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Performance Measurement in Social Sectors

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  • Tapas K. Sen

    (Tapas K. Sen is Senior Fellow, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, 18/2 Special Institutional Area, New Delhi 110067, India; e-mail: tapas@nipfp.org.in)

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Large public sectors in countries like India need to be efficient; one of the tools to achieve this end is performance measurement. Performance indicators have been in use in the private corporate sector for a long time, and the idea of its adoption in the public sector is also not new. By now, there are several instances of practical application in the public sector, with varying degrees of success. This paper, after briefly discussing the rationale and practical issues relating to use of performance indicators in general and for social sector interventions in particular, illustrates its possible use by the state governments in India with the case of two departments of the Government of Chhattisgarh—health and school education. It discusses the administrative setup of the selected departments and desirable revamp of the setup along with the budgetary system, and discusses the preconditions of useful application of performance indicators. The paper then lists out some output and outcome indicators that can be used to begin with in the two departments of the state government. Possibilities for future refinements with better availability of data than now available are also indicated.

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  • Tapas K. Sen, 2007. "Performance Measurement in Social Sectors," Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research, National Council of Applied Economic Research, vol. 1(3), pages 299-319, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:mareco:v:1:y:2007:i:3:p:299-319
    DOI: 10.1177/097380100700100303
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    Keywords

    JEL Classification: H51; JEL Classification: H52; JEL Classification: H75; Public Expenditure; Performance Indicators; Health; Elementary Education;
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    JEL classification:

    • H51 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Health
    • H52 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Education
    • H75 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Government: Health, Education, and Welfare

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