Budget and Control: Guidelines for Reform in Latin America - Softcover

Petrei, Humberto

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1886938415 ISBN 13: 9781886938410

Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press / The Inter-American Development Bank, 1999

Synopsis

Although in theory Latin American governments prepare their budgets according to programmes, for the most part they are still input-based - focused mainly on what the state plans to purchase. This approach should be replaced by output-based budgeting, a system geared towards goods and services to be provided by the state, or by results budgeting, which focuses on what the state proposes to accomplish. This is an examination of the institutional arrangements required for the countries of the region to reform their budget and control systems. It is based on two decades of reform experience in the leading countries in the field of budget preparation, evaluation and control, with case studies of six Latin American countries.

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About the Author

Humberto Petrei, Ph.D., is Executive Director, Inter-American Development Bank and Inter-American Investment Corporation; and Cabinet Advisor, Ministry of Economy of Argentina.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press / The Inter-American Development Bank
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1886938415
• ISBN 13: 9781886938410
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 450