Public expenditure reform under adjustment lending

No AccessWorld Bank Discussion Papers12 Aug 2013Public expenditure reform under adjustment lendingLessons from World Bank experiencesAuthors/Editors: Jeff Huther, Sandra Roberts, Anwar ShahJeff Huther, Sandra Roberts, Anwar Shahhttps://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-4160-XSectionsAboutPDF (0.3 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract:During the past three decades the World Bank, in partnership with member countries, has pursued expenditure policy reform through its adjustment lending programs. These reform efforts have focused on reducing and restructuring capital expenditures, reducing subsidies, reforming public employment, reducing the public sector wage bill, emphasizing operations and maintenance, and increasing on social services. This paper takes a critical look at this experience and draws lessons for improving the effectiveness of public expenditures. The report argues that future World Bank work should follow a systematic approach to developing guidance on public expenditure reform. Selected elements of such an approach are to determine the appropriate role in government and its agents and to specify their partnership with civil society and the private sector in furthering public sector mandates; to clarify the goals of reform and specify performance monitoring and evaluation indicators; to target unproductive and inequitable expenditures for elimination; to emphasize poverty alleviation; to promote equity; and to adopt general guidelines on policy environment prerequisites and goals for external assistance. Previous bookNext book FiguresReferencesRecommendedDetailsCited ByEvaluating the Conditionality of External Development Assistance Programs3 November 2020Inter-Sectoral Allocation Choices3 November 2020Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers: Principles6 September 2019An analysis of budget compliance measurement in South African local government best-practice financial management technical assistance programs, 2001-2003Public Administration and Development, Vol.29, No.2 View Published: December 1997ISBN: 978-0-8213-4160-5 Copyright & Permissions Related RegionsAfricaRelated CountriesBurkina FasoCubaNigeriaUruguayRelated TopicsFinance and Financial Sector Development KeywordsPUBLIC EXPENDITURESSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENTLENDING PROGRAMMESUBSIDIESCIVIL SERVICEMAINTENANCE & REPAIRSOCIAL SERVICESPRIVATE SECTORPERFORMANCEMONITORINGEVALUATIONPRODUCTIVITYEQUITYEXTERNAL FINANCEDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEECONOMIC REFORMBUDGETSFISCAL POLICYOPERATIONS MANAGEMENTADJUSTMENT LENDINGCENTRAL GOVERNMENTEXPENDITURESGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURESGOVERNMENT SPENDINGHEALTH CAREPUBLIC EXPENDITUREPUBLIC EXPENDITURE POLICYPUBLIC EXPENDITURE REFORMPUBLIC EXPENDITURES PDF DownloadLoading ...