World Bank2012-05-182012-05-182008-01-23https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6273This report looks at the implications for public administration reform over the next 5-10 years, and proposes a priority agenda for action by the Government of Afghanistan (GOA) and the donor community. The report reviews the prospects and priorities for public administration reform in three key areas: building an effective civil service, improving local governance and service delivery, and making government accountable to the people. This report has made the case that public administration reform in Afghanistan is both very important and very difficult: very important because it will provide the Government o f Afghanistan with the capacity to respond to popular demands for good governance and improved service delivery; very difficult, because of the inherent challenges o f institutional change, especially in the current political and security situation in Afghanistan. Public Administration Reform (PAR) is a long-term task -This will require persistent effort over time, as well as innovative approaches to improve service delivery in the short and medium terms. Afghanistan's experience over the past five years, as well as lessons from other fragile states, provide some clues about how to go about public administration reform.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTINGADMINISTRATIVE REFORMADMINISTRATIVE REFORMSAGGREGATE EXPENDITURESAGGREGATE FISCALAGGREGATE FISCAL DISCIPLINEALLOCATIONANALYTICAL CAPACITYANNUAL BUDGETANNUAL BUDGET FORMULATIONANNUAL BUDGETINGANNUAL BUDGETSANNUAL PLANSANNUAL RATEAUDIT OFFICEBASELINE DATABLOCK GRANTSBUDGET COMPREHENSIVENESSBUDGET CONSTRAINTBUDGET CREDIBILITYBUDGET DEFICITBUDGET EXECUTIONBUDGET FORMULATIONBUDGET FORMULATION PROCESSBUDGET FRAMEWORKBUDGET IMPLEMENTATIONBUDGET PREPARATIONBUDGET PREPARATION PROCESSBUDGET PROCESSBUDGET PROPOSALSBUDGET STRUCTUREBUDGET SYSTEMSBUDGET TARGETSBUDGETARY DECISIONBUDGETARY EXPENDITURESCAPACITY OF GOVERNMENTCAPACITY-BUILDINGCENTRAL GOVERNMENTCIVIL SERVANTSCIVIL SERVICECOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCOMPRESSED BUDGET SCHEDULECOST RECOVERYCOST-EFFECTIVENESSDECISION-MAKINGDELIVERY OF SERVICESDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMDOMESTIC BORROWINGDOMESTIC REVENUEDOMESTIC TAXE-GOVERNMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC PERFORMANCEECONOMIC STABILITYEFFECTIVENESS OF SERVICE DELIVERYELECTIONELECTIONSELECTRICITYEXPENDITURE DECISIONSEXPENDITURE MANAGEMENTEXPENDITURE POLICIESEXPENDITURE PROGRAMSEXPENDITURESEXTERNAL ASSISTANCEEXTERNAL DEBTEXTERNAL FINANCINGFINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITYFINANCIAL INFORMATIONFINANCIAL INFORMATION SYSTEMFINANCIAL POSITIONFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL TRANSPARENCYFINANCING ARRANGEMENTSFISCAL DEFICITFISCAL DISCIPLINEFISCAL MANAGEMENTFISCAL OUTCOMESFISCAL PERSPECTIVEFISCAL POSITIONFISCAL RISKSFISCAL SCENARIOSFISCAL SUSTAINABILITYFISCAL TARGETSGOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITYGOVERNMENT AGENCIESGOVERNMENT CAPACITYGOVERNMENT LEADERSHIPGOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONSGOVERNMENT REVENUESGOVERNMENT SERVICE DELIVERYGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SERVICESHUMAN RESOURCESINCOMEINCOME TAXINFLATIONINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINSTITUTIONAL REFORMSINTERNAL AUDITINTERNAL AUDIT FUNCTIONLEVIESLOCAL AUTHORITIESMACROECONOMIC INDICATORSMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITUREMEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORKMEDIUM-TERM FISCAL FRAMEWORKMEDIUM-TERM FRAMEWORKMEDIUM-TERM PERSPECTIVEMID-TERM REVIEWMINISTRY OF FINANCEMUNICIPAL SERVICESMUNICIPALITIESNATIONAL ASSETSNATIONAL BUDGETNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTNATIONAL OWNERSHIPNATIONAL SECURITYNATIONAL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVESNATIONAL STRATEGYNUISANCE TAXESOPERATING EXPENDITURESOUTCOME INDICATORSPENSION LIABILITIESPERFORMANCEPERFORMANCE INDICATORSPERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTPETTY CORRUPTIONPOLICY DECISIONSPOLITICAL ENGAGEMENTPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYPRIVATE FIRMSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATIONPROGRAM IMPLEMENTATIONPROGRAM MANAGEMENTPROGRAMSPUBLICPUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONPUBLIC EXPENDITUREPUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEWPUBLIC EXPENDITURE TRACKINGPUBLIC EXPENDITURESPUBLIC FINANCEPUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENTPUBLIC FINANCESPUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTPUBLIC FUNDSPUBLIC INVESTMENTSPUBLIC PROCUREMENTPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SERVICEPUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERYPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SPENDINGRECURRENT EXPENDITURESREFORM AGENDAREFORM PROGRAMREFORM STRATEGYRESOURCE CONSTRAINTSREVENUE COLLECTIONREVENUE FORECASTREVENUE MEASURESREVENUE MOBILIZATIONREVENUE POLICYREVENUE PROJECTIONSREVENUE SOURCESREVIEWROADSSALARY PAYMENTSSECTOR EXPENDITURESECTORAL EXPENDITURESERVICE DELIVERYSOCIAL INDICATORSSTATE OWNED ENTERPRISESTAX ADMINISTRATIONTAX INSTRUMENTSTAX SYSTEMTAXATIONTAXPAYERSTELECOMMUNICATIONSTOTAL EXPENDITURESTRANSPARENCYTREASURYWorld Bank10.1596/6273