Implementing a Subnational Results-Oriented Management and Budgeting System : Lessons from Medellín, Colombia

After a century of political centralization in Colombia, the first public election of city mayors in 19861 began a decentralization trend, which was later reinforced by a constitutional reform in 1991. Subnational governments (departments and munic...

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Main Authors: Gómez, Rafael, Olivera, Mauricio, Velasco, Mario A.
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2017
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MDP
TAX
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/921331468018564312/Implementing-a-subnational-results-oriented-management-and-budgeting-system-lessons-from-Medellin-Colombia
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topic ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCOUNTING
ACTION PLAN
ACTION PLANS
ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION
BEST PRACTICES
BUDGET ALLOCATION
BUDGET ALLOCATIONS
BUDGET CONSTRAINT
BUDGET FORMULATION
BUDGET PROCESS
BUDGET REFORM
BUDGETING
BUSINESS TOOL
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
COLLECTIVE ACTIONS
COMMUNICATION STRATEGY
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
CONTACT INFORMATION
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
DATA ANALYSIS
DEBT
DEBT BURDEN
DEBT SERVICE
DECENTRALIZATION
DECISION MAKING
DECISION MAKING PROCESSES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS
ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING
EQUIPMENT
EVASION
EXERCISES
EXPENDITURE
FAMILIES
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
FINANCIAL TERMS
FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION
FISCAL DISCIPLINE
FISCAL PERFORMANCE
FISCAL POLICY
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
GENERAL PUBLIC
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS
GOVERNMENT REVENUES
HEALTH PROMOTION
HEALTH RESEARCH
HOSPITALS
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
IMPLEMENTATION STAGE
INCOME
INCOME LEVEL
INCOME LEVELS
INDEBTEDNESS
INFLATION
INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
INFORMATION ASYMMETRY
INFORMATION COMPONENT
INFORMATION FLOWS
INFORMATION NETWORK
INFORMATION POLICY
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INNOVATION
INSTITUTION
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERVENTION
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
INVESTMENT PROJECTS
INVESTMENT RESOURCES
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
LAW ENFORCEMENT
LAWS
LEGAL INSTRUMENT
LIQUIDATION
LOAN
MDP
MORAL HAZARD
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION
MUNICIPALITIES
NATIONAL INVESTMENT
NUTRITION
OUTPUTS
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
PERFORMANCES
PERSONAL COMMUNICATION
POLITICAL CONTROL
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PORTFOLIO
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROFESSIONAL STAFF
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC RESOURCES
QUALITY OF LIFE
QUALITY OF SERVICE
QUALITY OF SERVICES
RADIO
RECURRENT EXPENDITURE
RESIGNATION
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RESULT
RESULTS
SECRETARIES
SERVICE PROVIDER
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
SUPERVISION
SYPHILIS
TARGETS
TAX
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT
TECHNICAL SKILLS
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
TECHNOLOGICAL SUPPORT
TELEPHONE
TELEVISION
TIME FRAME
TRAINING WORKSHOPS
TRANSLATION
TRANSPARENCY
URBANIZATION
USER
USERS
USES
VERIFICATION
VIOLENCE
spellingShingle ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCOUNTING
ACTION PLAN
ACTION PLANS
ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION
BEST PRACTICES
BUDGET ALLOCATION
BUDGET ALLOCATIONS
BUDGET CONSTRAINT
BUDGET FORMULATION
BUDGET PROCESS
BUDGET REFORM
BUDGETING
BUSINESS TOOL
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
COLLECTIVE ACTIONS
COMMUNICATION STRATEGY
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
CONTACT INFORMATION
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
DATA ANALYSIS
DEBT
DEBT BURDEN
DEBT SERVICE
