Policy Papers

Fiscal Transparency, Accountability, and Risk

Publication Date:

August 7, 2012

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This paper surveys that state of fiscal transparency in the wake of the current crisis and looks at what can be done to improve it. It examines the relationship between fiscal transparency and fiscal outcomes; reviews progress in promoting greater fiscal transparency over the past decade; considers the lessons of the recent crisis for existing fiscal transparency standards, practices, and monitoring arrangements; and makes a series of recommendations for renewing the global fiscal transparency effort in the wake of the crisis.

Series:

Policy Papers

Subject:

Central banks Fiscal policy Fiscal risk Fiscal transparency