World Bank2014-12-122014-12-122014-11https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20694This Policy Note distils the findings and recommendations of a Study, jointly undertaken by the World Bank and the Government of Timor-Leste, that evaluates the mechanisms used by the Government to manage sub-national spending in recent years: i) the Local Development Program (Programa Dezenvolvimentu Lokal, PDL), underway since 2004; and ii) the Referendum Package (Pakote Referendum, PR), initiated in 2009, and progressively refined as the Decentralized Development Program (Programa de Dezenvolvimentu Desentralizadu, PDD) since 2010. The Study assesses how these programs have performed in respect of a number of key government policy priorities and draws conclusions and lessons for the future. It adopts a dynamic approach, so as to adequately acknowledge and account for how shifts in the government s policy priorities over time, in response to the changing context, were reflected in the institutional arrangements that govern sub-national spending.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO INFORMATIONACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTABILITY ARRANGEMENTSALLOCATIONALLOCATION OF FUNDSANNUAL BUDGETANNUAL CYCLEASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIESBIDBIDSBLOCK GRANTSBUDGET ALLOCATIONSBUDGET EXECUTIONBUDGET YEARBUDGETINGBUDGETING PROCESSCAPITAL BUDGETCAPITAL INVESTMENTCAPITAL PLANNINGCAPITAL SPENDINGCAPITALIZATIONCASH TRANSFERCASH TRANSFERSCENTRAL CONTROLCENTRAL GOVERNMENTCENTRAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENTCENTRAL TREASURYCOMPARATIVE ANALYSISCOMPETITIVE BIDDINGCOMPETITIVE PROCUREMENTCOMPETITIVE TENDERCONSOLIDATIONCOST ESTIMATESDECENTRALIZATIONDISBURSEMENTSDISTRIBUTIONAL EQUITYDISTRICTDISTRICT ADMINISTRATIONDISTRICT ADMINISTRATIONSDISTRICT ADMINISTRATORDISTRICT BUDGETDISTRICT INVESTMENTDISTRICT LEVELDISTRICT LEVELSDISTRICT OFFICIALSDISTRICTSDONOR FUNDINGDUE CAUTIONECONOMIC PERFORMANCEENTREPRENEURSHIPEX ANTE CONTROLSEXPENDITUREEXPENDITURE PRIORITIESEXPENDITURESFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATIONFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMFINANCIAL MARKETSGOVERNMENT INVESTMENTGOVERNMENT POLICYHOUSEHOLD INCOMEINFORMATION SYSTEMINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTSINTERNATIONAL BANKINVESTINGINVESTMENT ASSETSINVESTMENT BUDGETINGINVESTMENT EXPENDITURESINVESTMENT SPENDINGLABOR MARKETLIABILITYLICENSESLOCAL ADMINISTRATIONLOCAL BUSINESSLOCAL CAPACITYLOCAL ECONOMYMINISTRY OF FINANCEMUNICIPALITIESNATIONAL BUDGETNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTNATIONAL GOVERNMENTNATIONAL INVESTMENTNATIONAL PRIORITIESNATIONAL STATISTICSNATURAL DISASTERSOPPORTUNITY COSTSPAYMENT DELAYSPEER REVIEWPENSIONPENSIONSPERFORMANCE MEASURESPOLICY OBJECTIVESPOLICY PRIORITIESPOLITICAL ECONOMIESPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOLITICAL STABILITYPOVERTY ASSESSMENTPOVERTY IMPACTPOVERTY RATEPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SPENDINGPROCUREMENT PROCESSPROGRAM MANAGEMENTPUBLICPUBLIC AUTHORITIESPUBLIC EXPECTATIONSPUBLIC FINANCEPUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTPUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMPUBLIC GOODSPUBLIC INFORMATIONPUBLIC INVESTMENTPUBLIC INVESTMENT PROGRAMSPUBLIC INVESTMENT SPENDINGPUBLIC POLICYPUBLIC RESOURCESPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SECTOR SPENDINGPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SPENDINGPUBLIC WORKSPUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMSPUBLIC WORKS PROJECTSQUALITY ASSESSMENTSQUALITY OF ASSETSREFERENDUMROADSSAVINGSSECTOR POLICYSERVICE FACILITIESSETTLEMENTSOCIAL CAPITALSOCIAL PROTECTIONSUB-NATIONALSUBNATIONALSUBSIDIARYTOTAL EMPLOYMENTTOTAL PUBLIC EXPENDITURETOTAL SPENDINGTRADINGTRANSPARENCYTRANSPARENT PROCEDURESTRANSPORTTREASURIESTREASURY FUNCTIONUNCERTAINTYUTILITIESVILLAGEWAGE INCOMEWAGESWATER SUPPLY10.1596/20694