Models of public investment in human services in Australia: issues of economic efficiency
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Paper/Presentation Title | Models of public investment in human services in Australia: issues of economic efficiency |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Alam, Khorshed (Author) and Robb, Walter (Author) |
Editors | Haqq, Zia |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the Annual London Conference on Money, Economy and Management 2008 |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2008 |
Place of Publication | Melbourne, Australia |
ISBN | 9780980455702 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.wbiconpro.com/ |
Conference/Event | 2008 Annual London Conference on Money, Economy and Management |
Event Details | 2008 Annual London Conference on Money, Economy and Management Event Date 03 to end of 04 Jul 2008 Event Location London, United Kingdom |
Abstract | Since the 1980s, public sector reforms that reflect the desire to improve the efficiency of the human service sector and improve service outcomes have effected a significant change in the delivery of human services in Australia. There is an increasing recognition that market mechanisms should influence both the production and distribution of most services, if not all. Parallel to this move towards dependency on markets, a new wave of human services reforms has emerged in different States and Territories in Australia in the form of contracting, provision through non-government organisations and partnership with local governments. An important part of this reform is the emphasis on efficient resource allocation. This paper briefly describes the resultant models of government investment in human service delivery in Australia, describes methods for economic evaluation appropriate to human services, documents the existing literature on the application of economic evaluation and comments on progress to date in using economic evaluation for resource allocation. |
Keywords | cost-benefit analysis; cost-effectiveness; human services; resource allocation |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 440708. Public administration |
380114. Public economics - publicly provided goods | |
350503. Human resources management | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Accounting, Economics and Finance |
Analyse Australia |
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