Enhancing the Effectiveness of Public Spending : Experience in OECD Countries

Isabelle Joumard ; Per Mathis Kongsrud ; Young-Sook Nam ; Robert Price

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

关键词: government expenditure;    structure and scope of government;    budgets;    public sector efficiency systems;   

DOI  :  https://doi.org/10.1787/355505224723

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: OECD iLibrary

【 摘 要 】

In most OECD countries, public spending rose steadily as a share of GDP over the past decades to the mid-1990s, but this trend has since abated. The spending pressures stemming from the continued expansion of social programmes have been partly compensated by transient or one-off factors. Pressures on public spending, however, appear likely to intensify, in particular as a consequence of ageing populations. Since most OECD economies have very little scope for raising taxation or debt to finance higher spending, reforms to curb the growth in public spending while raising its cost effectiveness are now required. This paper presents a reform strategy for progress in this direction, based on detailed country reviews for over twothirds of OECD countries. Three main areas for action are identified: the budget process; management practices and the use of market mechanisms in the delivery of public services ...