The workshop brought together donor agencies, recipient governments, academics and practitioners to discuss recent findings and look into future directions for policy-relevant research. The workshop also reflected on the outcomes of the UN MDG Summit and of the WB/IMF Annual Meetings.
Follow the links for papers and presentations (powerpoint)
Morning Session Simon Maxwell (ODI) The 2005 Agenda and Beyond:delivery challenges for the aid system
Andrew Rogerson (ODI) What's beyond 2005? Implications for the aid system and unfinished reform agenda.
Tim Harford (IFC) Click here for a link to the World Bank/IFC Future of the Aid Industry project.
Afternoon Session Country-level issues I: The track record of budgetary reforms
Phyllis Makau (Kenya/ CABRI ) Donor supported reforms and the role of collaborative Africa reform initiatives
Bill Dorontinsky (World Bank) Moving PFM reforms forward: Lessons from the World Bank Presentation
Peter Brooke (Bannock) Some Lessons of using PFM Reform Using the Platform Approach Presentation
Tim Williamson (ODI) Evaluating GBS in Uganda and Tanzania : emerging issues for budgeting reform Link to Joint Evaluation for General Budget Support project
Morning Session Country level issues II: Contradictions in donor-recipient relationships
Stefan Koeberle (World Bank) Review of World Bank Conditionality Presentation
Lise Rakner (Chair, Michelsen Institute, Norway) External Accountability and PFM: Reflections from recent studies in Malawi , Uganda and Tanzania
Graham Harrison (PERC , University of Sheffield)
Florence Kuteesa (PWC, Uganda) Managing external and domestic pressures within the beudget process
Afternoon Session Enhancing Domestic Accountability: the role of Parliaments, oversight bodies and civil society
Andrew Lawson (ODI) How can we strengthen accountability? Some suggested priorities for Tanzania Presentation
Rasheed Draman (Parliamentary Centre, Ghana) Parliaments and Pro-Poor Policy: The State of PRSPs in Africa
Predrag Boskovic (Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Serbia and Montenegro)
Warren Krafchik (International Budget Project , Washington DC) The International Budget Project
Participants
ProgrammeSummary Paper and workshop report
'Aid, Budgets and Accountability: A Survey Article' Paolo de Renzio, 2006 Development Policy Review, Vol.24, No.6, pages 627-645 Free online access to this article for HINARI subscribers> Summary on id21>
