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Getting the PFM basics right (A study of PEFA scores awarded over the 2016 and 2011 Frameworks)
By David Fellows and John Leonardo Introduction The Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) programme provides a framework for assessing and reporting the strengths and weaknesses of public financial management (PFM). The current 2016 Framework refines the previous 2011 Framework and is structured under a hierarchy of 6 Pillars, 31 Indicators (PIs) and 94 Dimensions.…
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Coherent Policy, Planning, and Performance for Delivering the SDGs
Posted by David Fellows[1] This is an extraordinarily important time for coherent policy, planning, and performance – the “3 Ps” – for delivering the SDGs and other core public policy objectives. The SDGs present an extensive range of essential service improvements that are applicable across the world. The threat posed by climate change has become…
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Public financial management weaknesses can lead to corruption
Mauritania’s experience Global corruption trends Two recent reports on Global corruption trends highlight a number of states facing serious challenges and our analysis indicates some interesting links between corruption and standards of public financial management. Transparency International’s recently released 2016 Corruption Perceptions Index for 2016 indicates that Mauritania’s ranking deteriorated noticeably in 2016 compared to…
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International Development and the Challenge of Public Sector Corruption
By David Fellows, John Leonardo and Cornelia Körtl[1] Revelations in the Panama Papers released earlier this month have focused international attention on the hidden financial structures that facilitate the transfer of assets obtained through both legal and criminal means to offshore tax havens. In a recent report, the research organization Global Financial Integrity suggests that…
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Corruption Correlations
Corruption Correlations Our blog “International Development and the Challenge of Public Sector Corruption” discusses the results of our examination of correlations for the control of corruption and government effectiveness and public financial management (PFM) performance. Corruption and Government Effectiveness Correlations were calculated for the relationships between the control of corruption (capturing perceptions of the extent…
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Papua New Guinea Public Financial Management Profile
Introduction This note presents a series of charts which provide an overview of the Papua New Guinea’s recent public financial management (PFM) performance based on this country’s 2015 Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) assessment. Comparisons are made between Papua New Guinea’s performance and the performance of the other twenty-three countries that had PEFA assessments…
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Nepal Public Financial Management Profile
Introduction This note presents a series of charts which provide an overview of the Nepal’s recent public financial management (PFM) performance based on this country’s 2015 Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) assessment. Comparisons are made between Nepal’s performance and the performance of the other twenty-three countries that had PEFA assessments published in 2014-2015. All…
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The Gambia Public Financial Management Profile
Introduction This note presents a series of charts which provide an overview of the Gambia’s recent public financial management (PFM) performance based on this country’s 2015 Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) assessment. Comparisons are made between Gambia’s performance and the performance of the other twenty-three countries that had PEFA assessments published in 2014-2015. All…
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Ghana Public Financial Management Profile
Introduction This note presents a series of charts which provide an overview of Ghana’s recent public financial management (PFM) performance based on this country’s 2013 Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) assessment. Comparisons are made between Ghana’s performance and the performance of the other twenty-three countries that had PEFA assessments published in 2014-2015. All analyses…
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Samoa Public Financial Management Profile
Introduction This note presents a series of charts which provide an overview of Samoa’s recent public financial management (PFM) performance based on this country’s 2014 Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) assessment. Comparisons are made between Samoa’s performance and the performance of the other twenty-three countries that had PEFA assessments published in 2014-2015. All analyses…