Author : International Monetary Fund
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 24,97 MB
Release : 2005-04-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1557755418
Public expenditure policy, together with efforts to raise revenue,is at the core of efficient and equitable adjustment. Public expenditureproductivity has critical implications for fiscal adjustment, particularly as the competition for limited public resources intensifies.By providing a framework for defining and analyzing public expenditureproductivity and unproductive expenditures, this pamphlet discusseshow economic policymakers may approach these issues.
Author : Ms.Keiko Honjo
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 61 pages
File Size : 50,16 MB
Release : 1997-11-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 145192240X
This paper assesses the efficiency of government expenditure on education and health in 38 countries in Africa in 1984-95, both in relation to each other and compared with countries in Asia and the Western Hemisphere. The results show that, on average, countries in Africa are less efficient than countries in Asia and the Western Hemisphere; however, education and health spending in Africa became more efficient during that period. The assessment further suggests that improvements in educational attainment and health output in African countries require more than just higher budgetary allocations.
Author : Alejandro Izquierdo
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 16,50 MB
Release : 2018-08-31
Category :
ISBN : 9781597823302
Author : The World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 41,85 MB
Release : 2018-03-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1464812551
The State of Social Safety Nets 2018 Report examines global trends in the social safety net/social assistance coverage, spending, and program performance based on the World Bank Atlas of Social Protection Indicators of Resilience and Equity (ASPIRE) updated database. The report documents the main social safety net programs that exist globally and their use to alleviate poverty and to build shared prosperity. The 2018 report expands on the 2015 edition, both in administrative and household survey data coverage. A distinct mark of this report is that, for the first time, it tells the story of what happens with SSN/SA programs spending and coverage over time, when the data allow us to do so. This 2018 edition also features two special themes †“ Social Assistance and Ageing, focusing on the role of old-age social pensions, and Adaptive Social Protection, focusing on what makes SSN systems/programs adaptive to various shocks.
Author : Philip Keefer
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 18,30 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Democracy
ISBN : 0031210104
Countries vary systematically with respect to the incentives of politicians to provide broad public goods, and to reduce poverty. Even in developing countries that are democracies, politicians often have incentives to divert resources to political rents, and to private transfers that benefit a few citizens at the expense of many. These distortions can be traced to imperfections in political markets, that are greater in some countries than in others. The authors review the theory, and evidence on the impact of incomplete information of voters, the lack of credibility of political promises, and social polarization on political incentives. They argue that the effects of these imperfections are large, but that their implications are insufficiently integrated into the design of policy reforms aimed at improving the provision of public goods, and reducing poverty.
Author : International Monetary Fund
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 28,96 MB
Release : 1989-05-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1451974159
This paper examines the empirical evidence on the contribution that government and, in particular, capital expenditure make to the growth performance of a sample of developing countries. Using the Denison growth accounting approach, this study finds that social expenditures may have a significant impact on growth in the short run, but infrastructure expenditures may have little influence. While current expenditures for directly productive purposes may exert a positive influence, capital expenditure in these sectors appears to exert a negative influence. Experiments with other explanatory variables confirm the importance of the growth of exports to the overall growth rate.
Author : Mr.James Daniel
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 43,34 MB
Release : 2006-08-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781589065130
The pamphlet (which updates the 1995 Guidelines for Fiscal Adjustment) presents the IMF’s approach to fiscal adjustment, and focuses on the role that sound government finances play in promoting macroeconomic stability and growth. Structured around five practical questions—when to adjust, how to assess the fiscal position, what makes for successful adjustment, how to carry out adjustment, and which institutions can help—it covers topics such as tax policies, debt sustainability, fiscal responsibility laws, and transparency.
Author : International Monetary Fund
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 31,68 MB
Release : 2015-04-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1498344658
This paper explores how fiscal policy can affect medium- to long-term growth. It identifies the main channels through which fiscal policy can influence growth and distills practical lessons for policymakers. The particular mix of policy measures, however, will depend on country-specific conditions, capacities, and preferences. The paper draws on the Fund’s extensive technical assistance on fiscal reforms as well as several analytical studies, including a novel approach for country studies, a statistical analysis of growth accelerations following fiscal reforms, and simulations of an endogenous growth model.
Author : Richard Allen
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 10,25 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821355992
This study compares the various instruments and approaches used by the World Bank, the European Commission, the International Monetary Fund, the Strategic Partnership for Africa and several bilateral donor agencies to assess and reform public expenditure management systems in developing and transitional countries. It identifies weaknesses in the current system and recommends a new medium-term, country-led, multidonor approach which is focused on better budgetary management supplemented by donor aid funds, as a key mechanism to reduce poverty and attain other policy goals.
Author : Quentin Wodon
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 49,41 MB
Release : 2007-11-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821368273
This book presents some basic theoretical concepts of public finance with a particular emphasis on its impact poverty reduction. Eight case studies from Latin America and Africa illustrate how these concepts are applied in practice and the implementation issues that emerge.
