Publication: Participation in Public Expenditure Systems
Date
2003-03
ISSN
Published
2003-03
Author(s)
Wagle, Swarnim
Shah, Parmesh
Abstract
This note makes an in-depth analysis of
public expenditure budget management, and its necessary
reforms. The note presents a number of successful cases from
around the globe where a framework for participatory public
expenditure system is presented, and where civic groups
influenced stages budgets processes in a cyclic and
interactive manner. Civic input can influence both the
internal reform measures of the evaluated government
agencies, as well as external evaluators, such as the report
to the Auditor General in the parliament. Reforms to public
expenditure systems have been given a high priority, as part
of the Bank's lending instruments, focusing on making
the public expenditure systems more transparent,
accountable, and efficient toward the end of poverty reduction.
Citation
“Wagle, Swarnim; Shah, Parmesh. 2003. Participation in Public Expenditure Systems. Social Development Notes; No. 69. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/8d6bc4fd-fc14-59da-9850-97491bc49237 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”