Publication: Niger - Public Expenditure Tracking Survey : Education and Health - Survey Questionnaire
Date
2009-11-18
ISSN
Published
2009-11-18
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
The objective of the first Public
Expenditure Tracking Survey (PETS) for Niger is to increase
understanding of the link between public spending and
service delivery at the facility level in order to
contribute to improving the effectiveness and accountability
in the use of public funds. Specifically, this PETS focuses
on identifying the discrepancies, inefficiencies and delays
in public spending execution for selected expenditures in
the education and health sectors. The medium to long term
goal of these PETS is to launch a process aimed at
continuous improvements in public expenditure efficiency and
equity by focusing on capacity building in this area in the
ministries of education and health and in the Institute of
National Statistics (INS). The main challenge faced by a
tracking survey in a country like Niger is the availability
and accuracy of records keeping. The Niger PETS highlights a
general lack of systematic information recording. The
quality of records in the education sector is low and data
often incomplete. This is especially a problem when a higher
level agency distributes resources to lower level agencies.
The absence of downstream records indicates a lack of
systems for downward accountability and can facilitate the
diversion of resources. This compares unfavorably with a
country such as Ghana, where the quality of record is good
between the central agency and district offices.
Citation
“World Bank. 2009. Niger - Public Expenditure Tracking Survey : Education and Health - Survey Questionnaire. © World Bank. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/3189 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”