World Bank2012-03-192012-03-192009-08-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/3096This report is intended to support the analysis and implementation of reforms aimed at a strengthening of the intergovernmental system in Colombia. In mid-2007 congress approved a legislative act as constitutional amendment that increases the level of the main transfer to sub-national governments, the General System of Transfers (SGP). However an adjustment of the regulations and institutional arrangements within the sectors is still pending. The report is intended to provide empirical evidence and technical inputs for a design of these complementary measures that are required. It will focus on examining how efficient sub-national governments are in service delivery within the existing intergovernmental arrangements and incentive framework. It will also analyze the underlying causes of low performance and suggest options for the government to address this challenge. The emphasis is on three sectors: education and health, which are both financed primarily by the SGP; and the road sector, which is financed outside the SGP. This focus will make evident the different types of intergovernmental management systems and the implications for efficiency.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTINGBANKSBORROWINGCITIESCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTDEBTDECENTRALIZATION PROCESSDISASTER PREVENTIONECONOMIC EFFICIENCYEMPLOYMENTEXERCISESFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFISCAL CAPACITYFISCAL DECENTRALIZATIONFISCAL MANAGEMENTFISCAL PERFORMANCEFISCAL REFORMSFISCAL RESPONSIBILITYGAMBLINGGOVERNMENT SPENDINGHEALTH INTERVENTIONSHOSPITALSHOUSINGHUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTIMMUNIZATIONINFLATIONINSURANCEINTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONSINTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERSLEGISLATIONLEISURE ACTIVITIESLOCAL ADMINISTRATIONLOCAL AUTONOMYLOCAL GOVERNMENTLOCAL GOVERNMENTSLOCAL REVENUELOCAL TAXESLOTTERIESMORTALITYMUNICIPALMUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTSMUNICIPAL TAXESMUNICIPALITIESPENSIONSPOLITICAL DECENTRALIZATIONPORTSPRIVATE SECTORPRODUCTIVITYPUBLICPUBLIC EXPENDITURESPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC RESOURCESPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SERVICEPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SPENDINGPUBLIC TRANSPORTPUBLIC WORKSRESOURCE ALLOCATIONREVENUE SOURCESROADSSEWAGESTREETSSUBNATIONAL BUDGETSSUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURESSUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTSSUBNATIONAL TAXESTAXTAX ADMINISTRATIONTAX COLLECTIONTAX RATESTAX REVENUETAX REVENUESTAXATIONTRANSPARENCYUSER CHARGESWATER SUPPLYWorld Bank10.1596/3096