Public expenditure management in francophone Africa: A cross-country analysis Public expenditure management in francophone Africa: A cross-country analysis

Public expenditure management in francophone Africa: A cross-country analysis
Public expenditure management in francophone Africa: A cross-country analysis

Public expenditure management in francophone Africa: A cross-country analysis*

Yaya Moussa**

* This working paper was originally published by the Fiscal Affairs  Department of the International Monetary Fund and it has been included in the current edition of the International Journal of Public Budget upon permission granted by the institution. The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debates.

** The author is a staff member in the Fiscal Affairs Department (FAD) of the IMF. He would like to thank Ehtisham Ahmad and Eivind Tandberg for suggestions; Dominique Bouley (FAD) and Iraj Talai (World Bank) for their help in reviewing the PEM questionnaire; and colleagues of FAD’s PEM divisions and the IMF’s African Department for their useful comments. The author is also grateful to Mrs. Robertson, Mrs. Portaro, and Mrs. Fetzer for editorial assistance.

 

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