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Fiscal decentralization and fiscal performance

Shah, Anwar - 2005

decentralization is associated with improved fiscal performance and better functioning of internal common markets. Fiscal policy … discipline. Fiscal decentralization poses significant challenges for macroeconomic management. These challenges require careful … fiscal policy management and transparent and accountable governance. "--World Bank web site …

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Strengthening local government budgeting and accountability

Schaeffer, Michael - 2008

"In many developing and middle-income countries, decentralization reforms are promoting changes in governance … structures that are reshaping the relationship between local governments and citizens. The success of these decentralization … press or the general public at large to information on government activities. "--World Bank web site …

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Lesotho - Managing Government Finances for Growth and Poverty Reduction : Public Expenditure Management and Financial Accountability Review

World Bank - 2012

This report on managing government finances for growth and poverty reduction in Lesotho is centered on three areas of analysis: (i) macroeconomic and fiscal performance and prospects; (ii) inter and intra-sectoral allocation of resources; and (iii) public expenditure and financial management. A...

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Managing Medium-Term Fiscal Challenges

World Bank - 2014

Mexico needs a comprehensive fiscal reform to alleviate the looming medium-term pressures on its budget. This policy note contributes to the debate on Mexico's looming fiscal challenges. The country's fiscal framework, centered on the 2006 budget and fiscal responsibility law, and prudent fiscal...

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Case Study 2 - Porto Alegre, Brazil : Participatory Approaches in Budgeting and Public Expenditure Management

World Bank - 2012

Run by dictators for over 20 years (1964-1985), Brazil only had a democratic constitution promulgated in 1998 that allowed an already active civil society to function more freely. A country of 156 million, Brazil has been dubbed one of the most unequal, with one of the largest numbers of poor...

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Sudan : World Bank Review of 2008 Budget Performance and 2009 Budget Preliminary Analysis

World Bank - 2013

As a follow-up to the first Public Expenditure Review (PER), this note reviews fiscal management by the Government of National Unity (GoNU) through 2008 budget performance, including pro-poor spending, and how do its main features compare to the fiscal management under the first phase of the...

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Sequencing fiscal decentralization

Bahl, Roy W. - 2006

"While there is extensive knowledge about how to design fiscal decentralization policies, considerably less is … understood about how a decentralization program should be sequenced and implemented. Countries embarking on decentralization … often struggle with decisions about the essential components of decentralization, including the order of an introduction of …

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