Author: Great Britain. Treasury
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 72

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Author: Maurice Mullard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 248

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Evaluates the extent to which public expenditure in Britain after 1970 experienced a break with post-war trends. It shows how the changes in expenditure were related to changes in public policy.

Author: Ms.Keiko Honjo
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN: 145192240X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 61

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This paper assesses the efficiency of government expenditure on education and health in 38 countries in Africa in 1984-95, both in relation to each other and compared with countries in Asia and the Western Hemisphere. The results show that, on average, countries in Africa are less efficient than countries in Asia and the Western Hemisphere; however, education and health spending in Africa became more efficient during that period. The assessment further suggests that improvements in educational attainment and health output in African countries require more than just higher budgetary allocations.

Author: Grahame Walshe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Finance, Public
Languages : en
Pages : 144

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Author: Sanjay Pradhan
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 162

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This paper presents a framework for evaluating the level and composition of public expenditures, illustrated by sectoral and country examples. The paper illustrates how this framework can be applied to analyzing broad allocations of spending within and across sectors, drawing upon some key findings and country examples from major sectors (health, education, infrastructure). The report emphasizes six elements which should be an integral part of an ongoing exercise to evaluate public spending. Those elements include: (1) the aggregate level of public spending and deficit of the consolidated public sector must be consistent with the macroeconomic framework; (2) aggregate spending should be allocated to programs within and across sectors to maximize social welfare, including the impact on the poor; (3) the role of the government versus the private sector ought to be a principal criterion governing the choice of programs for public financing and provision--public expenditures should complement rather than substitute for private sector activities; (4) the impact of key programs on the poor, including their incidence and total costs, should be analyzed; (5) the input mix, or the allocations for capital and recurrent expenditures, should be analyzed in an integrated manner within programs and sectors; and (6) budgetary institutions should be analyzed to insure that the underlying incentive structure contributes to aggregate fiscal discipline, allocative efficiency and equity in the composition of spending, and technical efficiency in the use of budgeted resources. Fifteen tables (out of 49) and 5 appendices (out of 17) deal with education-related data. The paper should be useful to policymakers in developing countries, staff in donor organizations, as well as researchers working on public expenditure issues. (Author/EH).

Author: Australian Government - Department of Defence - Defence Publishing Service
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780642297020
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 140

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This new Defence White Paper explains how the Government plans to strengthen the foundations of Australia's defence. It sets out the Government's plans for Defence for the next few years, and how it will achieve those plans. Most importantly, it provides an indication of the level of resources that the Government is planning to invest in Defence over coming years and what the Government, on behalf of the Australian people, expects in return from Defence. Ultimately, armed forces exist to provide Governments with the option to use force. Maintaining a credible defence capability is a crucial contributor to our security, as it can serve to deter potential adversaries from using force against us or our allies, partners and neighbours.

Author: Great Britain. Department of Health and Social Security
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780101808606
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 15

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Author: Sailendra Pattanayak
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN: 1475567073
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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This paper defines and explains key stages of the government expenditure chain and describes the controls applied at each stage, including their objectives and key features as well as centralized vs. decentralized approaches in application of those controls. The paper also examines the influence of different administrative traditions on types of expenditure controls, including the authority and responsibility of various institutional actors. Finally, it discusses typical weaknesses/problems associated with different traditions of expenditure control and suggests specific measures for strengthening the control framework. While providing examples of expenditure control practices from more than 32 countries, the paper points out that more than two-thirds of the 85 low and middle income countries covered by the publicly available Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) assessments have weak systems of expenditure control that are also associated with higher levels of expenditure arrears and a lack of budget credibility. This paper will help public financial management practitioners to evaluate budget execution systems and identify priorities for strengthening expenditure controls. It will also usefully guide technical assistance work related to modernization of government budget execution and expenditure control systems, including the design and implementation of IT-based financial management information systems.

Author: Rudolf Klein
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 128

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Author: Colin Thain
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198277842
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 594

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This comprehensive account of the Treasury and its control of public expenditure assesses the record through the years of the Thatcher and Major Governments, explaining how key spending decisions are made.