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100			_aBlasi, Gerald J.
245			_aGovernment contracting and performance measurement in human services
260			_c2002
300			_ap.519-38.
520			_aGovernment contracting with third party service providers has increased during the past decade. The contracts purport to hold these service providers accountable for the services delivered. A review of 46 contracts providing a variety of human services reveals that accountability is spoken of but not necessarily achieved. The study reviews the accountability methods in each contract, how performance is measured, how data are collected for the annual report forms required by each contract and whether accountability is established. The results indicate that more work needs to be done in order to establish what constitutes accountability, what performance should be measured and how that performance is measured. - Reproduced.
650			_aHuman services
650			_aSocial services
650			_aPublic administration
773			_aInternational Journal of Public Administration
909			_a52789
999			_c52789 _d52789