Publication: Minding the Gaps : Integrating Poverty Reduction Strategies and Budgets for Domestic Accountability
Date
2008
ISSN
Published
2008
Author(s)
Wilhelm, Vera A.
Krause, Philipp
Abstract
The Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS)
approach aims to enhance accountability by promoting the
participation of domestic stakeholders in the formulation of
clear and realistic development goals. This study offers
practical insights for donors and national governments on
how to strengthen the links between PRSs and national
budgets, with a view to improving domestic accountability.
It aims to answer two principal questions:what challenges
have arisen in countries where efforts have been made to
integrate the PRS with the budget, and what lessons have
been generated by these experiences and what are the
potential entry points for reforms to strengthen PRS-budget
links. To answer these questions, the study reviews a series
of case studies that document the status of budget and PRS
integration in a sample of nine low-income countries --
Albania, Burkina Faso, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique,
Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda -- and the links among
policies, budgets, and service delivery in four
higher-income countries that are internationally considered
to be successful reformers in public financial management --
Australia, Chile, the Republic of Korea, and South Africa.
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Citation
“Wilhelm, Vera A.; Krause, Philipp. 2008. Minding the Gaps : Integrating Poverty Reduction Strategies and Budgets for Domestic Accountability. © Washington, DC: World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6801 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”