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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783454103321

Titolo

Public expenditure analysis / / edited by Anwar Shah

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2005

ISBN

1-280-23828-3

9786610238286

0-8213-6145-7

Descrizione fisica

xxxi, 256 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm

Collana

Public sector, governance, and accountability series

Altri autori (Persone)

ShahAnwar

Disciplina

352.4/6214

Soggetti

Local government - Citizen participation

Municipal services - Evaluation

Local budgets

Expenditures, Public

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Other Forthcoming Books of Related Interest; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Overview; CHAPTER 1 Public Expenditure Incidence Analysis; BOXES; TABLES; CHAPTER 2 On Measures of Inequality and Poverty with Welfare Implications; FIGURES; CHAPTER 3 On Assessing the Equity of Governments' Fiscal Policies, with Application to the Philippines; CHAPTER 4 Evaluating Public Pensions; CHAPTER 5 Gender in Public Expenditure Reviews; CHAPTER 6 Citizen-Centered Governance: A New Approach to Public Sector Reform

CHAPTER 7 Toward Citizen-Centered Local-Level Budgets in Developing Countries; CHAPTER 8 Voice Mechanisms and Local Government Fiscal Outcomes: How Do Civic Pressure and Participation Influence Public Acc

Sommario/riassunto

For various reasons-whether philosophical, political, humanitarian, or by institutional mandate-people are concerned for the well being of the most vulnerable groups in society: women, the poor, and the elderly. Some would even measure the value of a political system by how well it cares for the least of its members. Related to this is the orientation of government toward the public more generally and the extent that it listens and responds to its citizens. More specifically, it is the rules and



norms-the institutional framework-of government through which it takes into account the preferences