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Source: GSDRCThe GSDRC was established by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) in 2005 to provide quality, up-to-date information on international development project planning, policy-making, and other activities in the field. This website contains a guide to different aspects of public financial management and accountability with descriptions of the different components and links to related documents. The website also includes a document library with recent publications, a research helpdesk and links to consultancy services.
Source: The World BankThe World Bank Public Sector Governance Group seeks to improve efforts to build efficient and accountable public sector institutions rather than simply providing discrete policy advice. The website contains information on the World Bank’s strategies, data and statistics, projects, publications, video clips, and blogs as well as links to the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM) Network.
Source: IDRCThe IDRC is a Canadian corporation that works in collaboration with researchers from the developing world. The website contains five excellent documents related to public finance and debt relief such as “The Need for Debt Relief and the HIPC Initiative,” “HIPC Conditionality: Are PRSPs Just the Reincarnation of Structural Adjustment?” and “Poverty Reduction and Foreign Direct Investment.”
Policy Analysis and Practitioner Documents (View All 10 Matches)
Source: United Nations Peacebuilding CommissionThis report seeks to summarize the discussion held by the UN Peacebuilding Commission Working Group on Lessons Learned on the topic of Budget Support. The main issues discussed included: budget support strategies and comparative advantages compared to project aid; the role of political will; and the importance of dialogue among partners. The participants agreed that budget support can be an effective aid instrument in post-conflict countries depending on the presence of certain pre-conditions. The summary report concludes with proposed next steps to follow-up the discussion on budget support.
Source: Danny Cassimon and Bjorn van Campenhout, United Nations University World Institute for Develoment Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)This report investigates whether debt relief to low-income countries is a more effective mode of aid delivery through empirical analysis. The main issues covered include: debt relief; fiscal responses; and aid effectiveness. Cassimon and Campenhout argue that the fiscal impact of debt relief to Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPCs) follows complex dynamics; however, generally debt relief is initially associated with reduced government investment, but the effect is positive after two years. The authors conclude that debt relief performs better than grants or loans, especially in the longer run, as it contributes to increased revenue collection.
Source: Astri Suhrke, Torunn Wimpelmann and Marcia Dawes, Chr. Michelsen InstituteThis report originated with a joint workshop of the World Bank and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to strengthen their cooperation on statebuilding. The main issues related to public finance covered in the report include: defining core state functions; public administration; liberalization; privatization; and macroeconomic stabilization. The authors present both sides of debates on the role of the public sector versus the role of privatization and private sector actors. The report concludes with case studies and policy implications of these debates.
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