This publication contains a collection of papers presented within the framework of the Public Policy Management and Transparency Network: Development Effectiveness and Results-Based Budget Management, of the Regional Policy Dialogue and the PRODEV initiative. The paper topics cover four central...

This presentation was commissioned by the Public Management and Transparency Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the VII Hemispheric Meeting celebrated on May 8th and 9th, 2006. This presentation was commissioned by the Program to Implement the External Pillar of the Mid-Term Action Plan...

Latin America suffered a profound state crisis in the 1980s, which prompted not only the wave of macroeconomic and deregulation reforms known as the Washington Consensus, but also a wide variety of institutional or 'second generation' reforms. 'The State of State Reform in Latin America' reviews...

Medium Term Fiscal Frameworks (MTFs) have become one of the most popular reforms to the budgetary process in Latin America during the last decade, and introducing MTFs seemed to be the magic solution for most fiscal ailments. Nonetheless, there has been no comprehensive evaluation of their...

Este documento constituye el informe elaborado bajo la consultoría sobre operaciones extrapresupuestarias que se realizó por encargo del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo para la reunión de la Red de Gestión y Transparencia de la Política Pública: Efectividad en el desarrollo y gestión...

This presentation was commissioned by the Public Management and Transparency Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the 7th Hemispheric Meeting celebrated on May 8th and 9th, 2006. The purpose of the study was to assess the planning, implementation, programming, budgeting and evaluation of...

This study assesses the planning, implementation, programming, budgeting and evaluation of extra budgetary and tax expenditures for Brazil, Chile, Ecuador and Mexico. The off-budget operations of these countries were analyzed against the best practices guidelines defined by the OECD on...

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the possibilities of making progress in coordinating government strategic programming through the allocation and implementation of public budgetary resources, particularly with regard to Latin American countries.

Latin America suffered a profound state crisis in the 1980s, which prompted not only the wave of macroeconomic and deregulation reforms known as the Washington Consensus, but also a wide variety of institutional or 'second generation' reforms. 'The State of State Reform in Latin America' reviews...

The paper discusses the magnitude of commitment in the legal and contractual budget that different governments need to stand by during each fiscal year and realize the gaining momentum.