| Public Expenditure Analysis Contributor(s): Shah, Anwar (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0821361449 ISBN-13: 9780821361443 Publisher: World Bank Publications OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 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. This title explores two themes: the orientation of government towards its more vulnerable groups and the extent to which government is responsive to its citizens. It provides tools, methodologies, and examples of how to examine the impact of government expenditures, taxes, pension systems, and other policies on women, the poor, and the elderly. The title also proposes a new institutional framework for governments that wish to implement reforms that increase responsiveness: citizen-centered government and citizen-centered budgeting. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Public Health - Business & Economics | Development - Business Development |
| Dewey: 352.462 |
| LCCN: 2005043248 |
| Series: Public Sector, Governance, and Accountability |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.56" W x 8.98" (0.88 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For various reasons--whether philosophical, political, humanitarian, or by institutional mandate--people are concerned for the well being of the most vulnerable groups in society: women, the poor, and the elderly. Some would even measure the value of a political system by how well it cares for the least of its members. Related to this is the orientation of government toward the public more generally and the extent that it listens and responds to its citizens. More specifically, it is the rules and norms--the institutional framework--of government through which it takes into account the preferences of people on a day-to-day basis, not just at the ballot box. 'Public Expenditure Analysis' explores two themes: the orientation of government towards its more vulnerable groups and the extent to which government is responsive to its citizens. The first part of the book provides tools, methodologies, and examples of how to examine the impact of government expenditures, taxes, pension systems and other policies on women, the poor, and the elderly. The second part looks at the different ways that the government listens to citizens' voices and proposes a new institutional framework for governments that wish to implement reforms that increase responsiveness: citizen-centered government and citizen-centered budgeting. |
