Publication: Best Practice in Public Expenditure Reviews Togo : A Participatory Approach
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1997-09
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2012-08-13
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The Public Expenditure Review (PER) carried out in Togo in November 1995-November 1996 had two principal objectives: to assist the government in identifying priorities to increase the efficiency and equity of public spending; and to internalize the expenditure review exercise. The PER process included several features designed to strengthen government capacity and ownership: 1) a one-day in-country workshop on expenditure issues which was attended by over 70 government officials from various ministries and government agencies; 2) a two-week workshop held in Washington, DC, attended by key Directors from central and sectoral ministries involved in public expenditure management; and 3) follow-up in-country meeting within the Togolese administration the recommendations that emerged from the Washington workshop.
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“World Bank. 1997. Best Practice in Public Expenditure Reviews Togo : A Participatory Approach. Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 20. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9921 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”
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