This study is intended to help underpin a more coordinated, effective approach to assessing and reforming systems for public expenditure, procurement, and financial accountability in developing countries-especially countries that receive international aid for budget support. Such support, also...

This paper reviews the Public Financial Management (PFM) reform stategy for 16 Pacific Island Countries (PICs) during the period 2010-2020. The strategy was endorsed by the finance and economic ministers of the region (FEMM) in 2010. The paper analyzes more than 30 PEFA assessments carried out...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Executive Summary -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- ASSESSMENTS OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT: RATIONALE AND CONTEXT -- What Is Public Expenditure Management? -- This Study's Purpose and Objectives -- Genesis of Assessments of Public...