Ecuador - Creating Fiscal Space for Poverty Reduction : A Fiscal Management and Public Expenditure Review, Volume 1. Main Report

The report, a joint effort by the Bank, and the Inter-American Development Bank, seeks to provide the Ecuadorian authorities with a comprehensive account of both institutions' diagnoses and recommendations in the area of fiscal management and...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Public Expenditure Review
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/11/5525103/ecuador-creating-fiscal-space-poverty-reduction-fiscal-management-public-expenditure-review-vol-1-2-main-report
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language English
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topic ACCOUNTING
BANKS
BASIC EDUCATION
BENCHMARKS
BUDGET EXECUTION
BUDGET FORMULATION
BUDGET PROCESS
CIVIL SERVICE
CORRUPTION
COUNCILS
CURRENCY
CURRENT ACCOUNT
DEBT
DECENTRALIZATION
DEFICITS
DRINKING WATER
ELECTRICITY
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
EXCHANGE RATE
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL STABILITY
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FINANCING SOURCES
FISCAL BALANCE
FISCAL DISCIPLINE
FISCAL MANAGEMENT
FISCAL PERFORMANCE
FISCAL POLICIES
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
FISCAL TRANSPARENCY
FREE TRADE
GDP
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HEALTH SPENDING
HOUSING
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INCOME
INDEBTEDNESS
INFLATION
INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
INSURANCE
INTEREST PAYMENTS
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS
I LIVING STANDARDS
MINES
MORTALITY
MUNICIPALITIES
NEGOTIATIONS
NET WORTH
NONTAX REVENUE
OIL
OIL PRICES
POLICY RESEARCH
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL SYSTEM
POTENTIAL OUTPUT
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURMANAGEMENT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SPENDING
REVENUE MANAGEMENT
REVENUE VOLATILITY
SANITATION
SAVINGS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SOCIAL EXPENDITURE
SOUTH AMERICA
SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
TAX
TAX EXPENDITURES
TAX REFORM
TAX REVENUE
TAX REVENUES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELEPHONE PENETRATION
TOTAL REVENUE
TREASURY
WAGES
WATER SUPPLY
spellingShingle ACCOUNTING
BANKS
BASIC EDUCATION
BENCHMARKS
BUDGET EXECUTION
BUDGET FORMULATION
BUDGET PROCESS
CIVIL SERVICE
CORRUPTION
COUNCILS
CURRENCY
CURRENT ACCOUNT
DEBT
DECENTRALIZATION
DEFICITS
DRINKING WATER
ELECTRICITY
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
EXCHANGE RATE
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL STABILITY
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FINANCING SOURCES
FISCAL BALANCE
FISCAL DISCIPLINE
FISCAL MANAGEMENT
FISCAL PERFORMANCE
FISCAL POLICIES
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
FISCAL TRANSPARENCY
FREE TRADE
GDP
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HEALTH SPENDING
HOUSING
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INCOME
INDEBTEDNESS
INFLATION
INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
INSURANCE
INTEREST PAYMENTS
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS
I LIVING STANDARDS
MINES
MORTALITY
MUNICIPALITIES
NEGOTIATIONS
NET WORTH
NONTAX REVENUE
OIL
OIL PRICES
POLICY RESEARCH
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL SYSTEM
POTENTIAL OUTPUT
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURMANAGEMENT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SPENDING
REVENUE MANAGEMENT
REVENUE VOLATILITY
SANITATION
SAVINGS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SOCIAL EXPENDITURE
SOUTH AMERICA
SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
TAX
TAX EXPENDITURES
TAX REFORM
TAX REVENUE
TAX REVENUES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELEPHONE PENETRATION
TOTAL REVENUE
TREASURY
WAGES
WATER SUPPLY
World Bank
Ecuador - Creating Fiscal Space for Poverty Reduction : A Fiscal Management and Public Expenditure Review, Volume 1. Main Report
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description The report, a joint effort by the Bank, and the Inter-American Development Bank, seeks to provide the Ecuadorian authorities with a comprehensive account of both institutions' diagnoses and recommendations in the area of fiscal management and public expenditure. This report consists of two volumes. Volume I examines whether, and how, the core goals of public expenditure management, i.e., balanced fiscal aggregates, resource allocations to strategic sectors, and equity and microeconomic efficiency of public spending are met in Ecuador. Volume II presents sector studies on fiscal sustainability, the fiscal rules, education, health, pensions, water and sanitation, electricity, telecommunications, and oil, including the results of a national teachers tracking survey, as it concerns the education sector. It focuses on the main themes that are critical to Ecuador's fiscal consolidation and poverty reduction following dollarization. In most cases, it does provide choices for key policy questions, and, provides an independent analysis of the selected areas where both Banks are specifically involved, and a set of possible recommendations to address them. Volume I, in particular, correctly identifies fiscal vulnerabilities in the new context of dollarization, and proposes an adequate fiscal management that increases expenditure flexibility, develops budget management reform, increases public (social) investment, and brings transparency to public expenditure. All this is supported by an implicit proposal for a Fiscal Pact for Poverty Reduction. For its part, Volume II deals with sectoral policies and their link to fiscal management. It identifies the most efficient and cost-effective interventions in the social sectors, while making an optimal use of the reduced and available fiscal space. The study also recognizes the importance of political constraints, and the difficulties of setting steady rules in a non-cooperative game among national political actors that are particularly reflected in budget allocations. It correctly emphasizes the need to bring full transparency of information on the management of public accounts among all domestic actors, as a starting point for sectoral reform. The study should contribute to align fiscal and institutional policies in the social and basic infrastructure sectors, and to strengthen them in the context of the ongoing negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement with the United States, while preserving difficult domestic equilibria on the development agenda.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Public Expenditure Review
