Budget System Reform in Emerging Economies: The Challenges and the Reform Agenda

Jack Diamond

No 2006/002, IMF Occasional Papers from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: With increasing frequency, the IMF has assisted middle-income countries, especially emerging economies, in adopting the types of budget reforms that have been introduced in many Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries - reforms that emphasize performance and results achieved from the use of public resources. This paper examines the experience of OECD countries in introducing such reforms and assesses whether the same reform strategy be applied to non-OECD countries. It examines how emerging economies should begin such reforms, and how they should be sequenced thereafter. Based on a thorough review of the technical assistance provided by the IMF's Fiscal Affairs Department (FAD) to middle-income countries, this paper will be useful to policymakers and administrators in emerging economies who are contemplating such reforms.

Keywords: OP; management; government; performance budget management approach; management model; management system; accrual accounting; government organization; Budget planning and preparation; Accrual accounting; Fiscal accounting and reporting; Performance-based budgeting; Budget execution and treasury management; Australia and New Zealand; Global; Northern Europe; Caribbean (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 118
Date: 2006-04-21
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