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1. THE SCOPE OF CONTRACTING OUT IN FRAGILE STATES pdg Partnership for Democratic Governance
Useful resources Guidance on forms of contract and capacity
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1. Batley, R. and Larbi, G., 2004, ‘Working with PrivatePartnership Partners’, for Democratic Chapter 6 in ‘The Changing Role Governance of Government: The Reform of Public Services in Developing Countries’ Palgrave, Macmillan.
Case Studies 1. Loevinsohn, B., 2008, ‘Performance-based Contracting for Health Services in Developing Countries: A Toolkit’, The World Bank, Washington http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTHSD/Resources/
www.idd.bham.ac.uk/staff/pdfs/wwpp.pdf
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This chapter describes alternative types of contract, and the factors that need to be considered in assessing the capacity of partners to undertake them.
A practical guide to contracting non-state providers to deliver health services. It discusses the challenges and debates surrounding whether and how to contract and reviews case study material.
2. Brinkerhoff, D., 2010, ‘Developing capacity in fragile states’, Public Administration and Development, 30 (1):66-78. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pad.545/pdf
This article discusses what is meant by capacity and approaches to capacity development, in the particular conditions of fragile states. 3. OECD (2009), Bridging State Capacity Gaps in Situations of Fragility, Partnership for Democratic Development, OECD, Paris. http://oecd.org/dataoecd/1/18/42416165.pdf
A series of case studies which identifies specific bottlenecks and successes when using technical assistance in core government functions and services.
2. LaRocque, N., 2007, Contracting for the Delivery of Education Services: A Typology and International Examples’, New Zealand Business Roundtable www.hks.harvard.edu/pepg/PDF/events/MPSPE/ PEPG-05-07larocque.pdf
An overview of international examples of contracting with the private sector (including the not-for profit sector) for the delivery of educational service. 3. Davies, F, 2009, Contracting out Government Functions and Services in South Sudan’ from OECD, 2009, Contracting Out Government Functions and Services: Emerging Lessons from Post-Conflict and Fragile Situations, OECD http://oecd.org/dataoecd/56/61/45875056.pdf
4. OECD (2006), The Challenge of Capacity Development: Working Towards Good Practice, DAC Network on Governance (GOVNET), OECD, Paris.
This chapter explores examples of contracting out in Southern Sudan from a number of sectors, including public procurement and health, and provides several recommendations.
http://oecd.org/dataoecd/4/36/36326495.pdf
An analytical and conceptual framework to help policy makers and practitioners think through effective approaches to capacity development.
OECD PDG HANDBOOK ON CONTRACTING OUT GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES IN POST-CONFLICT AND FRAGILE SITUATIONS © OECD 2010