You Pay for What You Get

by Arbenz, Markus

• ISBN13: 9781853396212
• ISBN10: 1853396214
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-05-30
• Publisher: Practical Action Pub

Summary

"You Pay for What You Get" features four case studies from the former Soviet Union, Asia, and Africa, to show how development projects can be financed through payments for the results instead of the funding of inputs. The nature of services, their quantity, quality, and price are of central interest, rather than micromanagement issues. Describes practical examples, analyzes successes, points out critical issues, and suggests how the lessons learned might be transferred to other contexts.

Table of Contents

Figures	9	(1)
Tables	9	(1)
Introduction	10	(1)
Shopping versus micro management of development work	10	(1)
What has New Public Management to do with development co-operation?	10	(2)
What is the basis of Result Based Payments	12	(3)
Our in depth illustration: The Kyrgyz Rural Advisory Services, RAS	15	(1)
Case studies from Asia and Africa	16	(1)
The mandate system of RAS in the Kyrgyz Republic	17	(8)
Overview	17	(2)
Context	17	(1)
Principle, replenishment system versus mandate system	17	(1)
Functioning of the mandate system	18	(1)
History	19	(1)
Planning	19	(3)
Implementation	22	(1)
Reporting and monitoring	22	(1)
Financial management	23	(1)
Transition from the replenishment to the mandate system	24	(1)
Analyses and experiences of the Kyrgyz mandate system	25	(6)
Mandate dimensions	25	(1)
Performance, profit and risk	26	(1)
Salary development of staff	27	(1)
Reactions of stakeholders to the mandate system	28	(2)
Efficiency and effectiveness development of RAS	30	(1)
Case study Mozambique	31	(6)
Background	31	(1)
Approach and process	32	(2)
Results	34	(3)
Case study Nepal	37	(4)
Background	37	(1)
Approach and process	38	(1)
Results	39	(2)
Case study Cameroon	41	(2)
Background	41	(1)
Approach and process	41	(1)
Results and lessons learnt	42	(1)
Result Based Payments: ten issues to discuss	43	(8)
Overall evaluation of Result Based Payments	43	(1)
Demanding planning and management	44	(1)
Farmers' demand and flexibility	44	(1)
Indicator setting	45	(2)
Negotiation, a key moment	47	(1)
Importance of monitoring and evaluation	48	(1)
Contribution from beneficiaries	49	(1)
Human resource development	50	(1)
Conclusions for the transition to Result Based Payments	51
Conclusions for RAS	51
Conclusions for other cases studies	51
Applicability for other projects	52
Limits of Result Based Payments systems in other contexts	54
Integration of Result Based Payments	55