Lowe, Toby (2013) New development: The paradox of outcomes—the more we measure, the less we understand. Public Money & Management, 33 (3). pp. 213-216. ISSN 0954-0962
Full text not available from this repository.Abstract
The use of 'outcomes' as a concept to measure the effectiveness of social policy interventions is inherently flawed and creates unwelcome paradoxes. This article explains why, instead of improving the lives of those who receive support, a focus on outcome information distorts both the priorities and practice of organizations who deliver such support, resulting in poorer results for those most in need. It provides an important first stage towards the evolution of new ways of conceptualizing ways to create improvements in social policy delivery.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Payment by results, performance management, outcomes |
Subjects: | L400 Social Policy N200 Management studies |
Department: | Faculties > Business and Law > Newcastle Business School |
Depositing User: | Paul Burns |
Date Deposited: | 21 Feb 2019 16:35 |
Last Modified: | 19 Nov 2019 09:51 |
URI: | http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/38187 |
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