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The economics, public finance and budget support topic page covers issues such as macroeconomic stability, fiscal policy, economic growth, public debt, public finance management (including procurement), financial accountability as well as their practical implications for development programmes, in particular budget support operations but also technical cooperation projects.

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Budget Support Indicators - Budget support methodology - Credibility analysis - Macroeconomic analysis - PEFA - Public Finance Analysis

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  • James Dasher commented on an article | 20 April 2010

    The Role of Consultants in Public Finance Management Reform

    Ms Fysons study produced a number of recommendations, including the need to identify accountability lines at the start of any consultancy contract and the importance of the recipient government's ability to question and interrogate consultants' advice. I would like to thank you for sharing much...
  • Freddy Braun Braun commented on an article | 25 February 2010

    The Role of Consultants in Public Finance Management Reform

    The 2008 CAPE Public Finance Conference investigated how PFM reforms can be better targeted towards delivering improved performance in public service delivery. It examined the interplay among different actors in cases of successful reform, and the contribution of sector-level, decentralised and...

  • Demand-Driven Planning Produces Harmonised Donor Support

    Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 11 February 2010
    A European Commission programme of budget support in Paraguay has enabled the government to address weaknesses within the country’s financial administration systems, according to Sergio Forte, Deputy Minister of Finance.
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  • pavan kalayan commented on an article | 15 January 2010

    The Role of Consultants in Public Finance Management Reform

    Private sector consultants are widely used in managing and implementing Public Finance Management reform, yet questions of accountability, and consultants' role in influencing the reform agenda is under examined.

  • A Tale of Two Crises

    Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 14 December 2009
    The worst of the global financial crisis may have passed, but could a sovereign debt crisis follow in its wake? This tale of two crises is still to play out, according to the World Bank’s Carlos Braga.
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  • Containing the Fall-out of the Global Financial Crisis in Developing Countries

    Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 7 October 2009
    The darkest days of the global financial crisis are fading away to reveal green shoots of economic growth in much of the developed world. But in developing nations the effects of the downturn are still being felt and could get worse, say some experts who want to see more decisive action from donors.
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  • The Role of Consultants in Public Finance Management Reform

    Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 14 July 2009
    To whom is a private sector consultant accountable, the donor paying their bill or the country to which they are providing technical assistance? Private sector consultants are widely used in managing and implementing Public Finance Management reform, yet questions of accountability, and consultants...
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  • Navigating the Public Finance Management Reform Literature

    Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 27 May 2009
    There's a host of literature available on Public Finance Management (PFM) Reform. To better navigate what's available, the UK's Department for International Development has commissioned this Review of PFM Reform Literature.
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  • The Challenge of Reforming Budgetary Institutions in Developing Countries

    Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 26 May 2009
    In this recent provocative paper, "The Challenge of Reforming Budgetary Institutions in Developing Countries", author Richard Allen bridges an important gap in the existing literature on Public Expenditure Management, offering a thought provoking yet practical guide to help countries...
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  • Strengthening Public Expenditure Management in Developing Countries

    Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 26 May 2009
    Many efforts to strengthen and modernise Public Expenditure Management in developing countries risk joining a long-line of failures. But, in a new paper, expert Daniel Tommasi explains how proper PEM design and phased implementation can yield positive results. In his paper, "Strengthening...
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