Performance-based contracting for human services: Does it work?

Administration in Social Work

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-77

  Martin, Lawrence L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contracting; Outcome; Outputs; Performance based; Quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 13444283900     PISSN: 03643107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J147v29n01_05     Document Type: Review

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