Outcomes to Monitor and Evaluate; CHAPTER 3 Step 3: Selecting Key Performance Indicators to Monitor Outcomes; CHAPTER 4 Step 4: Setting Baselines and Gathering Data on Indicators; CHAPTER 5 Step 5: Planning for Improvement-Selecting Results Targets; CHAPTER 6 Step 6: Monitoring for Results
CHAPTER 7 Step 7: The "E" in M&E-Using Evaluation Information to Support a Results-Based Management SystemCHAPTER 8 Step 8: Reporting the Findings; CHAPTER 9 Step 9: Using the Findings; CHAPTER 10 Step 10: Sustaining the M&E System within the Organization; CHAPTER 11 Making Results-Based M&E Work for You and Your Organization; References; Useful Web Sites; Additional Reading; Index; Annex I: Assessing Performance-Based Monitoring and Evaluation Capacity: An Assessment Survey for Countries, Development Institutions, and Their Partners Annex II: Readiness Assessment: Toward Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation in EgyptAnnex III: Millennium Development Goals (MDGS): List of Goals and Targets; Annex IV National Evaluation Policy for Sri Lanka Sri Lanka: Evaluation Association (SLEva) jointly with the Ministry of Policy Development and Implementation; Annex V: Andhra Pradesh (India) Performance Accountability Act 2003: (Draft Act) (APPAC Act of 2003); Annex VI: Glossary: OECD Glossary of Key Terms in Evaluation and Results-Based Management (2002); Back Cover |
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Toward a culture of consequences [[electronic resource] ] : performance-based accountability systems for public services : executive summary / / Brian M. Stecher ... [et al.] |
Autore | Stecher Brian M |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, Calif., : Rand, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (52 p.) |
Disciplina | 352.3/5 |
Collana |
Rand Corporation monograph series
Rand education |
Soggetto topico |
Government accountability - United States
Organizational effectiveness - United States Performance - Management |
ISBN |
1-282-94043-0
9786612940439 0-8330-5035-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Table; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Research Approach; Findings; Decision to Adopt a Performance-Based Accountability System Is Shaped by Political, Historical, and Cultural Contexts; Selection of Incentive Structures Has Proven Challenging; Design of Performance Measures Requires a Balance Among Competing Priorities; Successful Implementation Must Overcome Many Potential Pitfalls; Evidence of System Effectiveness Is Limited and Leads to Varying Conclusions by Sector; Recommendations for System Developers
Design of the Performance-Based Accountability SystemIncentives and Performance Measurement; Implementation; Evaluation; Areas for Further Research; Concluding Thoughts; APPENDIX: The Five Sectors; Back Cover |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220098003321 |
Stecher Brian M
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Toward a culture of consequences [[electronic resource] ] : performance-based accountability systems for public services / / Brian M. Stecher ... [et al.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (274 p.) |
Disciplina | 352.3/5 |
Altri autori (Persone) | StecherBrian M |
Collana | Rand Corporation monograph series |
Soggetto topico |
Government accountability - United States
Organizational effectiveness - United States Performance - Management |
ISBN |
1-282-94058-9
9786612940583 0-8330-5083-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figure and Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; What Is a Performance-Based Accountability System?; Problem Recognition and Adoption; Design of the Performance-Based Accounting System; Implementation and Monitoring; Effectiveness; Refinement; A Note About Terminology; Research Approach; Cases Examined in This Study; Child Care; Education; Health Care; Public Health Emergency Preparedness; Transportation; Organization of This Monograph
Chapter Two: A Historical Perspective on Performance-Based Accountability Systems Origins; Twentieth-Century Efforts to Improve Efficiency and Performance; Total Quality Management; Other Public-Sector Performance Management Initiatives; Government Performance and Results Act; National Performance Review; Recent State and Local Efforts; Chapter Summary; Chapter Three: Problem Recognition and Adoption; Reasons for Adopting a Performance-Based Accountability System; Concerns Over Quality Sometimes Build for Many Years; Specific Events Can Also Weigh Heavily in System Creation Sometimes One System Leads to Another Influence of Stakeholder and Governance Context; Service Providers Are Usually Influential Stakeholders; Influence of Service Consumers and Other Stakeholders Tends to Be Episodic; Decentralized Governance Structures Provide Opportunity for Stakeholder Influence; Systems Are Often Created Without Clear Agreement Among Stakeholders About Key Design Issues; Understanding of Service Production Processes; There Is Considerable Variation Across Sectors in the Quality of the Knowledge Base for Performance-Based Accountability Systems Tension Between a Performance-Based Accountability System and Other Oversight Structures Chapter Summary; Chapter Four: The Design of an Incentive Structure to Motivate Behavioral Change; Whose Behavior Must Change to Meet System Goals?; In the Sectors Examined, System Designers Quickly Identified Whose Behavior Needed to Change; System Designers Sometimes Seek to Change Organizational Behavior; System Designers Must Ensure That Individuals and Organizations Targeted for Change Can See the Connection Between Their Behavior and System Goals A System Should Distinguish the Contribution of Individuals from That of Teams Individuals and Organizations Targeted in the Nine Cases Have Varying Levels of Control Over Desired Changes; Incentive Structure Used to Induce Behavioral Change; Context Shapes the Incentive Options Available; The Size of an Incentive Should Reflect the Value to the Government of Changing the Targeted Behavior; Training and Technical Support Can Sometimes Be Used to Enhance Incentives; Cases Studied Varied Widely in the Use of Rewards and Sanctions; Chapter Summary Chapter Five: The Design of Measures That Link Performance to Incentives |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220098103321 |
Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2010 | ||
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