Transforming Central Finance Agencies in Poor Countries - A Political Economy Approach (Paperback, New)

Enhancing the Capabilities of Central Finance Agencies: Synthesis Report presents the findings of a study of the functions performed by CFAs, defined as government organisations that carry out financial management functions for the whole of government. Using a political economy approach to the analysis of CFAs in ten case studies of low-income countries, the report identifies the principal constraints on the capability of CFAs as: interventions by the head of the state, sometimes outside the provisions of the constitution and budget law, in executive decisions on the institutional arrangements and fiscal policy; deficiencies in management, ranging from excessively centralised and hierarchical decision-making processes to poor staff management and record keeping; and inadequate coordination among donors - and between donors and their clients in finance and planning ministries - in designing and implementing strategies for reforming CFAs and PFM systems. Drawing on results of the cross-country survey of CFAs, the first of its kind, the report presents evidence and offers explanations for an inverted U-curve for the concentration of central finance functions across country income groups. In low-income countries, CFA functions are often poorly defined and may be performed by agencies other than the Finance Ministry, leading to fragmented and inconsistent policy implementation. Middle income countries tend to concentrate central finance functions in the Finance Ministry to strengthen their control. In high-income countries, Finance Ministries tend to retain control of policy but delegate operational functions to specialised agencies. The report will be of interest to country authorities seeking to improve coordination across central finance functions and other stakeholders in the reform process

General

Imprint:	World Bank Publications
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2013
First published:	July 2013
Authors:	World Bank
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 4mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	81
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-8213-9898-2
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Finance & accounting > Accounting > Financial accounting Promotions
LSN:	0-8213-9898-9
Barcode:	9780821398982

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