Publication: Governments that Achieve Results : Introducing Performance Mechanisms and Exploring the Trust Dimension
Date
2010-10
ISSN
Published
2010-10
Author(s)
Felcman, Daniela
Abstract
Over the past few decades, a significant
number of advanced countries and, more recently, some
developing countries have moved the focus of their budget
arrangements to emphasize performance. The recently
published book results, performance budgeting and trust in
Government follows from a conference on performance
budgeting held in Mexico in June 2008 where a large range of
experiences from Latin America and Organization for Economic
Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries was presented.
Its intention is to provide readers and governments wishing
to improve elements of their performance budgeting with an
understanding of the many elements involved in implementing
these reforms, particularly in performance-informed
budgeting (PIB), focusing on the challenges and the variety
of approaches taken to meet these challenges. In many OECD
and middle income countries, performance budgeting has been
associated with the use of modern techniques of public
management that emphasize individual and organizational
responsibility and accountability for results. The books
starts by providing an overview of PIB, building on two
decades of experience and lesson learning, and sets out the
key themes that provide the basis for discussions in the
subsequent chapters. It looks at the roles of key
decision-makers and institutions in creating a network of
structured performance agreements4 throughout the budget cycle.
Citation
“Felcman, Daniela. 2010. Governments that Achieve Results : Introducing Performance Mechanisms and Exploring the Trust Dimension. en breve; No. 161. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/ade0cac2-2852-5d95-bd19-bdb0fb293c42 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”