Targeting Results, Diagnosing the Means : Innovative Approaches for Improving Public Sector Delivery

This note sets out approaches to reform which start with identifying the shortcomings in results and which then look for pragmatic solutions that fit the particular context: no best practice, fewer universal recommendations for institutional design...

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Main Authors: Manning, Nick, Watkins, Joanna
Format: Brief
Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
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spelling okr-10986-254882021-04-23T14:04:31Z Targeting Results, Diagnosing the Means : Innovative Approaches for Improving Public Sector Delivery Manning, Nick Watkins, Joanna REFORM PROJECTS DOMAINS SUPERVISION ECONOMIC GROWTH ACCOUNTING PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TARGET SETTING PUBLIC INVESTMENTS GUARANTEES PUBLIC SECTOR CAPABILITY PROPERTY RIGHTS SPENDING DATA COLLECTION POLITICIANS INFORMATION SERVICES MONITORING PUBLIC SERVICES HEALTH CARE INCENTIVES CONSULTANTS TECHNICAL SKILLS HEALTH WORKERS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS TAX LITERACY RATES MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS QUALITY TEACHING PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATION” SYSTEMS BUDGET POVERTY REDUCTION ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONS HUMAN RESOURCE LITERACY RATE TROJAN HORSE DIAGNOSTIC WORK TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PUBLIC INFORMATION FISCAL REPORTING EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT PERFORMANCE INDICATORS DOMAIN REFORM EFFORTS REFORM APPROACHES CITIZEN PARTICIPATION TARGETS BUDGET EXECUTION GLOBALIZATION CIVIL SERVICE REFORM DEBT LIMITED ACCESS PRIVATE INVESTMENT LINKS ACTION PLAN CAPITAL ASSETS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CIVIL SERVICE LAW SERVICE DELIVERY PER SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC CONTRACTS FINANCE GRANTS PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE HEALTH SPENDING TRANSACTIONS USERS MONITORING MECHANISM TRANSACTION PDF HUMAN CAPITAL IMPLEMENTATION PROCESSES MONITOR PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY PROCUREMENT QUALITY MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE TRANSPARENCY PUBLIC EXPENDITURE BUDGET PROCESS BEST PRACTICES RESULTS PERFORMANCE DATA MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES EDUCATION SERVICES NETWORKS GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PUBLIC EXPENDITURES REFORM STRATEGIES BEST PRACTICE POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY DECISION-MAKING PERFORMANCE INFORMATION PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM SECTOR POLICY PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS REGULATION TREASURY MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION POLITICAL AUTHORITY SECTOR MINISTRIES RESULT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ICT PUBLIC MANAGEMENT SECURITY BLOG BUSINESS ANNUAL BUDGET PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE HUMAN RESOURCES MINISTRIES OF FINANCE PERFORMANCE REFORM PROCESS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION TAX ADMINISTRATION INNOVATION REVENUE BUDGETARY PROCEDURES PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY TAX POLICY PERFORMANCE MEASURES FEES IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SERVICE GOVERNMENTS OUTCOMES PERFORMANCE TARGETS CIVIL SERVICE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PRIVATE SECTORS TARGET PROGRAM BUDGETING INNOVATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC GOODS COMPETITION This note sets out approaches to reform which start with identifying the shortcomings in results and which then look for pragmatic solutions that fit the particular context: no best practice, fewer universal recommendations for institutional design. The relative merits of this type of approach have not been empirically tested, but they are nonetheless intuitively reasonable and offer an alternative to other models of institutional reform which have not had great success. This note argues that these results-based approaches are a welcome breath of fresh air in a difficult domain. They are clearly in tune with the current results focus of the international development community and they address many of the challenges recognized by practitioners in previous approaches. However the authors still have remarkably little hard evidence on which to base a robust assessment of the effectiveness of this type of intervention. 2016-11-29T22:16:13Z 2016-11-29T22:16:13Z 2013-05 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/136171467986259116/Targeting-results-diagnosing-the-means-innovative-approaches-for-improving-public-sector-delivery http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25488 English en_US GET Note; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief
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topic REFORM PROJECTS
DOMAINS
SUPERVISION
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ACCOUNTING
PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
TARGET SETTING
PUBLIC INVESTMENTS
GUARANTEES
PUBLIC SECTOR
CAPABILITY
PROPERTY RIGHTS
SPENDING
DATA COLLECTION
POLITICIANS
INFORMATION
SERVICES
MONITORING
PUBLIC SERVICES
HEALTH CARE
INCENTIVES
CONSULTANTS
TECHNICAL SKILLS
HEALTH WORKERS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
TAX
LITERACY RATES
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
QUALITY TEACHING
PUBLIC HEALTH
INFORMATION” SYSTEMS
BUDGET
POVERTY REDUCTION
ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK
INSTITUTIONS
HUMAN RESOURCE
LITERACY RATE
TROJAN HORSE
DIAGNOSTIC WORK
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
PUBLIC INFORMATION
FISCAL REPORTING
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
DOMAIN
REFORM EFFORTS
REFORM APPROACHES
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
TARGETS
BUDGET EXECUTION
GLOBALIZATION
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
DEBT
LIMITED ACCESS
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
LINKS
ACTION PLAN
CAPITAL ASSETS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
CIVIL SERVICE LAW
SERVICE DELIVERY
PER
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC CONTRACTS
FINANCE
GRANTS
PUBLIC
INFRASTRUCTURE
HEALTH SPENDING
TRANSACTIONS
USERS
MONITORING MECHANISM
TRANSACTION
PDF
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESSES
MONITOR PERFORMANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY
PROCUREMENT
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
TRANSPARENCY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
BUDGET PROCESS
