Toward a culture of consequences performance-based accountability systems for public services : executive summary

Performance-based accountability systems (PBASs) link incentives to measured performance to improve services to the public. Research suggests that PBASs influence provider behaviors, but little is known about PBASs' effectiveness at achieving their performance goals. This document explores the...

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Autor principal: Stecher, Brian M. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand 2010.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Rand Corporation monograph series ; MG-1019.
Rand education.
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Sumario:Performance-based accountability systems (PBASs) link incentives to measured performance to improve services to the public. Research suggests that PBASs influence provider behaviors, but little is known about PBASs' effectiveness at achieving their performance goals. This document explores the design and effectiveness of nine PBASs in five sectors: child care, education, health care, public health emergency preparedness, and transportation.
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (52 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781282940437
9786612940439
9780833050359