Issues and New Directions in Public Expenditure Management

Author/Editor:

A. Premchand

Publication Date:

November 1, 1996

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Summary:

The public expenditure management system is in a state of flux. Traditional approaches of expenditure management have serious limitations in addressing current and future tasks. The new approaches toward improved expenditure management, which emphasize the creation of task-oriented agencies, performance agreements, and competitive tendering and contracting, have considerable potential in meeting the tasks. But it is essential to address the detailed operational aspects of these new approaches so that they do not contribute to a shadow government or a government that continues to be weak in regard to contracts and third-party transactions.

Series:

Working Paper No. 1996/123

Subject:

English

Publication Date:

November 1, 1996

ISBN/ISSN:

9781451854565/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA1231996

Pages:

42

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