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Last updated on 11 July 2008

Public sector reform: what works and why? An evaluation of World Bank support

This paper examines lending and other kinds of Bank support for public sector reform between 1999 and 2006 in the areas of public financial management, administrative and civil service, revenue administration and anticorruption and transparency. (World Bank: 2008) More info >>

How does taxation affect the quality of governance?

This working paper summarises the policy implications of a growing debate about the connection between taxation and the quality of governance in developing countries. (IDS: 2007) More info >>

Paying for people: financing the skilled workers needed to deliver health & education services

This Oxfam paper considers the extent of the problem of staff shortages in developing countries' public services and the resources and funding mechanisms required to address the gap. (Oxfam: 2007) More info >>

Critical issues in fiscal decentralisation

This paper provides an overview of the key conceptual issues of fiscal decentralisation. It discusses major options for the devolution of taxing and spending powers to lower levels of government to improve public service delivery, and problems a country could face in implementing decentralisation. (ADB: 2007) More info >>

A Contemporary Approach to Public Sector Management

A study by prof. Allen Schick for the Governance, Regulation and Finance section of the World Bank. (The World Bank: 1998) More info >>

Public financial management toolkit

A toolkit to assist countries evaluate their public finance administration structures. (Asian Development Bank (ADB)) More info >>

Public expenditure resources

Extensive resources on public expenditure analysis and management, plus country reviews. (The World Bank Group) More info >>

China’s fiscal system – a work in progress

This paper examines key issues in China's public finance systems and their links to stable economic growth, and sustainable and equitable development. (Georgia State University: November 2005) More info >>


 

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