TY - JOUR
T1 - NOT REPORTING A PROFIT
T2 - CONSTRUCTING A NON-PROFIT ORGANISATION
AU - Cordery, Carolyn
AU - Baskerville, Rachel
AU - Porter, Brenda
PY - 2011/10
Y1 - 2011/10
N2 - Public sector reformers advocate contracting‐out as a means of improving cost‐effectiveness. In the health sector, market‐based contracts with for‐profit organisations can reduce equity of access and divert public funds to private gain. Such issues have prompted policy makers to seek alternative contracting strategies. This paper examines a primary health care policy whereby government contracts with private non‐profit organisations to increase efficiency and meet World Health Organisation ideals. The study found that the policy's implementation has not achieved these aims when for‐profit providers masquerade as non‐profit organisations. The implication is that governments may find it more effective to manage for structural diversity than mandate homogenisation.
AB - Public sector reformers advocate contracting‐out as a means of improving cost‐effectiveness. In the health sector, market‐based contracts with for‐profit organisations can reduce equity of access and divert public funds to private gain. Such issues have prompted policy makers to seek alternative contracting strategies. This paper examines a primary health care policy whereby government contracts with private non‐profit organisations to increase efficiency and meet World Health Organisation ideals. The study found that the policy's implementation has not achieved these aims when for‐profit providers masquerade as non‐profit organisations. The implication is that governments may find it more effective to manage for structural diversity than mandate homogenisation.
UR - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1468-0408.2011.00529.x
U2 - 10.1111/j.1468-0408.2011.00529.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1468-0408.2011.00529.x
M3 - Article
SN - 0267-4424
VL - 27
SP - 363
EP - 384
JO - Financial Accountability and Management
JF - Financial Accountability and Management
IS - 4
ER -