DECENTRALIZATION
DECISION MAKING
DECISION MAKING PROCESSES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS
ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING
EQUIPMENT
EVASION
EXERCISES
EXPENDITURE
FAMILIES
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
FINANCIAL TERMS
FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION
FISCAL DISCIPLINE
FISCAL PERFORMANCE
FISCAL POLICY
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
GENERAL PUBLIC
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS
GOVERNMENT REVENUES
HEALTH PROMOTION
HEALTH RESEARCH
HOSPITALS
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
IMPLEMENTATION STAGE
INCOME
INCOME LEVEL
INCOME LEVELS
INDEBTEDNESS
INFLATION
INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
INFORMATION ASYMMETRY
INFORMATION COMPONENT
INFORMATION FLOWS
INFORMATION NETWORK
INFORMATION POLICY
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INNOVATION
INSTITUTION
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERVENTION
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
INVESTMENT PROJECTS
INVESTMENT RESOURCES
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
LAW ENFORCEMENT
LAWS
LEGAL INSTRUMENT
LIQUIDATION
LOAN
MDP
MORAL HAZARD
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION
MUNICIPALITIES
NATIONAL INVESTMENT
NUTRITION
OUTPUTS
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
PERFORMANCES
PERSONAL COMMUNICATION
POLITICAL CONTROL
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PORTFOLIO
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROFESSIONAL STAFF
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC RESOURCES
QUALITY OF LIFE
QUALITY OF SERVICE
QUALITY OF SERVICES
RADIO
RECURRENT EXPENDITURE
RESIGNATION
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RESULT
RESULTS
SECRETARIES
SERVICE PROVIDER
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
SUPERVISION
SYPHILIS
TARGETS
TAX
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT
TECHNICAL SKILLS
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
TECHNOLOGICAL SUPPORT
TELEPHONE
TELEVISION
TIME FRAME
TRAINING WORKSHOPS
TRANSLATION
TRANSPARENCY
URBANIZATION
USER
USERS
USES
VERIFICATION
VIOLENCE
Gómez, Rafael
Olivera, Mauricio
Velasco, Mario A.
Implementing a Subnational Results-Oriented Management and Budgeting System : Lessons from Medellín, Colombia
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Colombia
relation ECD Working Paper Series;No. 19
description After a century of political centralization in Colombia, the first public election of city mayors in 19861 began a decentralization trend, which was later reinforced by a constitutional reform in 1991. Subnational governments (departments and municipalities) were made responsible for the planning and management of social and economic development in their jurisdictions. Administrative and political reforms were accompanied by fiscal decentralization, including the transfer of central government revenues. Since 1991 the growth of fiscal transfers has accelerated. Departments and municipalities are now responsible for public health, education, water supply, and sanitation expenditures through earmarked transfers. Out of the total amount of central government expenditures (21.8 percent of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) in 2008) almost one-quarter represent regional transfers (5 percent of GDP), which finance half of all regional expenditures (10.2 percent of GDP). The purpose of this paper is to describe the budget process reform implemented in Medellin, and to analyze its actual performance and evaluate its success. The reform is changing the way public resources are allocated and executed, while gradually institutionalizing supply and demand-side practices beyond the government's political cycles. This paper describes and analyzes how the Results-oriented budgeting (RoB) was designed and implemented, and the achievements of the system to date, in terms of resource allocation and the policy-making process.
format Working Paper
author Gómez, Rafael
Olivera, Mauricio
Velasco, Mario A.
author_facet Gómez, Rafael
Olivera, Mauricio
Velasco, Mario A.
