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Evaluation: value for money appraisal

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posted on 2023-06-09, 01:41 authored by Iqbal Khadaroo, Aminah Abdullah
The objective of this entry is to clarify the multiple meanings of value for money (VFM) and to illustrate how the concept is operationalized when implementing public policies. It illustrates the VFM appraisal of the U.K. government's public–private partnership (PPP) program and discusses some of the difficulties involved in the VFM appraisal process. VFM is an abstract and rhetorical concept that is often used by governments when justifying policy decisions. A VFM appraisal may be defined as an examination to determine whether resources have been used optimally when delivering certain outputs or achieving intended outcomes. VFM audits in the public sector are carried out by parliamentary institutions to investigate the ways in which taxpayers’ money has been spent to achieve the government's policy objectives.

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  • Published

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Taylor and Francis

Pages

4196.0

Book title

Encyclopedia of public administration and public policy (Third edition)

ISBN

9781466569096

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  • Business and Management Publications

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  • Yes

Editors

Evan M Berman, Domonic A Bearfield, Melvin J Dubnick

Legacy Posted Date

2016-06-15

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