Strengthening Local Government Budgeting and Accountability

In many developing and middle-income countries, decentralization reforms are promoting changes in governance structures that are reshaping the relationship between local governments and citizens. The success of these decentralization reforms depen...

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Main Authors:	Schaeffer, Michael, Yilmaz, Serdar
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY BUDGET DEVELOPMENT BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT DECENTRALIZATION GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION ACCESS PUBLIC FINANCIAL SYSTEMS TRANSPARENCY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/11/9993233/strengthening-local-government-budgeting-accountability http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6902

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spelling	okr-10986-69022021-04-23T14:02:32Z Strengthening Local Government Budgeting and Accountability Schaeffer, Michael Yilmaz, Serdar ACCOUNTABILITY BUDGET DEVELOPMENT BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT DECENTRALIZATION GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION ACCESS PUBLIC FINANCIAL SYSTEMS TRANSPARENCY In many developing and middle-income countries, decentralization reforms are promoting changes in governance structures that are reshaping the relationship between local governments and citizens. The success of these decentralization reforms depends on the existence of sound public financial systems both at the central and local levels. This paper focuses on the role of budgeting as a critical tool in reform efforts, highlighting problems that might impede successful local government budget development and implementation. The attainment of effective local government accountability and transparency is not an end itself, but rather it represents the means to support better decision-making on national and local budgeting. Community based schemes for enhancing local government accountability need to combine legal, political, and administrative mechanisms with proactive community involvement. Of particular importance are the legal and budgetary instruments that require input from local community members on certain local government decisions and instruments that increase accessibility for the press or the general public at large to information on government activities. 2012-06-01T18:38:36Z 2012-06-01T18:38:36Z 2008-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/11/9993233/strengthening-local-government-budgeting-accountability http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6902 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4767 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic	ACCOUNTABILITY BUDGET DEVELOPMENT BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT DECENTRALIZATION GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION ACCESS PUBLIC FINANCIAL SYSTEMS TRANSPARENCY
spellingShingle	ACCOUNTABILITY BUDGET DEVELOPMENT BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT DECENTRALIZATION GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION ACCESS PUBLIC FINANCIAL SYSTEMS TRANSPARENCY Schaeffer, Michael Yilmaz, Serdar Strengthening Local Government Budgeting and Accountability
relation	Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4767
description	In many developing and middle-income countries, decentralization reforms are promoting changes in governance structures that are reshaping the relationship between local governments and citizens. The success of these decentralization reforms depends on the existence of sound public financial systems both at the central and local levels. This paper focuses on the role of budgeting as a critical tool in reform efforts, highlighting problems that might impede successful local government budget development and implementation. The attainment of effective local government accountability and transparency is not an end itself, but rather it represents the means to support better decision-making on national and local budgeting. Community based schemes for enhancing local government accountability need to combine legal, political, and administrative mechanisms with proactive community involvement. Of particular importance are the legal and budgetary instruments that require input from local community members on certain local government decisions and instruments that increase accessibility for the press or the general public at large to information on government activities.
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author	Schaeffer, Michael Yilmaz, Serdar
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title	Strengthening Local Government Budgeting and Accountability
title_short	Strengthening Local Government Budgeting and Accountability
title_full	Strengthening Local Government Budgeting and Accountability
title_fullStr	Strengthening Local Government Budgeting and Accountability
title_full_unstemmed	Strengthening Local Government Budgeting and Accountability
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/11/9993233/strengthening-local-government-budgeting-accountability http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6902
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