Tommassi (2009) Strengthening Public Expenditure Management in Developing Countries: Sequencing Issues

Efforts to strengthen and modernise Public Expenditure Management (PEM) in developing countries have been underway for decades, yet results have often proved disappointing. Many of the innovations currently being experimented with in developing countries risk joining a long-line of failures, warns author Daniel Tommasi. But, as Tommasi lays out in his paper, proper design and phased implementation can yield positive results.  Here you will find the summar of the report.