| Fiscal Management Contributor(s): Shah, Anwar (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0821361422 ISBN-13: 9780821361429 Publisher: World Bank Publications OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2005 Annotation: A well-functioning public sector that delivers quality public services consistent with citizen preferences and that fosters private market-led growth while managing fiscal resources prudently is considered critical for poverty alleviation. This important new series aims to advance those objectives by disseminating conceptual guidance and lessons from practices and by facilitating learning from each others' experiences on ideas and practices that promote responsive (by matching public services with citizens' preferences), responsible (through efficiency and equity in service provision without undue fiscal and social risk), and accountable (to citizens for all actions) public governance in developing countries. This series, edited by Anwar Shah, distills current wisdom and presents tools of analysis for improving the efficiency, equity, and efficacy of the public sector. Leading public policy experts and practitioners have contributed to the series. In the public sphere, incentives for public servants and policymakers are derived from the countries' accountability frameworks-the rewards, sanctions, and measurement of performance-that shape public sector performance. This title applies this fundamental insight to fiscal/budgetary analysis and public service delivery, giving the reader tools and real world examples from around the globe of institutional arrangements to help citizens hold government accountable for their performance. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Public Health - Business & Economics | Public Finance - Business & Economics | Development - Business Development |
| Dewey: 352.4 |
| LCCN: 2005043245 |
| Series: Public Sector Governance and Accountability |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 6.12" W x 8.98" (0.89 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Accountability of government to citizens--the idea that the public sector must answer to the people for its performance--is the foundation for good governance. Under good governance, public expenditures are allocated to maximize welfare, revenues are collected efficiently, and the public at large has access to a number of public services including water and sanitation, infrastructure, education and health. Unfortunately in many developing countries, the people suffer the results of dysfunctional governance systems that fail to provide even minimal levels of vital public services. This happens because of an acute deficiency in government accountability, such that public servants lack the incentives to show results or manage government resources more efficiently. The key message of the New Institutional Economics is that incentives matter. In the public sphere, incentives for public servants and policymakers are derived from the countries' accountability frameworks--the rewards, sanctions, and measurement of performance--that shape public sector performance. 'Fiscal Management' applies this fundamental insight to fiscal/budgetary analysis and public service delivery, giving the reader tools and real world examples from around the globe of institutional arrangements to help citizens hold government accountable for their performance. |
