Contracting for Public Services : Output-based Aid and Its Applications
Access to good, reliable public services is critical for the poor in developing countries if they are to rise out of poverty. Safe water and sanitation, modern energy and communications, good-quality basic education and health services--all contrib...
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okr-10986-139782021-04-23T14:03:10Z Contracting for Public Services : Output-based Aid and Its Applications Brook, Penelope J. Smith, Suzanne M. Brook, Penelope J. Smith, Suzanne M. ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS BASIC EDUCATION CAPITALS CASE STUDIES CASE STUDY CITIZENS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE GOOD GOVERNANCE HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH SERVICES IMPROVED ACCESS INCENTIVE STRUCTURES INCOME INCOME HOUSEHOLDS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEVEL PLAYING FIELD MARKET FAILURES MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS NON- GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PENALTIES PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC AGENCIES PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING ROADS RURAL AREAS RURAL POOR SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE QUALITY SOCIAL SERVICES TAX TAX REVENUES TELECOMMUNICATIONS URBAN AREAS Access to good, reliable public services is critical for the poor in developing countries if they are to rise out of poverty. Safe water and sanitation, modern energy and communications, good-quality basic education and health services--all contribute directly to individual well-being, and all improve economic opportunities for low-income households. The primary challenge now is to ensure that aid- and tax-funded spending reaches the poor, that the services this money finances respond to their needs and preferences, that these services are delivered efficiently, and that public funds are used in a way that leverages private financing of service delivery. The cases gathered in this report tell of efforts to improve the delivery of services by contracting out their provision and linking the payment of subsidies to the delivery of services to targeted groups--illustrating aspects of an approach that the authors call "output-based aid." The cases highlight varied attempts to sharpen the focus on the objectives of aid and public spending, to improve incentives for efficiency and innovation, to expand opportunities for mobilizing private financing to meet social objectives, and to enhance accountability in the use of pubic resources. 2013-06-17T19:39:46Z 2013-06-17T19:39:46Z 2001-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/08/1614813/contracting-public-services-output-based-aid-applications 0-8213-5007-2 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13978 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Africa Europe and Central Asia Latin America & Caribbean South Asia |
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ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS BASIC EDUCATION CAPITALS CASE STUDIES CASE STUDY CITIZENS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE GOOD GOVERNANCE HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH SERVICES IMPROVED ACCESS INCENTIVE STRUCTURES INCOME INCOME HOUSEHOLDS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEVEL PLAYING FIELD MARKET FAILURES MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS NON- GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PENALTIES PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC AGENCIES PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING ROADS RURAL AREAS RURAL POOR SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE QUALITY SOCIAL SERVICES TAX TAX REVENUES TELECOMMUNICATIONS URBAN AREAS |
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ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS BASIC EDUCATION CAPITALS CASE STUDIES CASE STUDY CITIZENS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE GOOD GOVERNANCE HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH SERVICES IMPROVED ACCESS INCENTIVE STRUCTURES INCOME INCOME HOUSEHOLDS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEVEL PLAYING FIELD MARKET FAILURES MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS NON- GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PENALTIES PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC AGENCIES PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING ROADS RURAL AREAS RURAL POOR SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE QUALITY SOCIAL SERVICES TAX TAX REVENUES TELECOMMUNICATIONS URBAN AREAS Brook, Penelope J. Smith, Suzanne M. Contracting for Public Services : Output-based Aid and Its Applications |
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Access to good, reliable public services
is critical for the poor in developing countries if they are
to rise out of poverty. Safe water and sanitation, modern
energy and communications, good-quality basic education and
health services--all contribute directly to individual
well-being, and all improve economic opportunities for
low-income households. The primary challenge now is to
ensure that aid- and tax-funded spending reaches the poor,
that the services this money finances respond to their needs
and preferences, that these services are delivered
efficiently, and that public funds are used in a way that
leverages private financing of service delivery. The cases
gathered in this report tell of efforts to improve the
delivery of services by contracting out their provision and
linking the payment of subsidies to the delivery of services
to targeted groups--illustrating aspects of an approach that
the authors call "output-based aid." The cases
highlight varied attempts to sharpen the focus on the
objectives of aid and public spending, to improve incentives
for efficiency and innovation, to expand opportunities for
mobilizing private financing to meet social objectives, and
to enhance accountability in the use of pubic resources. |
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Brook, Penelope J. |
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Brook, Penelope J. Brook, Penelope J. Smith, Suzanne M. |
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Brook, Penelope J. Smith, Suzanne M. |
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Brook, Penelope J. |
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Contracting for Public Services : Output-based Aid and Its Applications |
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Contracting for Public Services : Output-based Aid and Its Applications |
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Contracting for Public Services : Output-based Aid and Its Applications |
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Contracting for Public Services : Output-based Aid and Its Applications |
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Contracting for Public Services : Output-based Aid and Its Applications |
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contracting for public services : output-based aid and its applications |
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Washington, DC: World Bank |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/08/1614813/contracting-public-services-output-based-aid-applications http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13978 |
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