Cote d'Ivoire - Strengthening Public Expenditure Management and Controls : Public Expenditure Review
Cote d'Ivoire has witnessed unprecedented instability since 1999 and political tensions culminated in the civil conflict in 2002; while the war seems over, reconciliation has not been easy. The conflict resulted in a massive economic and socia...
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| Format: | Public Expenditure Review |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2013
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/12/2862787/cote-divoire-strengthening-public-expenditure-management-controls-public-expenditure-review-cote-d-ivoire-strengthening-public-expenditure-management-controls-public-expenditure-review http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14670 |
| Summary: | Cote d'Ivoire has witnessed
unprecedented instability since 1999 and political tensions
culminated in the civil conflict in 2002; while the war
seems over, reconciliation has not been easy. The conflict
resulted in a massive economic and social impact, affecting
the entire sub-region. In July 2003, the respective
militaries had signed a formal declaration of the end of
war. An amnesty law was passed, overcoming a major roadblock
to the disarmament process. Furthermore, there is agreement
on a number of elements of the demobilization and
disarmament process. Also, during April-August, despite
difficulties, the government of national reconciliation has
shown that various parties could work together to implement
the peace accord. The authorities would like to lay the
foundation for a speedy recovery when the peace process is
fully consolidated. To set the stage for accelerated
recovery, a key policy challenge in Cote d'Ivoire is
improving public expenditure management, transparency and
controls. This report provides a preliminary and selective
analysis of key post-conflict public expenditure management
issues facing the new government. This report is primarily
an operational document, envisaged to advance the dialogue
with the authorities and help strengthen post-conflict
public expenditure management and speed the delivery of
emergency assistance. It will soon be followed by a
companion volume with a more traditional analysis of the
structure and efficiency of public expenditures and the
social impact. The report is organized around three main
chapters, as follows: Chapter 1 provides background to the
main body of the report (chapters 2 and 3) and briefly
reviews the post-conflict situation, including the impact of
the crisis, the governance problems (e.g., in the
cocoa/coffee sector), and an outline of the report's
links with the Interim Transitional Support Strategy (I-TSS)
under preparation; Chapter 2 analyses salient public
expenditure management (PEM) issues, inter alia, using
standard HIPC assessment indicators; and Chapter 3 analyses
institutional and operational issues in expenditure control systems. |
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