BEST PRACTICES
RESULTS
PERFORMANCE DATA
MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES
EDUCATION SERVICES
NETWORKS
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
REFORM STRATEGIES
BEST PRACTICE
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
DECISION-MAKING
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM
SECTOR POLICY
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
REGULATION
TREASURY
MANAGEMENT
ADMINISTRATION
POLITICAL AUTHORITY
SECTOR MINISTRIES
RESULT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ICT
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
SECURITY
BLOG
BUSINESS
ANNUAL BUDGET
PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE
HUMAN RESOURCES
MINISTRIES OF FINANCE
PERFORMANCE
REFORM PROCESS
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
TAX ADMINISTRATION
INNOVATION
REVENUE
BUDGETARY PROCEDURES
PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
TAX POLICY
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
FEES
IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES
PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC SERVICE
GOVERNMENTS
OUTCOMES
PERFORMANCE TARGETS
CIVIL SERVICE
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
PRIVATE SECTORS
TARGET
PROGRAM BUDGETING
INNOVATIONS
SERVICE PROVIDERS
PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
PUBLIC GOODS
COMPETITION
spellingShingle REFORM PROJECTS
DOMAINS
SUPERVISION
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ACCOUNTING
PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
TARGET SETTING
PUBLIC INVESTMENTS
GUARANTEES
PUBLIC SECTOR
CAPABILITY
PROPERTY RIGHTS
SPENDING
DATA COLLECTION
POLITICIANS
INFORMATION
SERVICES
MONITORING
PUBLIC SERVICES
HEALTH CARE
INCENTIVES
CONSULTANTS
TECHNICAL SKILLS
HEALTH WORKERS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
TAX
LITERACY RATES
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
QUALITY TEACHING
PUBLIC HEALTH
INFORMATION” SYSTEMS
BUDGET
POVERTY REDUCTION
ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK
INSTITUTIONS
HUMAN RESOURCE
LITERACY RATE
TROJAN HORSE
DIAGNOSTIC WORK
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
PUBLIC INFORMATION
FISCAL REPORTING
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
DOMAIN
REFORM EFFORTS
REFORM APPROACHES
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
TARGETS
BUDGET EXECUTION
GLOBALIZATION
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
DEBT
LIMITED ACCESS
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
LINKS
ACTION PLAN
CAPITAL ASSETS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
CIVIL SERVICE LAW
SERVICE DELIVERY
PER
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC CONTRACTS
FINANCE
GRANTS
PUBLIC
INFRASTRUCTURE
HEALTH SPENDING
TRANSACTIONS
USERS
MONITORING MECHANISM
TRANSACTION
PDF
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESSES
MONITOR PERFORMANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY
PROCUREMENT
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
TRANSPARENCY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
BUDGET PROCESS
BEST PRACTICES
RESULTS
PERFORMANCE DATA
MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES
EDUCATION SERVICES
NETWORKS
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
REFORM STRATEGIES
BEST PRACTICE
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
DECISION-MAKING
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM
SECTOR POLICY
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
REGULATION
TREASURY
MANAGEMENT
ADMINISTRATION
POLITICAL AUTHORITY
SECTOR MINISTRIES
RESULT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ICT
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
SECURITY
BLOG
BUSINESS
ANNUAL BUDGET
PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE
HUMAN RESOURCES
MINISTRIES OF FINANCE
PERFORMANCE
REFORM PROCESS
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
TAX ADMINISTRATION
INNOVATION
REVENUE
BUDGETARY PROCEDURES
PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
TAX POLICY
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
FEES
IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES
PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC SERVICE
GOVERNMENTS
OUTCOMES
PERFORMANCE TARGETS
CIVIL SERVICE
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
PRIVATE SECTORS
TARGET
PROGRAM BUDGETING
INNOVATIONS
SERVICE PROVIDERS
PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
PUBLIC GOODS
COMPETITION
Manning, Nick
Watkins, Joanna
Targeting Results, Diagnosing the Means : Innovative Approaches for Improving Public Sector Delivery
relation GET Note;
description This note sets out approaches to reform which start with identifying the shortcomings in results and which then look for pragmatic solutions that fit the particular context: no best practice, fewer universal recommendations for institutional design. The relative merits of this type of approach have not been empirically tested, but they are nonetheless intuitively reasonable and offer an alternative to other models of institutional reform which have not had great success. This note argues that these results-based approaches are a welcome breath of fresh air in a difficult domain. They are clearly in tune with the current results focus of the international development community and they address many of the challenges recognized by practitioners in previous approaches. However the authors still have remarkably little hard evidence on which to base a robust assessment of the effectiveness of this type of intervention.
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author Manning, Nick
Watkins, Joanna
author_facet Manning, Nick
Watkins, Joanna
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title Targeting Results, Diagnosing the Means : Innovative Approaches for Improving Public Sector Delivery
title_short Targeting Results, Diagnosing the Means : Innovative Approaches for Improving Public Sector Delivery
title_full Targeting Results, Diagnosing the Means : Innovative Approaches for Improving Public Sector Delivery
title_fullStr Targeting Results, Diagnosing the Means : Innovative Approaches for Improving Public Sector Delivery
title_full_unstemmed Targeting Results, Diagnosing the Means : Innovative Approaches for Improving Public Sector Delivery
title_sort targeting results, diagnosing the means : innovative approaches for improving public sector delivery
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2016
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/136171467986259116/Targeting-results-diagnosing-the-means-innovative-approaches-for-improving-public-sector-delivery
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