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Public Finance Analysis and Management Course – Tales from Task Managers

Public Finance Analysis and Management Course – Tales from Task Managers. Stephen Mink Lead Economist, AFTSD April 26, 2007. Context for Agric & Rural Development PERs Country Dynamics Differ Mode of Work Selected Issues. Context for Agric and Rural Development PERs.

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Public Finance Analysis and Management Course – Tales from Task Managers

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  1. Public Finance Analysis and Management Course – Tales from Task Managers Stephen Mink Lead Economist, AFTSD April 26, 2007

  2. Context for Agric & Rural Development PERs • Country Dynamics Differ • Mode of Work • Selected Issues

  3. Context for Agric and Rural Development PERs • Agriculture’s budget share is comparatively small • Multiple ministries to engage • Administrative/fiscal decentralization • National level public goods • Flying with a minimal instrument panel

  4. Country Dynamics Differ: EAP Case • China: growing urban-rural welfare disparities -> agricultural tax/fee reform-> intergovernmental transfer mechanisms • Indonesia: govt change (’98) -> more activitist Parliament with corruption concerns -> by-pass public procurement channels -> public resource flows more directly to rural producer groups • Mongolia: democratization (’90), with maintenance of large subsidy funds that benefit private profit-oriented rural production activities: public goods short of resources. • Vietnam: rapid decentralization of fiscal authority

  5. Mode of Work • Scope of “sector” • PREM-Led c/w Sector Stand-Alone PER Work • Engaging the Client Ministry/s • Work Sequentially (if a multi-year effort is possible) • Sub-National Perspective • Mobilizing the WB Team

  6. Selected Issues • Impact Evaluation • Irrigation • Revenue Side • Recurrent/Capital

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