Publication: M&E Systems and the Budget
Date
2010-10
ISSN
Published
2010-10
Author(s)
Krause, Philipp
Abstract
Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) are
means to multiple ends. Measuring government activities,
constructing and tracking performance indicators across
sectors and over time, evaluating programs, these activities
can be carried out and tied together with different
objectives in mind. It will certainly be possible to use
M&E purely as a way to improve transparency and
accountability, by making more information on the workings
and results of government programs available to the public.
One can also focus M&E on managerial purposes, to reward
performance inside ministries and agencies. But surely a
crucial element of running an effective public sector will
be missing if M&E were not used to inform the spending
of public money. This briefing note will introduce the main
issues surrounding M&E as a tool for budgeting, a system
usually referred to as performance budgeting, to help policy
makers make strategic decisions about their M&E systems
by outlining different design choices and their respective
advantages and pitfalls.
Citation
“Krause, Philipp. 2010. M&E Systems and the Budget. PREM Notes; No. 3. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/03409516-9c1f-5cac-bb89-721c11e908fc License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”