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Transforming central finance agencies in poor countries : a political economy approach /

Enhancing the Capabilities of Central Finance Agencies: Synthesis Report presents the findings of a study of the functions performed by CFAs, defined as government organizations that carry out financial management functions for the whole of government. Using a political economy approach to the analy...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: World Bank
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington DC : The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank, [2013]
Colección:World Bank study.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Executive Summary; Chapter 1 Introduction; What Are CFAs, and Why Are They Important?; Methodological Framework for the Study; Tables; Table 1.1 Typical Central Finance Functions; Figures; Figure 1.1 The Political Economy Environment of CFAs; Objectives and Outputs of the CFA Study; Organization of the Study; Structure of the Report; Notes; Chapter 2 Analysis of the Case Studies; Design of the Case Studies; Lessons of the Case Studies; Table 2.1 The Potential Contribution of Political Economy Analysis.
  • Main Theme 1: The Use (and Misuse) of Presidential PowerTable 2.2 Mapping of Main Themes to Dimensions of Dressel-Brumby Framework; Main Theme 2: Fragmenting CFAs for Political Gain; Main Theme 3: Strengthening the Internal Capability of CFAs; Main Theme 4: Strengthening Coordination of CFA Reforms; Notes; Chapter 3 The Database-Analysis of the Organization of the CFA Functions; Figure 3.1 Concentration of CFA Functions across Countries by Income Levels; Figure 3.2 CFA Concentration across Regions; Figure 3.3 CFA Concentration across Country Income Groups.
  • Figure 3.4 CFA Concentration of Policy and Operational Functions across RegionsTable 3.1 Distribution of Scores for Each CFA Activity; Figure 3.5 CFA Concentration of Policy and Operational Functions across Income Groups; Figure 3.6 CFA Concentration in Resource-Rich and Non-Resource-Rich Countries; Figure 3.7 CFA Concentration in Fragile and Non-Fragile Countries; Notes; Chapter 4 Main Lessons of the CFA Study; Table 4.1 Performance Framework for Analyzing the Capabilities of a Ministry of Finance (Illustrative Outline); Notes; Bibliography; Appendix A: Questionnaire, Database, and Indexes.
  • Table A.1 Central Finance Functions and Policy (P) and Operational (O) ActivitiesTable A.2 Database Composition; Table A.3 Questionnaire Respondents; Table A.4 Scoring Methodology; CFA Questionnaire; Note; Appendix B: Summary of CFA Case Studies; Benin; Cameroon; Chad; Ghana; Mongolia; Nicaragua; Rwanda; Sierra Leone; Tonga; Republic of Yemen.