Economics, Public Finance & Budget Support

Economics, Public Finance & Budget Support

The economics, public finance and budget support topic page covers issues such as macroeconomic stability, fiscal policy, economic growth, public debt, public finance management (including procurement), financial accountability as well as their practical implications for development programmes, in particular budget support operations but also technical cooperation projects.

38 groups and 29 articles on Economics, Public Finance & Budget Support. 790 capacity4dev.eu members interested in Economics, Public Finance & Budget Support.

Articles on Economics, Public Finance & Budget Support

The EU Delegation to Zambia’s Experience of Using Political Economy Analysis

February 7 2012 by Team Editorial

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Over the past couple of years a number of donor agencies have adopted Political Economy Analysis tools to assist development practice. The European Union Delegation to Zambia recently carried out two pilot political economy studies. Their experience provides lessons for developing an EC tool.

This article belongs to the topics: Aid Effectiveness, Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform, Economics, Public Finance & Budget Support, Governance & Civil Society

Budget Support Can't Buy Reform But It Can Support It

January 3 2012 by Team Editorial

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Several European Commission evaluations confirm that Budget Support can be a useful instrument to support policy implementation and reforms in developing countries. But it can only contribute to positive change, experts warn, if there is a strong political commitment from partner governments.

This article belongs to the topics: Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform, Economics, Public Finance & Budget Support

Attendees Prepare for the EU Development Days 2011

December 14 2011 by Team Editorial

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Some 1,000 development practitioners, policy makers and representatives from donor and partner countries are arriving in Warsaw, Poland, for this year's European Development Days on the 15 and 16 December 2011.

This article belongs to the topics: Aid Effectiveness, Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform, Democracy, Economics, Public Finance & Budget Support, Governance & Civil Society

PFM Strengthening: Capacity Development and the Change Management Nexus

December 1 2011 by Team Editorial

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Effective capacity development involves understanding and supporting change management processes, according to consultants Carole Pretorius and Nico Pretorius who took part in a special capacity development workshop in Brussels recently.

This article belongs to the topics: Aid Effectiveness, Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform, Economics, Public Finance & Budget Support

Actors of the Development Community Focus on Youth as World Population Tops 7 Billion

November 25 2011 by Team Editorial

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The world passed a collective milestone in October when the planet’s human population topped 7 billion drawing some development professionals to consider the impact of such a large, and in the developing world, increasingly youthful population.

This article belongs to the topics: Aid Effectiveness, Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform, Children, Culture, Economics, Public Finance & Budget Support, Education, Gender, Health

Agenda for Change: Partners Debate EC Proposals for a New and Improved EU Development Policy

November 4 2011 by Team Editorial

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The European Union’s Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, recently presented an ‘Agenda for Change’; designed to increase the impact of EU development policy and introduce a new approach on EU budget support.

This article belongs to the topics: Aid Effectiveness, Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform, Economics, Public Finance & Budget Support

Smart Procurement for More Effective Aid

October 27 2011 by Team Editorial

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More aid contracts being won locally could boost development and job creation in partner countries, according to a new report by the European Network on Debt and Development, Eurodad.

This article belongs to the topics: Aid Effectiveness, Aid Procedures, Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform, Economics, Public Finance & Budget Support, Employment & Social Protection, Governance & Civil Society, Private Sector, Trade & Regional Integration, Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation

Presentation of an Agenda for Change: EC Communications on Development Policy and on Budget Support

October 13 2011 by Team Editorial

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The European Commission has published its Agenda for Change for increasing the impact of EU development policy as well as a Communication on the future of budget support. You can read it here.

This article belongs to the topics: Aid Effectiveness, Economics, Public Finance & Budget Support

Contributions to the Debate on the Future of EU Budget Support

September 29 2011 by Team Editorial

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As the European Commission and the Member States of the European Union are busy shaping the future of EU Budget Support, voices from civil society and developing countries call for strengthened budget support as one of the most effective ways of providing aid to poor countries.

This article belongs to the topics: Aid Effectiveness, Design, Monitoring & Evaluation, Economics, Public Finance & Budget Support

Tax Reform in Georgia: A Far-Reaching Reorganisation

August 16 2011 by Team Editorial

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Georgia, formerly part of the old United Soviet Socialist Republic, had a long history of poor tax collection until a new government took power in 2004. The new leaders introduced a radical overhaul of the tax system that combined a simplification of the tax code with improved tax administration, increased tax enforcement and an anti-corruption campaign.

This article belongs to the topics: Economics, Public Finance & Budget Support

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Tools and Methods Series

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This group gathers all methodological publications of the Directorate EuropeAid that have been published in the "Tools and Methods Series"

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Public Group on Fragility

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A group to discuss improving the way we handle situations of fragility

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A group space introducing the support team for Project and Programme Cycle Management.

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Business Incubation

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Provision of business assistance and project development through business incubation

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West Africa - Regional Integration

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This group is composed of all colleagues working in EU delegation across the region.

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Political Economy in Practice

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A group to discuss and support the pragmatic and gradual introduction of a "political economy" approach in EC Development Cooperation.

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