The purpose of this study has been to analyse how multi-year budgetary processes work in practice in both high income OECD countries and in aid-receiving countries, with a view to identifying the opportunities for, and limits to, financing environmental management.
This report examines fiscal space in five countries in West and Central Africa.
Review for the World Bank of international knowledge on PFM reforms in fragile states, and analysis of reform experience in three countries.
Delegate speaking at the CAPE conference 2008
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The 2008 CAPE Public Finance Conference investigated how PFM reforms can be better targeted towards delivering improved performance in public service delivery.
The purpose of this note is to provide practical guidance to developing country practitioners and international donors on linking planning and budgeting initiatives.
Discussion paper on how to improve the effectiveness of Public Accounts Committees in holding government to account for the use of public sector resources
Policy paper for the Serbian Minister of Finance on the PFM reform requirements associated with EU accession and review of experience in selected New Member States.
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This is a major research project carried out for the Strategic Partnership with Africa. The purpose is to draw on the experience of Sector Budget Support in different countries and sectors to guide future improvements in policy and practice by partner countries and donors.
The Centre for Aid and Public Expenditure (CAPE) Conference 2007 explored the interface between the technical dimensions of public finance reform and the wider research and policy agenda on governance and the political economy of reform.
Can donors do more to support progressive political and economic change in poor countries? Is a new approach needed to selecting the most appropriate mix of aid instruments in a given context? What are country-level public financial management reforms delivering in terms of a better context for utilising aid? Can attention to donor agency incentives and non-budget support instruments help deliver improvements in aid effectiveness at country level?