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Strengthening Local Government Budgeting and Accountability

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dc.contributor.authorYilmaz, Serdar
dc.contributor.authorSchaeffer, Michael G.
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-01T18:38:36Z
dc.date.available2012-06-01T18:38:36Z
dc.date.issued2008-11
dc.description.abstractIn many developing and middle-income countries, decentralization reforms are promoting changes in governance structures that are reshaping the relationship between local governments and citizens. The success of these decentralization reforms depends on the existence of sound public financial systems both at the central and local levels. This paper focuses on the role of budgeting as a critical tool in reform efforts, highlighting problems that might impede successful local government budget development and implementation. The attainment of effective local government accountability and transparency is not an end itself, but rather it represents the means to support better decision-making on national and local budgeting. Community based schemes for enhancing local government accountability need to combine legal, political, and administrative mechanisms with proactive community involvement. Of particular importance are the legal and budgetary instruments that require input from local community members on certain local government decisions and instruments that increase accessibility for the press or the general public at large to information on government activities.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/11/9993233/strengthening-local-government-budgeting-accountability
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4767
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6902
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4767
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectBUDGET DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectBUDGET IMPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT INFORMATION ACCESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.titleStrengthening Local Government Budgeting and Accountabilityen
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okr.crossref.titleStrengthening Local Government Budgeting And Accountability
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T12:23:45.904439Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/11/9993233/strengthening-local-government-budgeting-accountability
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.guid788021468139802359
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4767
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20081104091237
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum9993233
okr.identifier.reportWPS4767
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okr.topicPublic Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures
okr.topicPublic Sector Expenditure Analysis and Management
okr.topicGovernance::National Governance
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Debt Markets
okr.topicPublic Sector Economics and Finance
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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