PERU - Making Accountability Work : Lessons from RECURSO
This note describes the experience of RECURSO - the Spanish acronym for Accountability for Social Reform (REndicion de CUentas para la Reforma SOcial), a successful effort to create the missing link: high expectations. The RECURSO program provided...
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okr-10986-102702021-04-23T14:02:49Z PERU - Making Accountability Work : Lessons from RECURSO Cotlear, Daniel ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS ACCOUNTABILITY RULES BUDGET INFORMATION CAPACITY BUILDING CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CIVIL SOCIETY CLINICS COMPLAINT CORRUPTION COUNSELING DOCTORS EDUCATION SERVICES EQUILIBRIUM GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH CLINIC HEALTH COMMUNICATION HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH SERVICES HOSPITALS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME INITIATIVE INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS LEARNING LOCAL HEALTH CENTERS MEDIA MINISTER NURSES NUTRITION NUTRITION PROGRAMS OVERSIGHT CAPABILITIES PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS POSTERS PRIMARY CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUBLIC SERVICES QUALITY EDUCATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF SERVICES RADIO PROGRAMS READING RURAL CHILDREN RURAL TEACHERS SANITATION SANITATION SERVICES SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE QUALITY SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL EXPENDITURE SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL SERVICES TEACHERS TEXTBOOKS TRANSPARENCY VIOLENCE YOUTH This note describes the experience of RECURSO - the Spanish acronym for Accountability for Social Reform (REndicion de CUentas para la Reforma SOcial), a successful effort to create the missing link: high expectations. The RECURSO program provided the impetus for the establishment of easy-to-understand standards by which citizens can measure the quality of basic public services. It enables parents to take advantage of accountability mechanisms and, ultimately, ensure better health and education services for their children. This note describes the genesis, implementation, and impact of RECURSO. The Bank has had an active human development portfolio in Peru since 1990. Looking back, it is possible to distinguish three phases in the evolution of this portfolio. The first focused on coverage, the second on improving rules of accountability, and the third on making the accountability rules enforceable by fostering the establishment of standards by which citizens can measure the quality of public services. Peru has experienced huge increases in the coverage of education, health care and some social assistance programs. Comparisons to countries with similar income levels in Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) and elsewhere indicate that Peru has higher coverage in primary, secondary, and tertiary education. 2012-08-13T11:01:20Z 2012-08-13T11:01:20Z 2008-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/09/10133659/peru-making-accountability-work-lessons-recurso http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10270 English en breve; No. 135 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Peru |
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ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS ACCOUNTABILITY RULES BUDGET INFORMATION CAPACITY BUILDING CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CIVIL SOCIETY CLINICS COMPLAINT CORRUPTION COUNSELING DOCTORS EDUCATION SERVICES EQUILIBRIUM GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH CLINIC HEALTH COMMUNICATION HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH SERVICES HOSPITALS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME INITIATIVE INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS LEARNING LOCAL HEALTH CENTERS MEDIA MINISTER NURSES NUTRITION NUTRITION PROGRAMS OVERSIGHT CAPABILITIES PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS POSTERS PRIMARY CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUBLIC SERVICES QUALITY EDUCATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF SERVICES RADIO PROGRAMS READING RURAL CHILDREN RURAL TEACHERS SANITATION SANITATION SERVICES SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE QUALITY SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL EXPENDITURE SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL SERVICES TEACHERS TEXTBOOKS TRANSPARENCY VIOLENCE YOUTH |
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ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS ACCOUNTABILITY RULES BUDGET INFORMATION CAPACITY BUILDING CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CIVIL SOCIETY CLINICS COMPLAINT CORRUPTION COUNSELING DOCTORS EDUCATION SERVICES EQUILIBRIUM GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH CLINIC HEALTH COMMUNICATION HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH SERVICES HOSPITALS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME INITIATIVE INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS LEARNING LOCAL HEALTH CENTERS MEDIA MINISTER NURSES NUTRITION NUTRITION PROGRAMS OVERSIGHT CAPABILITIES PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS POSTERS PRIMARY CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUBLIC SERVICES QUALITY EDUCATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF SERVICES RADIO PROGRAMS READING RURAL CHILDREN RURAL TEACHERS SANITATION SANITATION SERVICES SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE QUALITY SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL EXPENDITURE SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL SERVICES TEACHERS TEXTBOOKS TRANSPARENCY VIOLENCE YOUTH Cotlear, Daniel PERU - Making Accountability Work : Lessons from RECURSO |
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This note describes the experience of
RECURSO - the Spanish acronym for Accountability for Social
Reform (REndicion de CUentas para la Reforma SOcial), a
successful effort to create the missing link: high
expectations. The RECURSO program provided the impetus for
the establishment of easy-to-understand standards by which
citizens can measure the quality of basic public services.
It enables parents to take advantage of accountability
mechanisms and, ultimately, ensure better health and
education services for their children. This note describes
the genesis, implementation, and impact of RECURSO. The Bank
has had an active human development portfolio in Peru since
1990. Looking back, it is possible to distinguish three
phases in the evolution of this portfolio. The first focused
on coverage, the second on improving rules of
accountability, and the third on making the accountability
rules enforceable by fostering the establishment of
standards by which citizens can measure the quality of
public services. Peru has experienced huge increases in the
coverage of education, health care and some social
assistance programs. Comparisons to countries with similar
income levels in Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) and
elsewhere indicate that Peru has higher coverage in primary,
secondary, and tertiary education. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Cotlear, Daniel |
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Cotlear, Daniel |
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Cotlear, Daniel |
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PERU - Making Accountability Work : Lessons from RECURSO |
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PERU - Making Accountability Work : Lessons from RECURSO |
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PERU - Making Accountability Work : Lessons from RECURSO |
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PERU - Making Accountability Work : Lessons from RECURSO |
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PERU - Making Accountability Work : Lessons from RECURSO |
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peru - making accountability work : lessons from recurso |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/09/10133659/peru-making-accountability-work-lessons-recurso http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10270 |
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