Transparent and prudent local financial management has come to be recognized as critical to the integrity of the local public sector and for gaining and retaining the trust of local residents. Such integrity and trust are sometimes lacking in some local governments in developing countries, especially in the Africa region.
This book brings together learning modules about local fiscal administration and budgeting that were prepared for the world bank institute's learning programs and were directed by the editor over the past three years. The learning modules and their publication in this volume were financed primarily by the goverment of sweden through its public expenditure and financial accountability (PEFA) par…
Budgetary institusions have historycally played a critical role in a gradual movement toward responsible, and accountable public governance in industrial countries.