Implementing Public Expenditure Tracking Surveys for Results : Lessons from a Decade of Global Experience

Implementing Public Expenditure Tracking Surveys for Results : Lessons from a Decade of Global Experience

Public Expenditure Tracking Surveys (PETS) can serve as a powerful tool to inform prevailing public financial management (PFM) practices and the extent to which government budgets link to execution and desired service delivery objectives and benefi...

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Main Authors: Gurkan, Asli, Kaiser, Kai, Voorbraak, Doris
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ABSENTEEISM
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ACCOUNTABILITIES
ACCOUNTABILITY ARRANGEMENTS
ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS
ACTION PLANS
ALLOCATION
ALLOCATION SYSTEMS
ANTICORRUPTION
AUDITING
AUDITS
BENEFICIARIES
BUDGET ALLOCATIONS
BUDGET CREDIBILITY
BUDGET DATA
BUDGET EXECUTION
BUDGET PROCESS
CAPACITY BUILDING
CAPITATION GRANT
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CIVIL SERVANTS
CIVIL SOCIETY
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
CLINICS
COLLECTED DATA
CORRUPT
CORRUPTION
COUNTRY PROCUREMENT
COUNTRY PROCUREMENT ASSESSMENT
DATA COLLECTION
DECENTRALIZATION
DELIVERY OF SERVICES
DIAGNOSTIC WORK
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EXERCISES
EXPENDITURE FLOW
EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT
EXPENDITURE POLICIES
EXPENDITURE TRACKING SURVEYS
FAMILIES
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
FINANCIAL FLOWS
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FISCAL POSITION
GOVERNMENT BUDGETS
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
HEALTH EDUCATION
INFORMATION ASYMMETRY
INTENDED BENEFICIARIES
INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS
INVENTORY
ISSUES
JUSTICE
LABOR COSTS
MICRO SURVEYS
MINISTRIES OF FINANCE
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
MISTRUST
MUNICIPALITIES
NATIONAL TAX ASSOCIATION
OVERSIGHT FUNCTION
PETS
POLITICAL INTEREST
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
PROVINCIAL LEVEL
PUBLIC BUDGET
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE SYSTEMS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE TRACKING
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC FUNDS
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
PUBLIC RESOURCES
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM
PUBLIC SPENDING
QUANTITATIVE SERVICE DELIVERY
REFORM AGENDA
REFORM EFFORTS
REFORM PROCESSES
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RESOURCE FLOWS
ROADS
SANITATION
SECTOR MINISTRY
SECTORAL POLICY
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE FACILITIES
SERVICE PROVIDER
SHIPS
SOCIAL INDICATORS
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
SOCIAL TRANSFER
SURVEY METHODS
TRANSPARENCY
TYPES OF EXPENDITURES
WORKERS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/11/11683621/implementing-public-expenditure-tracking-surveys-results-lessons-decade-global-experience
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11104
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Summary:Public Expenditure Tracking Surveys (PETS) can serve as a powerful tool to inform prevailing public financial management (PFM) practices and the extent to which government budgets link to execution and desired service delivery objectives and beneficiaries. Since the first PETS in Uganda in 1996, tracking exercises have now been conducted in over two dozen other countries, often as part of core analytical and advisory work related to PFM. This note synthesizes the findings and lessons from a number of recent PETS stocktaking exercises and indicates their potential benefits for enriching PFM and sectoral policy dialogues in a variety of country settings. Key findings include: (i) PETS have proven to be useful as part of a broader policy strategy aimed at improving service delivery results; (ii) PETS has become a brand name for very different instruments, but at its core there is a survey methodology that requires skilled technical expertise and a solid knowledge of budget execution processes; (iii) policy impact in a variety of PETS experiences could be further strengthened by stronger country ownership and effective follow-up; and (iv) the Bank could enhance PETS results through strategic partnering, and greater emphasis on dissemination and communication strategies aimed at involving actors who can foster actions on the ground.

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