Republic of Iraq Public Expenditure Review : Toward More Efficient Spending for Better Service Delivery

World Bank Group

Washington, DC:World Bank Group

关键词: BUDGET EXECUTION;    ELECTRICITY SECTOR;    FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT;    HEALTH;    POVERTY REDUCTION;   

DOI  :  10.1596/978-1-4648-0294-2
RP-ID  :  89916

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 is organized as follows.Chapter one sets out the strategic context for Iraq,including the evolving political situation, macroeconomiccontext, and poverty and social conditions. Chapter twoanalyzes the trends in, and composition of, publicexpenditure, both from economic and functional perspectives.This chapter discusses the efficiency of public expenditurein Iraq (that is, through benchmarking as well as directoutput comparisons) and identifies, on the basis ofanalysis, key sectors for further in-depth assessment forthe second phase. It also looks at revenue management issuesdrawing on the Country Economic Memorandum (CEM). Chapterthree examines strategic prioritization and budget executionissues in Iraq. In particular, it reviews the nationaldevelopment priorities, as articulated in the NationalDevelopment Plan (NDP) and poverty reduction strategy (PRS),and examines the strategic orientation of publicexpenditures, that is, to what extent public expenditurepriorities relate to Iraq s development plan. This chapteralso focuses on public investment in Iraq, analyzes keyissues against efficient and effective use of investmentbudget, and proposes actions for an effective PublicInvestment Management (PIM) system. Chapter four analyzesefficiency of public spending in electricity sector anddiscusses public service delivery issues while chapter fivefocuses on efficiency and equity issues in publicexpenditure on health.