Format:
1 online resource (292 pages)
ISBN:
9780821361450
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0821361449
Content:
For various reasons-whether philosophical, political, humanitarian, or by institutional mandate-people are concerned for the well being of the most vulnerable groups in society: women, the poor, and the elderly. Some would even measure the value of a political system by how well it cares for the least of its members. Related to this is the orientation of government toward the public more generally and the extent that it listens and responds to its citizens. More specifically, it is the rules and norms-the institutional framework-of government through which it takes into account the preferences of people on a day-to-day basis, not just at the ballot box. "Public Expenditure Analysis" explores two themes: the orientation of government towards its more vulnerable groups and the extent to which government is responsive to its citizens. The first part of the book provides tools, methodologies, and examples of how to examine the impact of government expenditures, taxes, pension systems and other policies on women, the poor, and the elderly. The second part looks at the different ways that the government listens to citizens' voices and proposes a new institutional framework for governments that wish to implement reforms that increase responsiveness: citizen-centered government and citizen-centered budgeting.
Content:
Contents -- Other Forthcoming Books of Related Interest -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Overview -- CHAPTER 1 Public Expenditure Incidence Analysis -- General Issues -- The Allocation of Public Expenditures -- Distributional Effects -- Conclusions -- CHAPTER 2 On Measures of Inequality and Poverty with Welfare Implications -- The Lorenz Curve and Social Welfare -- Gini Index -- Calculations of the Gini Index -- Generalized Gini Index -- Entropy Measures of Inequality -- Atkinson's Inequality Measures -- Measuring Poverty -- An Illustration Using Lao PDR Data -- Some Concluding Remarks -- CHAPTER 3 On Assessing the Equity of Governments' Fiscal Policies, with Application to the Philippines -- Welfare Measures -- Welfare and Income Components -- Welfare Reform Index -- Indirect Taxes and Subsidies -- An Overview of the Philippines' Fiscal System -- Basis for Measuring Distributional Effects -- Analysis of Empirical Results -- Some Concluding Remarks -- CHAPTER 4 Evaluating Public Pensions -- The Imperative for Public Pension Reform and Development -- The Rationale for Government Intervention -- Transfers to the Elderly -- Contributory Pension Schemes -- Encouragement of Voluntary Provision for Retirement -- Conclusion: Issues for Evaluation -- CHAPTER 5 Gender in Public Expenditure Reviews -- Choice and Range of Topics -- Methodology of Analysis -- Provision of Data -- Remedies and Changes in Policy and Budget -- Examples of Gender-Sensitive Budgetary Analysis -- Summary -- CHAPTER 6 Citizen-Centered Governance: A New Approach to Public Sector Reform -- The Public Sector Reform Challenge in Developing Countries -- Conventional Reform Approaches, the Legacy They Leave, and Their Problems -- A New Citizen-Centered Framework to Guide Reform -- Conclusion.
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Other Forthcoming Books of Related Interest; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Overview; CHAPTER 1 Public Expenditure Incidence Analysis ; BOXES; TABLES; CHAPTER 2 On Measures of Inequality and Poverty with Welfare Implications; FIGURES; CHAPTER 3 On Assessing the Equity of Governments' Fiscal Policies, with Application to the Philippines; CHAPTER 4 Evaluating Public Pensions; CHAPTER 5 Gender in Public Expenditure Reviews; CHAPTER 6 Citizen-Centered Governance: A New Approach to Public Sector Reform
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CHAPTER 7 Toward Citizen-Centered Local-Level Budgets in Developing CountriesCHAPTER 8 Voice Mechanisms and Local Government Fiscal Outcomes: How Do Civic Pressure and Participation Influence Public Acc
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780821361443
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780821361443
Language:
English
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