author_sort Gómez, Rafael
title Implementing a Subnational Results-Oriented Management and Budgeting System : Lessons from Medellín, Colombia
title_short Implementing a Subnational Results-Oriented Management and Budgeting System : Lessons from Medellín, Colombia
title_full Implementing a Subnational Results-Oriented Management and Budgeting System : Lessons from Medellín, Colombia
title_fullStr Implementing a Subnational Results-Oriented Management and Budgeting System : Lessons from Medellín, Colombia
title_full_unstemmed Implementing a Subnational Results-Oriented Management and Budgeting System : Lessons from Medellín, Colombia
title_sort implementing a subnational results-oriented management and budgeting system : lessons from medellín, colombia
publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/921331468018564312/Implementing-a-subnational-results-oriented-management-and-budgeting-system-lessons-from-Medellin-Colombia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28072
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spelling okr-10986-280722021-04-23T14:04:45Z Implementing a Subnational Results-Oriented Management and Budgeting System : Lessons from Medellín, Colombia Gómez, Rafael Olivera, Mauricio Velasco, Mario A. ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCOUNTING ACTION PLAN ACTION PLANS ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION BEST PRACTICES BUDGET ALLOCATION BUDGET ALLOCATIONS BUDGET CONSTRAINT BUDGET FORMULATION BUDGET PROCESS BUDGET REFORM BUDGETING BUSINESS TOOL CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION COLLECTIVE ACTIONS COMMUNICATION STRATEGY COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CONTACT INFORMATION CUSTOMER SATISFACTION DATA ANALYSIS DEBT DEBT BURDEN DEBT SERVICE DECENTRALIZATION DECISION MAKING DECISION MAKING PROCESSES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING EQUIPMENT EVASION EXERCISES EXPENDITURE FAMILIES FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY FINANCIAL TERMS FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL DISCIPLINE FISCAL PERFORMANCE FISCAL POLICY FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY GENERAL PUBLIC GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS GOVERNMENT REVENUES HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH RESEARCH HOSPITALS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS IMPLEMENTATION STAGE INCOME INCOME LEVEL INCOME LEVELS INDEBTEDNESS INFLATION INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES INFORMATION ASYMMETRY INFORMATION COMPONENT INFORMATION FLOWS INFORMATION NETWORK INFORMATION POLICY INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION SYSTEMS INNOVATION INSTITUTION INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTION INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT PROJECTS INVESTMENT RESOURCES KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWS LEGAL INSTRUMENT LIQUIDATION LOAN MDP MORAL HAZARD MORBIDITY MORTALITY MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL INVESTMENT NUTRITION OUTPUTS PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCE MEASURES PERFORMANCES PERSONAL COMMUNICATION POLITICAL CONTROL POLITICAL ECONOMY PORTFOLIO PRIVATE SECTOR PROFESSIONAL STAFF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC RESOURCES QUALITY OF LIFE QUALITY OF SERVICE QUALITY OF SERVICES RADIO RECURRENT EXPENDITURE RESIGNATION RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESULT RESULTS SECRETARIES SERVICE PROVIDER SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS SUPERVISION SYPHILIS TARGETS TAX TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT TECHNICAL SKILLS TECHNICAL SUPPORT TECHNOLOGICAL SUPPORT TELEPHONE TELEVISION TIME FRAME TRAINING WORKSHOPS TRANSLATION TRANSPARENCY URBANIZATION USER USERS USES VERIFICATION VIOLENCE After a century of political centralization in Colombia, the first public election of city mayors in 19861 began a decentralization trend, which was later reinforced by a constitutional reform in 1991. Subnational governments (departments and municipalities) were made responsible for the planning and management of social and economic development in their jurisdictions. Administrative and political reforms were accompanied by fiscal decentralization, including the transfer of central government revenues. Since 1991 the growth of fiscal transfers has accelerated. Departments and municipalities are now responsible for public health, education, water supply, and sanitation expenditures through earmarked transfers. Out of the total amount of central government expenditures (21.8 percent of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) in 2008) almost one-quarter represent regional transfers (5 percent of GDP), which finance half of all regional expenditures (10.2 percent of GDP). The purpose of this paper is to describe the budget process reform implemented in Medellin, and to analyze its actual performance and evaluate its success. The reform is changing the way public resources are allocated and executed, while gradually institutionalizing supply and demand-side practices beyond the government's political cycles. This paper describes and analyzes how the Results-oriented budgeting (RoB) was designed and implemented, and the achievements of the system to date, in terms of resource allocation and the policy-making process. 2017-08-29T16:17:22Z 2017-08-29T16:17:22Z 2009-09 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/921331468018564312/Implementing-a-subnational-results-oriented-management-and-budgeting-system-lessons-from-Medellin-Colombia 978-1-60244-117-0 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28072 English en_US ECD Working Paper Series;No. 19 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Colombia