Innovation in public service delivery: essays on the social impact bond by Economy, C

“…These contributions have practical implications for policymakers deciding how best to deliver public services.</p> …”

Beyond “make” or “buy”: evaluating value‐for‐money in public service delivery by Shiva, M, FitzGerald, C, Carter, E, Airoldi, M

“…<p>Outsourcing of public services is under heightened scrutiny. Public managers are asked to conduct thorough &ldquo;make or buy&rdquo; assessments to help assure deliverability, affordability, and value for money of public services. …”

Social Outcomes Contracting (SOC) in social programmes and public services: a mixed-methods systematic review protocol by Picker, V, Carter, E, Airoldi, M, Ronicle, J, Wooldridge, R, Llewellyn, J, Monk, L, Stone, S, Gibson, M, Rosenbach, F, Hameed, T

Have we ‘stretched’ social impact bonds too far? An empirical analysis of SIB design in practice by Economy, C, Carter, E, Airoldi, M

“…When the social impact bond (SIB) model was first introduced in 2010, there were many claims about how these projects could transform public service delivery. This article investigates how SIB projects have been designed in relation to two original intentions: (1) shifting the focus of public service delivery to achieving impact and (2) transferring risk from the government to external investors. …”

Walking the contractual tightrope: a transaction cost economics perspective on social impact bonds by Fitzgerald, C, Carter, E, Dixon, R, Airoldi, M

“…<p>Transaction cost economics is applied in this paper to social impact bonds to explore how public service commissioners could improve outcomes-based contracts. …”

Contractual acrobatics: a configurational analysis of outcome specifications and payment in outcome-based contracts by FitzGerald, C, Tan, S, Carter, E, Airoldi, M

“…Outcome-based contracting (OBC) seeks to improve public services by paying for service outcomes rather than service activities. …”