World Bank Experience with Public Expenditure Reviews: Talking Points

Author

• Ishrat Husain, The World Bank

Document Type

Conference Paper

Publication Date

4-24-1996

Author Affiliation

The World Bank

Conference Name

International Meeting on the 20/20 Initiative

Conference Location

Oslo

Conference Dates

1996-04-24

First Page

1

Last Page

5

Keywords

Public expenditure, Poverty reduction, Public sector management

Abstract / Description

These talking points, prepared for a World Bank presentation at the International Meeting on the 20/20 Initiative in Oslo, discuss the importance of public expenditure decisions for poverty reduction. They examine the data and institutional constraints facing public expenditure reviews (PERs) in client countries, summarize key limitations identified in Bank assessments of PERs, and outline steps being taken to improve public expenditure management and its impact on the poor.

Comments

Talking points prepared by Mr. Ishrat Husain, Director, Poverty and Social Policy Department, for his presentation at the International Meeting on the 20/20 Initiative, Oslo, April 23-25, 1996; summarized in an office memorandum dated April 30, 1996. IH0229

Recommended Citation

Husain, I. (1996). World Bank Experience with Public Expenditure Reviews: Talking Points., 1-5. Retrieved from https://ir.iba.edu.pk/faculty-research-series/272