Perverse Incentives
The Neglect of Social Technology in the Public Sector
Published on 23. August 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-0-275-94933-4 (ISBN)
Description
During the past 20 years, the great human service systems of the United States have suffered a spectacular decline in efficiency and effectiveness along with a spectacular increase in costs. The deficiencies threaten all of us. This work offers an original and penetrating explanation of how the problems in these systems developed, how they are interconnected, and how they might be remedied. The book does not confine itself to identifying perverse incentives, but assesses in detail the feasibility of removing or alleviating them in each of the systems considered.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
225 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-275-94933-4 (9780275949334)
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Person
THEODORE CAPLOW is Commonwealth Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia. He is the author of many journal articles and books on this subject.
Content
Careless Design; Social Technology; Health Care; The Public Schools; Welfare; Criminal Justice; The Compensation of Injuries; What Should Be Done?; Bibliography; Index.