Managing Public Expenditure : Some Emerging Policy Issues and A Framework for Analysis

Paul Atkinson ; Paul van den Noord

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

关键词: public sector efficiency;    budget systems;    fiscal policy;   

DOI  :  https://doi.org/10.1787/066436018532

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: OECD iLibrary

【 摘 要 】

This paper highlights some key policy issues regarding the performance of public expenditure and proposes an analytical framework for its assessment. The framework distinguishes three economic objectives of policies in the pursuit of better performance of public expenditure: macroeconomic sustainability, allocative efficiency (better outcomes per unit of public expenditure) and technical efficiency (less resource inputs per unit of public output). Against this backdrop, the paper discusses experiences of governments of OECD countries with various policy instruments, including fiscal rules, medium-term fiscal frames, market-based allocation mechanisms and flexible management and control. These experiences could serve as a starting point for peer reviews and international benchmarking ...