Managing Public Finance and Procurement in Fragile and Conflicted Settings

Managing Public Finance and Procurement in Fragile and Conflicted Settings

Successful transition from conflict and fragility hinges on the quality and legitimacy of public financial management (PFM) systems. This article shows that such systems develop asymmetrically in these settings. Formal aspects of modern systems are adopted, but a layered series of informal arrangeme...

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Main Authors: Porter, Doug, Andrews, Matt, Turkewitz, Joel A., Wescott, Clay
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: Taylor and Francis 2013
Subjects:
fragile states
public financial management
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13348
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spelling okr-10986-133482021-04-23T14:03:08Z Managing Public Finance and Procurement in Fragile and Conflicted Settings Porter, Doug Andrews, Matt Turkewitz, Joel A. Wescott, Clay fragile states public financial management Successful transition from conflict and fragility hinges on the quality and legitimacy of public financial management (PFM) systems. This article shows that such systems develop asymmetrically in these settings. Formal aspects of modern systems are adopted, but a layered series of informal arrangements govern resource management. Analysis of data from Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability assessments of 101 countries explores aspects of this asymmetry and different explanations are considered for why elites seem to choose not to invest trust, resources, and capacity in making mainstream PFM systems functional. These explanations focus on the incentives created by three “public” resources: illicit flows, domestic revenues, and strategic or aid flows. Mainstream PFM systems are applied to a small part of these flows. The illustrative case of Cambodia shows how a layered system has emerged to govern such flows, undermining the influence of formal public finance management systems. The article offers suggestions to address these issues. 2013-05-09T17:22:25Z 2013-05-09T17:22:25Z 2012-03-14 Journal Article International Public Management Journal 1096-7494 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13348 en_US International Public Management Journal;14(4) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ World Bank Taylor and Francis Journal Article
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topic fragile states
public financial management
spellingShingle fragile states
public financial management
Porter, Doug
Andrews, Matt
Turkewitz, Joel A.
Wescott, Clay
Managing Public Finance and Procurement in Fragile and Conflicted Settings
relation International Public Management Journal;14(4)
description Successful transition from conflict and fragility hinges on the quality and legitimacy of public financial management (PFM) systems. This article shows that such systems develop asymmetrically in these settings. Formal aspects of modern systems are adopted, but a layered series of informal arrangements govern resource management. Analysis of data from Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability assessments of 101 countries explores aspects of this asymmetry and different explanations are considered for why elites seem to choose not to invest trust, resources, and capacity in making mainstream PFM systems functional. These explanations focus on the incentives created by three “public” resources: illicit flows, domestic revenues, and strategic or aid flows. Mainstream PFM systems are applied to a small part of these flows. The illustrative case of Cambodia shows how a layered system has emerged to govern such flows, undermining the influence of formal public finance management systems. The article offers suggestions to address these issues.
format Journal Article
author Porter, Doug
Andrews, Matt
Turkewitz, Joel A.
Wescott, Clay
author_facet Porter, Doug
Andrews, Matt
Turkewitz, Joel A.
Wescott, Clay
author_sort Porter, Doug
title Managing Public Finance and Procurement in Fragile and Conflicted Settings
title_short Managing Public Finance and Procurement in Fragile and Conflicted Settings
title_full Managing Public Finance and Procurement in Fragile and Conflicted Settings
title_fullStr Managing Public Finance and Procurement in Fragile and Conflicted Settings
title_full_unstemmed Managing Public Finance and Procurement in Fragile and Conflicted Settings
title_sort managing public finance and procurement in fragile and conflicted settings
publisher Taylor and Francis
publishDate 2013
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13348
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