Public Financial Accountability in Pakistan : The Impact of PIFRA on Capacity

This paper highlights the capacity enhancement support provided under the World Bank-financed Pakistan Improvement of Financial Reporting and Auditing (PIFRA) project and six lessons learned to be considered in designing similar projects: (a) addre...

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Main Author: Ceesay, Ismaila B.
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/04/6105844/public-financial-accountability-pakistan-impact-pifra-capacity
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spelling okr-10986-96972021-04-23T14:02:46Z Public Financial Accountability in Pakistan : The Impact of PIFRA on Capacity Ceesay, Ismaila B. ACCOUNT ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTANTS ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ACCOUNTS ACCRUAL ACCOUNTING AUDITED ACCOUNTS AUDITING AUDITING STANDARDS AUDITORS AUDITS AUTOMATED ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS BUDGETING CASH ACCOUNTING CENTRAL GOVERNMENT DEVOLUTION EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FINANCIAL DATA FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FINANCIAL OFFICERS FINANCIAL REPORTING FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FISCAL FISCAL REFORM FISCAL REFORM PROGRAMS GOOD PRACTICES GOVERNMENT AUDITING GOVERNMENT BUDGETS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE POLICIES INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNAL AUDIT INTERNAL AUDITORS INTERNAL CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL AUDITING STANDARDS LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT REPORTS MIGRATION NATIONAL ACCOUNTS PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTABILITY PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING QUALITY STANDARDS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSPARENCY This paper highlights the capacity enhancement support provided under the World Bank-financed Pakistan Improvement of Financial Reporting and Auditing (PIFRA) project and six lessons learned to be considered in designing similar projects: (a) address capacity constraints at every level, that is, individual, organizational, and institutional, (b) avoid addressing an entire large country in one project, (c) avoid introducing state-of-the art technology in an environment of largely unskilled professionals, (d) avoid too many project components, (e) ensure ownership and commitment by the project agency, and (f) ensure collaboration among donors. 2012-08-13T09:18:36Z 2012-08-13T09:18:36Z 2004-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/04/6105844/public-financial-accountability-pakistan-impact-pifra-capacity http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9697 English Capacity Enhancement Briefs; No. 6 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic ACCOUNT
ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTANTS
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
ACCOUNTS
ACCRUAL ACCOUNTING
AUDITED ACCOUNTS
AUDITING
AUDITING STANDARDS
AUDITORS
AUDITS
AUTOMATED ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS
BUDGETING
CASH ACCOUNTING
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
DEVOLUTION
EXPENDITURES
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL DATA
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
FINANCIAL OFFICERS
FINANCIAL REPORTING
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
FISCAL
FISCAL REFORM
FISCAL REFORM PROGRAMS
GOOD PRACTICES
GOVERNMENT AUDITING
GOVERNMENT BUDGETS
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
HUMAN RESOURCE
HUMAN RESOURCE POLICIES
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNAL AUDIT
INTERNAL AUDITORS
INTERNAL CONTROLS
INTERNATIONAL AUDITING STANDARDS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MANAGEMENT REPORTS
MIGRATION
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTABILITY
PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING
QUALITY STANDARDS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TRANSPARENCY
spellingShingle ACCOUNT
ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTANTS
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
ACCOUNTS
ACCRUAL ACCOUNTING
AUDITED ACCOUNTS
AUDITING
AUDITING STANDARDS
AUDITORS
AUDITS
AUTOMATED ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS
BUDGETING
CASH ACCOUNTING
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
DEVOLUTION
EXPENDITURES
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL DATA
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
FINANCIAL OFFICERS
FINANCIAL REPORTING
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
FISCAL
FISCAL REFORM
FISCAL REFORM PROGRAMS
GOOD PRACTICES
GOVERNMENT AUDITING
GOVERNMENT BUDGETS
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
HUMAN RESOURCE
HUMAN RESOURCE POLICIES
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNAL AUDIT
INTERNAL AUDITORS
INTERNAL CONTROLS
INTERNATIONAL AUDITING STANDARDS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MANAGEMENT REPORTS
MIGRATION
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTABILITY
PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING
QUALITY STANDARDS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TRANSPARENCY
Ceesay, Ismaila B.
Public Financial Accountability in Pakistan : The Impact of PIFRA on Capacity
relation Capacity Enhancement Briefs; No. 6
description This paper highlights the capacity enhancement support provided under the World Bank-financed Pakistan Improvement of Financial Reporting and Auditing (PIFRA) project and six lessons learned to be considered in designing similar projects: (a) address capacity constraints at every level, that is, individual, organizational, and institutional, (b) avoid addressing an entire large country in one project, (c) avoid introducing state-of-the art technology in an environment of largely unskilled professionals, (d) avoid too many project components, (e) ensure ownership and commitment by the project agency, and (f) ensure collaboration among donors.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Ceesay, Ismaila B.
author_facet Ceesay, Ismaila B.
author_sort Ceesay, Ismaila B.
title Public Financial Accountability in Pakistan : The Impact of PIFRA on Capacity
title_short Public Financial Accountability in Pakistan : The Impact of PIFRA on Capacity
title_full Public Financial Accountability in Pakistan : The Impact of PIFRA on Capacity
title_fullStr Public Financial Accountability in Pakistan : The Impact of PIFRA on Capacity
title_full_unstemmed Public Financial Accountability in Pakistan : The Impact of PIFRA on Capacity
title_sort public financial accountability in pakistan : the impact of pifra on capacity
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/04/6105844/public-financial-accountability-pakistan-impact-pifra-capacity
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9697
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