Programme support and public finance management: a new role for bilateral donors in poverty strategy work
2002
U. Brobäck | S. Sjölander
Development assistance provided by international donors must be administered effectively if it is to achieve a lasting reduction in poverty. This study, produced by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), highlights the importance of setting up good public finance management systems in recipient countries so this goal can be met. It identifies the need to build government institutions capable of handling, tracking and applying funds efficiently.In most poor countries, such institutions are lacking and the authors discuss and recommend ways for donors and recipient countries to work together to achieve progress. They stress the importance of developing systems and tools that facilitate good financial management – and of implementing them in co-operation with partner countries. They also make a series of concrete proposals in this regard and offer numerous helpful hints and pointers for all those involved and interested in ensuring that modern development assistance actually reaches the people for whom it is intended. [adapted from authors]
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