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title Ecuador - Creating Fiscal Space for Poverty Reduction : A Fiscal Management and Public Expenditure Review, Volume 1. Main Report
title_short Ecuador - Creating Fiscal Space for Poverty Reduction : A Fiscal Management and Public Expenditure Review, Volume 1. Main Report
title_full Ecuador - Creating Fiscal Space for Poverty Reduction : A Fiscal Management and Public Expenditure Review, Volume 1. Main Report
title_fullStr Ecuador - Creating Fiscal Space for Poverty Reduction : A Fiscal Management and Public Expenditure Review, Volume 1. Main Report
title_full_unstemmed Ecuador - Creating Fiscal Space for Poverty Reduction : A Fiscal Management and Public Expenditure Review, Volume 1. Main Report
title_sort ecuador - creating fiscal space for poverty reduction : a fiscal management and public expenditure review, volume 1. main report
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spelling okr-10986-145152021-04-23T14:03:18Z Ecuador - Creating Fiscal Space for Poverty Reduction : A Fiscal Management and Public Expenditure Review, Volume 1. Main Report World Bank ACCOUNTING BANKS BASIC EDUCATION BENCHMARKS BUDGET EXECUTION BUDGET FORMULATION BUDGET PROCESS CIVIL SERVICE CORRUPTION COUNCILS CURRENCY CURRENT ACCOUNT DEBT DECENTRALIZATION DEFICITS DRINKING WATER ELECTRICITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EXCHANGE RATE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL STABILITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM FINANCING SOURCES FISCAL BALANCE FISCAL DISCIPLINE FISCAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL PERFORMANCE FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY FISCAL TRANSPARENCY FREE TRADE GDP GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH SPENDING HOUSING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME INDEBTEDNESS INFLATION INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INSURANCE INTEREST PAYMENTS INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS I LIVING STANDARDS MINES MORTALITY MUNICIPALITIES NEGOTIATIONS NET WORTH NONTAX REVENUE OIL OIL PRICES POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL SYSTEM POTENTIAL OUTPUT PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURMANAGEMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SPENDING REVENUE MANAGEMENT REVENUE VOLATILITY SANITATION SAVINGS SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL EXPENDITURE SOUTH AMERICA SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS TAX TAX EXPENDITURES TAX REFORM TAX REVENUE TAX REVENUES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONE PENETRATION TOTAL REVENUE TREASURY WAGES WATER SUPPLY The report, a joint effort by the Bank, and the Inter-American Development Bank, seeks to provide the Ecuadorian authorities with a comprehensive account of both institutions' diagnoses and recommendations in the area of fiscal management and public expenditure. This report consists of two volumes. Volume I examines whether, and how, the core goals of public expenditure management, i.e., balanced fiscal aggregates, resource allocations to strategic sectors, and equity and microeconomic efficiency of public spending are met in Ecuador. Volume II presents sector studies on fiscal sustainability, the fiscal rules, education, health, pensions, water and sanitation, electricity, telecommunications, and oil, including the results of a national teachers tracking survey, as it concerns the education sector. It focuses on the main themes that are critical to Ecuador's fiscal consolidation and poverty reduction following dollarization. In most cases, it does provide choices for key policy questions, and, provides an independent analysis of the selected areas where both Banks are specifically involved, and a set of possible recommendations to address them. Volume I, in particular, correctly identifies fiscal vulnerabilities in the new context of dollarization, and proposes an adequate fiscal management that increases expenditure flexibility, develops budget management reform, increases public (social) investment, and brings transparency to public expenditure. All this is supported by an implicit proposal for a Fiscal Pact for Poverty Reduction. For its part, Volume II deals with sectoral policies and their link to fiscal management. It identifies the most efficient and cost-effective interventions in the social sectors, while making an optimal use of the reduced and available fiscal space. The study also recognizes the importance of political constraints, and the difficulties of setting steady rules in a non-cooperative game among national political actors that are particularly reflected in budget allocations. It correctly emphasizes the need to bring full transparency of information on the management of public accounts among all domestic actors, as a starting point for sectoral reform. The study should contribute to align fiscal and institutional policies in the social and basic infrastructure sectors, and to strengthen them in the context of the ongoing negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement with the United States, while preserving difficult domestic equilibria on the development agenda. 2013-07-23T23:30:05Z 2013-07-23T23:30:05Z 2004-11-17 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/11/5525103/ecuador-creating-fiscal-space-poverty-reduction-fiscal-management-public-expenditure-review-vol-1-2-main-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14515 English en_US Public expenditure review (PER); CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Public Expenditure Review Economic & Sector Work Latin America & Caribbean Ecuador