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Usefulness of WBI materials as external research. CABRI 3 rd Annual Budget Reform Seminar Addis Ababa, 28-30 November 2006 Alta F ö lscher. Introduction. Purpose of presentation two-fold Introduce CABRI members to series of publications on PFM
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Usefulness of WBI materials as external research CABRI 3rd Annual Budget Reform Seminar Addis Ababa, 28-30 November 2006 Alta Fölscher
Introduction • Purpose of presentation two-fold • Introduce CABRI members to series of publications on PFM • Illustrate usefulness of research in informing budget reforms to strengthen policy, budget link • Need for vertical accountability mechanisms • Institutions that enable vertical accountability • Structure • Share purpose and content of publications • Present on particularly two papers out of series
WBI Series on PFM • Governance for Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability series • Four titles published in 2005, 2006 • Fiscal Management, Public Services Delivery, Public Expenditure Analysis, Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers: Principles and Practice • Five titles published in 2007 • Budgeting and Budgetary Institutions • Performance Accountability and Combatting Corruption • Participatory Budgeting • Local Government Financial Management • Local Budgeting • Tools for Public Sector Evaluations • Aimed at practitioner • But draws on insights from academic literature • Provides useful conceptual frameworks and practical guidance • Examines issues to level of detail, eg breaking down performance • Examples and case studies • Supported by training materials
Content glimpse • Budgeting and Budget Institutions • Fiscal performance; transparency and accountability; coverage; capital budgeting; budget methods and practices; performance budgeting; accrual accounting; budget preparation and approval; budget execution; ICTs in budgeting; strengthening PEM in Africa; post-conflict countries; 2 country case studies. • Performance Accountability and Combatting Corruption • Performance-based accountability; efficiency integrity and capacity; E-government; networks and collaborative solutions; role of political institutions; legal and institutional framework for accountability to citizens; combatting corruption; external accountability; revenue corruption; role of audit; performance auditing; parliamentary budget offices; public accounts committees. • Participatory Budgeting • Overview looking at opportunities and a guide; regional section including Africa, Eastern Europe, Asia, MENA, Latin America; country case studies including Bangladesh, India, Philippines, Russia, Ukraine, South Africa, Thailand
Local Government Series • Local Government Budgeting • Fiscal Administration, including forecasting revenues, local fiscal discipline, combating corruption; and Local Budgeting including budget forecasts and process; Citizen-centred performance budgeting; assessment of performance and capital budgeting • Local Government Financial Management • Financial accounting and reporting; Cash Management; Procurement; Internal controls; Debt management; Internal Audit, External Audit
Illustrative texts • Chose area highlighted by first session • Vertical performance accountability • Role of civil society • Key question: • What can research tell us about how to operationalise benefits of citizen-centred performance accountability • Draw on two papers in Performance Accountability volume • Jenkins, R: Role of Political Institutions in Promoting Accountability • Russel-Einhorn, M. Legal and Institutional Frameworks Supporting Public Sector Accountability to Citizens for Service Delivery Performance: Opportunities and Limitations
Role of political institutions promoting accountability • Key Accountability Concepts • Relationship • Not any single relationship, but system • Interdependent and reinforcing • Vertical and horizontal • Formal and informal • Answerability • Explanation and information • Sanction • Adjudication • Sanction • Deterrent, capacity • Accountability and responsiveness • Application to PFM systems and citizen engagement • Analysis of political institutions • Electoral systems, parliament, formal structures, civil society,
Public Sector Accountability to Citizens • Mechanisms of voice • Voice mechanisms allow public to influence final outcome of a service through some form of participation or articulation of protest or feedback • Decades of top-down supply driven approaches to reform have failed to provide better outcomes • Alternative is a demand-driven citizen-centred governance approach • Theoretical and empirical evidence of effectiveness • Better public policy and implementation • More transparency and accountability • Greater trust in government • More active citizenship and engagement
What kinds of mechanisms create effective citizen voice • Background factors and specific factors • Background factors • Deeply imbedded in the social, economic and political environment • Related to commonly identified risks regarding voice mechanisms • Also administrative traditions and legacies • Specific factors • Institutional design • Resource availability • Capacity of civil society and key government actors
What kind of processes maximises impact of citizen voice • Affirmative, balanced representation institutions • Who is consulted? • Notification and agenda setting institutions • Advance notice; effective media; access to agendas; timely provision of documentation • Transparency and documentation institutions • Budget documentation; spending reports; performance information; annual reports; audit reports • Affirmative approach • Affirmative voice institutions • Processes to elicit information on citizen concerns, demands and priorities • Part of main budget process • Should be mandatory, not discretionary • Dissemination and report back on inputs
Processes cont. • Deliberation and decision-making institutions • Transparency • Reporting, feedback and evaluation institutions • Formal systematic institutions to make available data on implementation • Participation in monitoring of implementation, audit • Complain and redress institutions • Complaint procedures; ombudsman; public protector; courts
Locating materials Printed Books can be ordered from http://www.worldbank.org/reference/ Books will be available for download free of charge In mean time request chapters from Kaitlin Tierney at WBIktierney@worldbank.org Training materials and further papers: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/WBI/EXTWBIGOVANTCOR/0,,menuPK:1740542~pagePK:64168427~piPK:64168435~theSitePK:1740530,00.html