Western Balkans : Public Investment Management and the EU Effect

Groom, Simon

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ACCOUNTING;    AFFORDABILITY;    ARREARS;    BID;    BIDDERS;   

RP-ID  :  93364

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The report summarizes the findings ofdiagnostic studies of public investment management (PIM)processes in six Western Balkan countries. The key findingis that, except for externally financed investments,preliminary screening and rigorous project appraisaltechniques are rarely used, even in those cases where theseare prescribed. Ex post evaluation of public investment isalso largely undeveloped. Across the region systems aregradually being put in place to improve PIM, butimplementation is handicapped by a shortage of skilledpractitioners. The report identifies a European Union (EU)effect but finds its impact rather limited. Harmonizationwith EU practices in public financial management focuses onpublic internal financial control and public procurementbecause these are the important areas for safeguarding EUfunds. Therefore these are also the areas of PIM where apositive integration effect can be identified.