Payment by results is much criticised. But it is wrong to conclude it has failed. IT WAS supposed to be one of the coalition government's most radical policies. In 2012 David Cameron, the prime minister, promised to put 'rocket-boosters' under a scheme of public-service provision called 'payment-by-results' (PBR). Under the scheme, the government pays a provider to deliver a public service, but only if it achieves a successful outcome. With £1 ($1.44) in every £3 the government spends on services going to a private firm, putting in the right incentives makes a big difference. There is, however, a groundswell of opposition to the move.
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