1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910387755803321

Titolo

Environmental health: a global access science source [Environ Health]

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911028379603321

Autore

Osborne, John

Titolo

Early Christian and Medieval antiquities / John Osborne and Amanda Claridge ; with contributions by Cecilia Bartoli and Eileen Kinghan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Harvey Miller, 1996

ISBN

9781872501628

Descrizione fisica

2 v. : ill. ; 26 cm

Collana

The Paper Museum of Cassiano dal Pozzo : series A: Antiquities and Architecture ; 2

Altri autori (Persone)

Claridge, Amanda

Locazione

FLFBC

Collocazione

710.032 POZC 01 (02.1)

710.032 POZC 01 (02.2)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

v.1: Mosaics and wallpaintings in Roman churches v.2: Other mosaics, paintings, sarcophagi and small objects



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910958304103321

Titolo

Reforming fiscal and economic management in Afghanistan / / edited by Michael Carnahan ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2004

ISBN

1-280-08494-4

9786610084944

1-4175-2619-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xx, 156 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Directions in development

Altri autori (Persone)

CarnahanMichael <1963->

Disciplina

339.5/09581

Soggetti

Fiscal policy - Afghanistan

Monetary policy - Afghanistan

Afghanistan Economic policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"This ... volume builds on papers prepared for a World Bank workshop in Washington DC, April 7 and 8, 2003"--Intro.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Glossary of Dari Terms; Dates and Currency; Calendar; Currency; Preface; Introduction; PART I. THE JOURNEY SO FAR; 1. Fiscal Management in Afghanistan-Major Achievements and Current challenges; Introduction; The Consequences of Conflict on Fiscal Management; Fiscal Management in Afghanistan; Progress in Revenue; Developments in the Ordinary Budget; Financial Management System; Procurement; Audit; Development Budget; Conclusion; Notes; 2. Executing the Budget Outside of Kabul; The Problem

Provincial Allotments for Non-Salary Expenditures Are Generally Low; Non-Salary Expenditures Are Even Lower Than the Allotments; Cash Flow Restrictions Exacerbate Execution Problems; Provincial Budget Allotments for Salary Expenditures Can Be Low; Challenges in the Payroll Process; Policy Implications; Notes; 3. Case Studies in Post-Conflict Budgeting; Introduction; Post-Conflict Budgeting in East Timor; Post-Conflict Budgeting in Eritrea; Post-Conflict Budgeting in Uganda; Notes; PART II. CURRENT PRIORITIES; 4. Priorities for Reform in Post-Conflict Finance Ministries; Introduction



Desirable Functions for a Ministry of Finance; Political Accountabilities-One Minister or More?; Note; 5. Making the New Fiscal Constitution Work; A Presidential System for a Unitary State; Implications of the 2004 Constitution; The Role of the Parliament; Conclusions and Recommendations; Notes; 6. Budget Law Reform; Introduction; The Objectives of a Budget System Law; The Current Budget law; A New Budget System Law; Implementation of the New Budget System Law; Note; 7. Fiscal Management for the Provincial Municipalities; Summary; Municipalities within the Larger Public Sector

Municipal Institutional Structures; The Future Role of Municipalities in Implementation; A Strategy for Extending the Role of Afghanistan Municipalities in Reconstruction; Notes; 8. Next Steps in Reforming the Ministry of Finance; Introduction; Developing Consensus on the Core Business; From Theory to Practice; Tasks That the Ministry Should Not Undertake; Managing Transition; Notes; References; Tables; 1. Traditional Process for Executing Non-Salary Payments; 2. SY1381 Budget Execution, by Expenditure Category; 3. Problems and Solutions in the Payroll Process

4. Functions and organizational responsibilities in the Ministry of Finance; 5. Options for Political Accountability; 6. Budget Amendment Powers of National Legislatures; 7. Legal and Institutional Framework of Budget Systems; 8. Structure of the Public Expenditure and Financial Management Law for Afghanistan; 9. Provincial Municipalities: Revenues and Expenditures for 1381, in afghanis; 10. Provincial Municipalities: Staffing Structure for 1381; 11. Employment Authorities for Staff; 12. District Administrations by Province; 13. Formal Central/Local Relationships in Afghanistan; 14. Sources of, and Means of Reducing, Fiduciary Risk

Sommario/riassunto

Althogh each post-conflict country and reform experience is unique, there is much that can be learned from each case. Although raised in the context of Afghanistan, the questions raised in these papers have broad relevance for other countries seeking to restart economic and fiscal management, following conflict. The papers provide insights into the more general questions of how to revitalize a Ministry of Finance or equivalent, and focus it on priority tasks, in a turbulent environment with limited human capacity. This edited volume builds on papers prepared for a [World Bank workshop in Washington DC, 7/8 April 2003. The workshop originated with a request from the Afghan Minister for Finance, H.E.