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Privatization in Practice:

Privatization in Practice: Case Studies of Contracting for TANF Case Management, Final Report

Contents Study Design Rationale for Privatization Deciding the Scope and Size of Contracts The Contractors Promoting Competition Ensuring Effective and Fair Procurements Designing Contracts That Work Upholding Accountability Through Monitoring
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Ensuring Quality in Contracted Child Welfare

Ensuring Quality in Contracted Child Welfare Services

In 2006, ASPE funded the Child Welfare Privatization Initiatives Project to provide information to state and local child welfare administrators who are considering or implementing privatization reforms. The project has produced papers on a range of topics providing insights about factors that should be considered when approaching or improving upon
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Evolving Roles of Public and Private Agencies in

Evolving Roles of Public and Private Agencies in Privatized Child Welfare Systems

In 2006, ASPE funded the Child Welfare Privatization Initiatives Project to provide information to state and local child welfare administrators who are considering or implementing privatization reforms. The project will produce six papers on a range of topics providing insights about factors that should be considered when approaching or improving
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Program and Fiscal Design Elements of Child

Program and Fiscal Design Elements of Child Welfare Privatization Initiatives

In 2006, ASPE funded the Child Welfare Privatization Initiatives Project to provide information to state and local child welfare administrators who are considering or implementing privatization reforms. The project will produce six papers on a range of topics providing insights about factors that should be considering when approaching or improvin
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Assessing Site Readiness: Considerations about

Assessing Site Readiness: Considerations about Transitioning to a Privatized Child Welfare System

In 2006, ASPE funded the Child Welfare Privatization Initiatives Project to provide information to state and local child welfare administrators who are considering or implementing privatization reforms. The project will produce six papers on a range of topics providing insights about factors that should be considering when approaching or improvin
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Privatization of Welfare Services: A Review of

Privatization of Welfare Services: A Review of the Literature

The use of private organizations to perform social service functions has increased dramatically in recent years. This report reviews the literature on the privatization of welfare and related services by states and localities. It is the first product of a study of privatization of welfare services. The final report Privatization in Practice : 
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Privatization in Practice: Case Studies of

Privatization in Practice: Case Studies of Contracting for TANF Case Management

The privatization of welfare services has increased significantly and expanded into new services since passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) gave states additional flexibility to design and operate their Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs. Despite its increasing popular
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Child Welfare Privatization Initiatives -

Child Welfare Privatization Initiatives - Assessing Their Implications for the Child Welfare Field and for Federal Child Welfare Programs

Background During the 1990s, a number of state and local child welfare agencies began experimenting with privatization of child welfare services in order to improve performance and reduce costs.  Models of privatization vary across the country, from statewide reforms to more limited initiatives.  States continue to look for best practice mea
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Ensuring Quality in Contracted Child Welfare

Ensuring Quality in Contracted Child Welfare Services

Child Welfare Privatization Initiatives Assessing Their Implications for the Child Welfare Field and for Federal Child Welfare Programs Ensuring Quality in Contracted Child Welfare Services Topical Paper #6 December 2008 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (
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Evolving Roles of Public and Private Agencies in

Evolving Roles of Public and Private Agencies in Privatized Child Welfare Systems

  Child Welfare Privatization Initiatives  Assessing Their Implications for the Child Welfare Field and for Federal Child Welfare Programs Evolving Roles of Public and Private Agencies in Privatized Child Welfare Systems Topical Paper #3 March 2008 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for
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Program and Fiscal Design Elements of Child

Program and Fiscal Design Elements of Child Welfare Privatization Initiatives

  Child Welfare Privatization Initiatives  Assessing Their Implications for the Child Welfare Field and for Federal Child Welfare Programs Program and Fiscal Design Elements of Child Welfare Privatization Initiatives Topical Paper #2 December 2007 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secret
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Assessing Site Readiness: Considerations about

Assessing Site Readiness: Considerations about Transitioning to a Privatized Child Welfare System

  Child Welfare Privatization Initiatives  Assessing Their Implications for the Child Welfare Field and for Federal Child Welfare Programs Assessing Site Readiness: Considerations about Transitioning to a Privatized Child Welfare System Topical Paper #1 September 2007 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of
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