Importance of the Public Service in Achieving the UN SDGs

Public service is the engine of effective governance delivery in the world economy; governments across the world cannot function well without the enabling structures of public administration to deliver on their mandate as set out mostly in (political) manifestos, while also making sure the core mandate for meeting citizens’ basic welfare needs are made available through an efficient market system. The operation of such a market system must enable entities or agents to act in the best interest of delivering high services, which would have already been set as dictated through regulation of the legal system – this should also facilitate the presence of information symmetry for agents to operate (Jackson and Jabbie, 2019; Winston, 2006; Weiner and Vining, 2004)

New Public Management between reality and illusion: Analysing the validity of performance-based budgeting

Drawing from the theoretical insights of pragmatic constructivism, this paper aims to explain the difficulties faced by organizational actors in the translation of performance-based budgeting (PBB) into practice. The dichotomy of reality and illusion at the centre of pragmatic constructivism sheds light on the limitations and shortcomings that characterize the implementation of a business-like practice introduced as a component of the reform movement known as New Public Management (NPM). The paper investigates the case of an Italian Ministry through the analysis of interviews, policy documents, and governmental reports. The analysis shows that a failed integration of communication, values and aims between actors and an illusionary analysis of factual possibilities constrain the construction of causalities, hence jeopardizing the successful implementation of the performance-based budgeting reform. Rather than engaging in a co-authoring process, the actors are left with illusionary constructs that, while providing the appearance of a compliant organization, fail to produce the desired changes

OECD Budgeting at a Glance in Latin American Countries: OECD Database on Budgetary Institutions, Practices and Procedures: Version 1

This presentation discusses the background of the survey/questionnaire on formal budget institutions, practices and procedures that was completed in 2003 by 45 countries. The results are in a searchable OECD web-based database by question and country. This presentation was commissioned by the Public Management and Transparency Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the 7th Hemispheric Meeting celebrated on May 8th and 9th, 2006

Un vistazo a la preparación de presupuestos en países de América Latina desde la perspectiva de la OCDE: base de datos de instituciones, prácticas y procedimientos presupuestarios de la OCDE.

Esta presentación fue comisionada por la Red de Gestión Pública y Transparencia del Diálogo Regional de Política para la VII Reunión Hemisférica celebrada los días 8 y 9 de mayo de 2006

Reforming civil service accountability in the US and the UK Two highways agencies

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OECD Budgeting at a Glance in Latin American Countries: OECD Database on Budgetary Institutions, Practices and Procedures: Version 1

This presentation discusses the background of the survey/questionnaire on formal budget institutions, practices and procedures that was completed in 2003 by 45 countries. The results are in a searchable OECD web-based database by question and country. This presentation was commissioned by the Public Management and Transparency Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the 7th Hemispheric Meeting celebrated on May 8th and 9th, 2006.Population Statistics & Information Systems, Fiscal Policy, Budgetary Procedures Procedimientos Presupuestarios

Un vistazo a la preparación de presupuestos en países de América Latina desde la perspectiva de la OCDE: base de datos de instituciones, prácticas y procedimientos presupuestarios de la OCDE.

Esta presentación fue comisionada por la Red de Gestión Pública y Transparencia del Diálogo Regional de Política para la VII Reunión Hemisférica celebrada los días 8 y 9 de mayo de 2006.Política fiscal, Procedimientos Presupuestarios