Conventional fiscal analysis fails to address contingent fiscal risk. The government budget process and documentation generally fail to scrutinize the substantial claims on public resources that are associated with government contingent liabilities, realized and potential. This report fills gaps...

This book explores the many ways that Congress makes economic decisions. 

Modernizers of the state have been busy during the past decade building new governance institutions and rehabilitating old ones in developing and emerging market countries.Abstract: La pasada década, los modernizadores del estado estuvieron bastante ocupados creando nuevas instituciones del...

During the past decade New Zealand has introduced far-reaching reforms in the structure and operation of government departments and agencies. This model has attracted interest in developing countries because it promises significant gains in operational efficiency. But developing countries, which...

Este documento fue comisionado por la Red de Gestión Pública y Transparencia del Diálogo Regional de Política para la Reunión Subregional de Centroamérica celebrada el día 26 de agosto de 2005. Este documento propone que los funcionarios de presupuestos de los países de América Latina y...

Esta presentación fue comisionada por la Red de Gestión Pública y Transparencia del Diálogo Regional de Política para la IV Reunión Hemisférica celebrada los días 11 y 12 de diciembre de 2003. La lógica de la modernización. Un Estado que no se desempeña bien y no es responsable de sus...

This presentation was commissioned by the Public Management and Transparency Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the IV Hemispheric Meeting celebrated on December 11th and 12th, 2003. The Logic of Modernization. A State that does not perform well and is not accountable, cannot sustain...

El Estado-nación contemporáneo existe para rendir, proporcionando servicios a los ciudadanos. El grado en que el Estado rinde influencia el bienestar económico y social de los ciudadanos, su posición en las elecciones, los programas y el comportamiento de políticos y funcionarios y las...

The contemporary nation-state exists to perform, to provide financial assistance, public services and other benefits to its people. How well the government performs influences the economic and social well-being of citizens, the mindset that voters take into the election booth, the programs and...

This presentation was commissioned by the Public Management and Transparency Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the VI Hemispheric Meeting celebrated on May 23rd and 24th, 2005. OECD's Senior Budget Officials Network. How it has grown over the past 25 years. The insularity of budget...