Public Expenditure Tracking Surveys Strengthening 公共支出跟踪调查强化.pptVIP

Detecting Leakage, Identifying Inefficiencies, and Assessing the Outcomes of PFM Reforms: Public Expenditure Tracking Surveys (PETS) Doris Voorbraak, Kai Kaiser Public Sector Governance Group Poverty Reduction and Economic Management The World Bank IMF- FAD December 19, 2007 Improving Service Delivery Developing countries have increased spending- with support of donor funding- to fulfill their commitments to quality health and education services for all Problem remains that evidence shows that there is a weak association between spending and outcomes Increased pressures to evaluate modalities by which resource reach the frontline (including country systems, special programs, etc.) Why are services failing poor people? Increased public resources do not always translate into better outcomes Spending wisely When services fail poor people, a good place to start looking for the underlying problem is the budget: Budgets are misallocated Budgets are misappropriated Public expenditure management Strengthening PEM is essential to improve service delivery Formulating, implementing and reporting annual budgets is a challenging task when capacities are limited and the broader governance environment weak But what about operational impact of budgets? Even the best budget allocations are only as good as their impact on desired outcomes for poor people PETS can help you judging operational impact- the quality and quantity of service delivery, and where and how, and to what effect allocated funds are spent It therefore helps to shed light on budget allocation and execution issues Their common theme: the relationship between public spending and development outcomes What is PETS? Surveys that track, locate and quantify the flow of public resources across various administrative levels PETS-Experience to Date Pioneer was Uganda PETS (1996) Majority of the studies so far cover African countries. Most PETS cover health and education. Some are joint studies E