World BankAsian Development Bank2013-06-122013-06-122003-05-25https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13875This public expediture review analyzes the state of public expenditure in Bangladesh, particularly their adequacy and appropriateness relative to the Government's broad economic and social goals. It aims to contribute to the Government's overall growth and poverty reduction efforts by offering suggestions about the efficient use of public resources and fiscally sustainable improvements in public services. The findings and detailed recommendations of this report, summarized below, have been organized around six issues: 1) restoring fiscal sustainability; 2) reducing the role of state-owned enterprises and strengthening their governance framework; 3) strengthening Annual Development Program spending; 4) strengthening public expenditure managmement; 5) enhancing the pro-poor bias of public spending; and 6) expanding the involvement of the private sector and improving the role of government.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTINGAGRICULTURAL SECTORANALYTICAL WORKARSENICAUTHORITYBALANCE OF PAYMENTSBASIC EDUCATIONBENEFIT INCIDENCEBUDGET EXPENDITURESBUDGET MANAGEMENTBUDGETARY EXPENDITURESBUDGETARY SUPPORTBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTCENTRAL GOVERNMENTCLEAN WATERCOALCOMMERCIAL BANKSCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGECONCESSIONAL LENDINGCORRUPTIONDEBT SERVICEDEFICIT FINANCINGDEFICITSDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT GOALSDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMSDEVELOPMENT REPORTSECONOMIC ANALYSISECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC GROWTH RATESECONOMIC IMPACTECONOMIC MANAGEMENTECONOMICSELECTRICITYENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONEXPENDITURE DATAEXPENDITURE QUINTILESEXPENDITURE SURVEYEXTERNAL DEBTEXTREME POVERTYFINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITYFINANCIAL CAPACITYFINANCIAL HEALTHFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFISCALFISCAL DEFICITFISCAL MEASURESFISCAL POLICYFISCAL STANCEFISCAL SUSTAINABILITYFISHERIESFOOD POLICY RESEARCHFOREIGN EXCHANGEFOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVESFOREIGN INVESTMENTFOREIGN RESERVESFORMAL LABOR MARKETGNPGOVERNMENT DEBTGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURESGOVERNMENT OFFICIALSGOVERNMENT PROGRAMSHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE UTILIZATIONHEALTH EXPENDITURESHEALTH OUTCOMESHEALTH SERVICEHEALTH SURVEYHEALTH SURVEYSHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORTIMPLICIT SUBSIDIESIMPORTSINCREASEINFANT MORTALITYINFLATIONINTEREST RATESLABOR FORCELABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONLABOR FORCE SURVEYLABOR MARKETLENDING RATESLIFE EXPECTANCYLOCAL GOVERNMENTLOW INCOMEMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMANUFACTURING SECTORMINISTRY OF FINANCEMORTALITYNON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSNUTRITIONNUTRITION PROGRAMSOILPOLICY FRAMEWORKPOOR COUNTRIESPOOR PEOPLEPOVERTYPOVERTY ASSESSMENTPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYPOVERTY STATUSPOVERTY TRENDSPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATIZATION OF STATEPRODUCTIVITYPUBLIC DEBTPUBLIC EDUCATIONPUBLIC EXPENDITUREPUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENTPUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEWPUBLIC EXPENDITURESPUBLIC GOODSPUBLIC INVESTMENTPUBLIC RESOURCESPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SECTOR DEFICITPUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENTPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SPENDINGPUBLIC SUBSIDIESREAL TERMSREHABILITATIONRESEARCH INSTITUTEREVENUE COLLECTIONROADSSAFETY NETSAFETY NETSSAVINGSSECTOR EMPLOYMENTSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE PROVISIONSOCIAL SAFETYSOCIAL SAFETY NETSOCIAL SECTORSOCIAL SECTORSSOCIAL SERVICESSTATE ENTERPRISESSTATE OWNED ENTERPRISESSTATE-OWNED ENTERPRISESSUSTAINABILITY ANALYSISTARGETING PERFORMANCETAXTAX RATESTELECOMMUNICATIONSURBAN AIR POLLUTIONURBANIZATIONUTILITIESWATER RESOURCES PUBLIC EXPENDITURESPUBLIC SPENDINGGOVERNANCEFISCAL SUSTAINABILITYEXTERNAL DEBTGOVERNMENT SPENDING POLICYFINANCIAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORSPUBLIC FINANCEBUDGET SYSTEMSPUBLIC ENTERPRISESPARASTATAL REFORMBUDGET IMPLEMENTATIONBUDGET MANAGEMENTPUBLIC SERVICESEDUCATIONAL FINANCINGHEALTH EXPENDITURESSOCIAL SAFETY NETSAGRICULTURAL POLICIESRURAL DEVELOPMENTNATURAL GAS FINANCEENERGY SECTOR FINANCINGTARGETINGPRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATIONGOVERNMENT ROLEWorld Bank10.1596/13875