Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria : Public Expenditure Review of the Social Sector, Volume 1. Main Report
This public expenditure review identifies various opportunities to improve efficiency and equity in the social sectors. In terms of efficiency, common issues across sectors include prioritizing public interventions on the basis of their costs and e...
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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2015
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/1718698/algeria-public-expenditure-review-social-sector-main-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22899 |
| Summary: | This public expenditure review
identifies various opportunities to improve efficiency and
equity in the social sectors. In terms of efficiency, common
issues across sectors include prioritizing public
interventions on the basis of their costs and effectiveness,
reducing the share of personnel expenditures through a more
efficient deployment of human resources, and reviewing
financial mechanisms to minimize distortions and induce
cost-savings (particularly in the health sector).
Reallocating resources towards maintenance services, while
encouraging outsourcing practices is another cross-cutting
theme. Regarding equity, there is a need in all sectors to
improve targeting mechanisms in the allocation of public
subsidies. The Government still faces the challenge of
reducing gender inequalities, particularly among low-income
groups. The message also emerges that the private sector
should have a more prominent role both in the financing and
provision of social services. Improving institutional
capacity, governance, and accountability is also a
precondition for higher efficiency and equity. One of the
most important recommendations from the review is the need
to pursue structural reforms to promote growth, while
changing the focus of public expenditure management from
driving growth to ensuring stabilization and an efficient
supply of public goods. The role of public expenditure in
the social sectors should be to guarantee necessary
investments in human capital to support growth. |
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