Pakistan : Reforming Punjab's Public Finances and Institutions

Pakistan : Reforming Punjab's Public Finances and Institutions

Similarly to Pakistan's other provinces, and the country as a whole, Punjab Province - a macrocosm of the country, with more than half the population, and economic activity - is facing a crisis of public service delivery, government finances,...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Public Expenditure Review
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS ACCOUNTING ASSET SALES AUDITING AUTHORITY AUTONOMY BAD GOVERNANCE BASIC EDUCATION BUDGET MANAGEMENT BUDGETARY EXPENDITURES BUDGETARY FUNDS BUSINESS COMMUNITY CITIZEN CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SERVICE REFORMS CIVIL SERVICES COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CONSENSUS CONSOLIDATION CORRUPTION COUNCILS CURRENT EXPENDITURES DEBT DEFICITS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES DEVOLUTION DISTRICTS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPLOYMENT EXPENDITURE EXTERNAL ACCOUNTABILITY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FISCAL FISCAL BURDEN FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL DEFICITS FISCAL REFORMS FISCAL RESOURCES FISCAL RESTRUCTURING FISCAL YEAR GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH CARE HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH SPENDING HOSPITALS HOUSING IMMUNIZATION INCOME INFANT MORTALITY INFORMATION NEEDS INSTITUTIONAL REFORM INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTERNAL ACCOUNTABILITY INVESTMENT CLIMATE JUDICIARY LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MEDICINES MINISTERS MINISTRY OF FINANCE MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT MUNICIPAL SERVICES NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONS PARENTS PATIENTS PENSIONS PER CAPITA INCOME PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIVATE SCHOOLS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS PROVISIONS PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY PUBLIC ENTERPRISES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE GROWTH PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING RATIONALIZATION REFORM PROGRAMS RESEARCH PROJECTS RETIREMENT REVENUE MOBILIZATION ROADS SAFETY SOCIAL ACTION SOCIAL OUTCOMES SOCIAL SERVICES STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN TAX TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX BASE TAX COLLECTION TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSPARENCY URBAN SERVICES USER CHARGES WATER SUPPLY WORKERS INSTITUTIONAL REFORM FINANCIAL REORGANIZATION REFORM POLICY PROVINCIAL REFORMS DECENTRALIZATION GOVERNANCE APPROACH GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIAL ACTION PROGRAMS INFRASTRUCTURE REFORM POVERTY REDUCTION SOCIAL INDICATORS INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE REGULATORY REFORM SECTORAL ADJUSTMENT COST RECOVERY FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/08/1561465/pakistan-reforming-punjabs-public-finances-institutions http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15493

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Summary:	Similarly to Pakistan's other provinces, and the country as a whole, Punjab Province - a macrocosm of the country, with more than half the population, and economic activity - is facing a crisis of public service delivery, government finances, public institutions, and governance. Hence, the resulting social, and infrastructure "deficits", have contributed to slower economic growth, slower poverty reduction, and poor social indicators in the province. Nevertheless, Punjab has the opportunity to turn around its public sector, for the provincial government seems determined to improve service delivery. This report is intended to provide an input for this process, and, puts forward recommendations for fiscal restructuring, institutional improvements - including civil service reform - and, sectoral reforms to improve service delivery in education, health, agriculture and irrigation, and roads. Fiscal restructuring needs to focus the public sector on essential core roles, to include improved financial management; revamping planning, and budgeting; mobilizing revenue from taxes, and user charges; and, implementing fiscal decentralization. Institutional improvements, and civil reform would include accountability, and strengthening key provincial economic management, regulatory, and sectoral institutions, while reforms in individual sectors should improve service delivery , and development outcomes. The Federal Government should play an important role in supporting, and facilitating provincial reforms, by guiding the devolution process, stabilizing federal revenues, and, working closely with the provinces in the reform process.

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