Making public Making public expenditure pro-poorexpenditure pro-poor

CAPE WorkshopCAPE Workshop

14 May 200414 May 2004

ProblemProblem

Can we provide policy-makers in Can we provide policy-makers in developing countries with developing countries with simple and relevant guidance simple and relevant guidance on how to turn budgets into on how to turn budgets into more effective tools for poverty more effective tools for poverty reduction?reduction?

Previous ODI workPrevious ODI work

Basic Budgeting ProblemBasic Budgeting Problem How, When and Why does Poverty get How, When and Why does Poverty get

Budget Priority?Budget Priority? Results-oriented Budgeting and Results-oriented Budgeting and

ManagementManagement

State of current State of current knowledgeknowledge

Dominance of WB approachDominance of WB approach Focus on advanced techniques and Focus on advanced techniques and

economic theoryeconomic theory Limited consideration of data and Limited consideration of data and

capacity constraintscapacity constraints

Are these techniques being used in Are these techniques being used in poor countries?poor countries?

Is this the right approach?Is this the right approach?

Research AgendaResearch Agenda

Bring together existing knowledgeBring together existing knowledge about about the linkages between public expenditure and the linkages between public expenditure and poverty reduction, and poverty reduction, and devise practical devise practical tools to assist decision-makingtools to assist decision-making and turn and turn national budgets into more effective national budgets into more effective instruments for pursuing poverty reduction instruments for pursuing poverty reduction objectivesobjectives

– Assessing impactAssessing impact– Designing appropriate toolsDesigning appropriate tools– Ensuring feasibilityEnsuring feasibility