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Payment model not panacea

Posted by Jane Mansour on November 19, 2012 · 1 Comment

I was recently interviewed as part of a series on Payment by Results in public services – you can see the interview here: http://www.russellwebster.com/pbr-is-not-a-panacea-but-can-be-an-effective-payment-model-says-international-work-programme-expert-jane-mansour/

Filed under Contract design · Tagged with competition on price, creaming and parking, Employment Zones, outcome-based contracting, payment by results, quality versus price, Work Programme

The Council Catch 22

Posted by Richard Johnson on November 14, 2012 · 2 Comments

As the rioters circle parliament in Athens and national strikes bring Italy, Spain and Portugal to a standstill, the same glaring gap exists in Europe as Jane identified in her blog’s recent challenge to the US presidential candidates. Belt-tightening may well be necessary, but where is the plan for jobs? Commissioning may hold the key. … Continue reading →

Filed under Service design, Welfare to work · Tagged with austerity, deprivation, economic recovery, Graph of Doom, incentives, investment, job creation, lost generation, outcome-based contracting, PFI, place, prime contractors, recidivism, risk and reward, unemployment, Work Programme, youth unemployment

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