- Found In
- OECD Journal on Budgeting Vol. 1, no. 1, p. 59-88 1681-2336
- Description
- 31 p.
- Summary
- This paper is concerned with a number of conceptual and practical issues associated with the use of vouchers to distribute public services. Section 1 proposes a definition of vouchers and considers the position which voucher distribution occupies in the spectrum of possible mechanisms for the production and distribution of public services; this leads into a discussion of the objectives which voucher distribution might promote. Section 2 classifies the contexts in which vouchers might be applied and types of voucher systems. This permits a preliminary mapping of combinations of policy objectives and characteristics of the public service in question onto alternative forms of voucher distribution. Section 3 provides an illustrative review of the use of vouchers in the distribution of public services. Many of the examples discussed are in the field of education, where discussion of or use of vouchers is most developed, but experience of other public services is included where it is available. Section 4 contains conclusions.
- Subject
- Governance
- LCCN
- 10.1787/budget-v1-art5-en
- OCLC
- oecd-lib-002182
- Author
Cave, Martin.
- Title
Voucher Programmes and their Role in Distributing Public Services [electronic resource] / Martin Cave
- Imprint
Paris : OECD Publishing, 2001.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
Governance
- Found In:
OECD Journal on Budgeting Vol. 1, no. 1, p. 59-88 1:1<59 1681-2336
- Other Editions:
Les systèmes de chèques-service et leur rôle dans la prestation de services publics fre (FR-PaOEC)budget-v1-art5-fr
- Other Standard Identifier
10.1787/budget-v1-art5-en doi