The Evolving Functions and Organization of Finance Ministries
The Evolving Functions and Organization of Finance Ministries

Author: Mr.Richard Allen

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2015-11-09

Total Pages: 51

ISBN-13: 1513582607

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There is relatively little literature that analyses the role, functions, and organization of finance ministries. The purpose of this working paper is to review international experiences in this area, in an effort to formulate guiding principles of organizational design and the allocation of functions, while recognizing the crucial importance of each country’s history and institutional context. Over the past 30 years many finance ministries have moved from a “traditional” to an “emerging” model of organizational design in which there is greater openness and transparency, more flexible management practices, and a broader focus on strategic policy issues. In addition, many operational functions have been devolved to arm’s–length agencies or line ministries. The paper describes the challenges facing developing countries in strengthening their finance ministries, and the principles, approaches, and strategies that can be applied.

The Evolving Functions and Organization of Finance Ministries
The Evolving Functions and Organization of Finance Ministries

Author: Mr.Richard Allen

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2015-11-09

Total Pages: 51

ISBN-13: 151354389X

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There is relatively little literature that analyses the role, functions, and organization of finance ministries. The purpose of this working paper is to review international experiences in this area, in an effort to formulate guiding principles of organizational design and the allocation of functions, while recognizing the crucial importance of each country’s history and institutional context. Over the past 30 years many finance ministries have moved from a “traditional” to an “emerging” model of organizational design in which there is greater openness and transparency, more flexible management practices, and a broader focus on strategic policy issues. In addition, many operational functions have been devolved to arm’s–length agencies or line ministries. The paper describes the challenges facing developing countries in strengthening their finance ministries, and the principles, approaches, and strategies that can be applied.

The International Handbook of Public Financial Management
The International Handbook of Public Financial Management

Author: Richard Allen

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2013-08-15

Total Pages: 1125

ISBN-13: 113731530X

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The Handbook is a virtual encyclopedia of public financial management, written by topmost experts, many with a background in the IMF and World Bank. It provides the first comprehensive guide to the subject that has been published in more than ten years. The book is aimed at a broad audience of academics/students, government officials, development agencies and practitioners. It covers both bread-and-butter topics such as the macroeconomic and legal framework for budgeting, budget preparation and execution, procurement, accounting, reporting, audit and oversight, as well as specialist subjects such as government payroll systems, local government finance, fiscal transparency, the management of fiscal risks, sovereign wealth funds, the management of state-owned enterprises, and political economy aspects of budgeting. The book sets out numerous examples and case studies describing good practice in public financial management, and is highly relevant for use in both advanced and developing countries.

Public Financial Management and Its Emerging Architecture
Public Financial Management and Its Emerging Architecture

Author: Mr. M. Cangiano

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2013-04-05

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13: 1475512198

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The first two decades of the twenty-first century have witnessed an influx of innovations and reforms in public financial management. The current wave of reforms is markedly different from those in the past, owing to the sheer number of innovations, their widespread adoption, and the sense that they add up to a fundamental change in the way governments manage public money. This book takes stock of the most important innovations that have emerged over the past two decades, including fiscal responsibility legislation, fiscal rules, medium-term budget frameworks, fiscal councils, fiscal risk management techniques, performance budgeting, and accrual reporting and accounting. Not merely a handbook or manual describing practices in the field, the volume instead poses critical questions about innovations; the issues and challenges that have appeared along the way, including those associated with the global economic crisis; and how the ground can be prepared for the next generation of public financial management reforms. Watch Video of Book Launch

The Group of Seven
The Group of Seven

Author: Andrew Baker

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2006-05-09

Total Pages: 383

ISBN-13: 113425637X

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We are now in the era of the G8, although the G7 still exists as a grouping for Finance Ministers. Why do G7 finance ministries and central banks co-operate? What are the implications of this co-operation for US power and the abilities of the other six states to exercise leadership? What role do the G7 play in global financial governance? How much authority do they possess and how is that authority exercised? This is the first major monograph on the political economy of G7 finance ministry and central bank co-operation. It argues that to understand the contribution of the G7 to global financial governance it is necessary to locate the process in the context of a wider world financial order comprised of decentralized globalization. It also provides original case study material on the G7’s contribution to macroeconomic governance and to debates on the global financial architecture over the last decade. It assesses the G7’s role in producing a system of global financial governance based on market supremacy and technocratic transgovernmental consensus and articulates normative criticisms of the G7’s exclusivity. For researchers in the fields of IR/IPE generally, postgraduate students in the field of international organization and global governance, policy makers and financial journalists this is the most extensive analysis of the G7 and the political economy of global financial governance to date.

Building a Data Culture in the Ministry of Finance
Building a Data Culture in the Ministry of Finance

Author: Dody Dharma Hutabarat

Publisher: Central Transformation Office, Sekretariat Jenderal, Kementerian Keuangan

Published: 2022-03-02

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 6025395039

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The book is prepared as a general guide for stakeholders in the Ministry of Finance, especially the leaders, on how to lead their working units to be data-driven. In the Ministry of Finance, the volume of data grows massively. The data grow so rapidly that the Minister of Finance illustrates the condition by stating that “We, at the Ministry of Finance, are actually sitting on a large pile of data. This is a new type of mine. In digital era, the mine refers to the mine of data. However, of course they have to be the data we process and understand.” Ideally, the availability of data will encourage better formulation of policies and decision making. However, such effort is not an easy task, it is a challenging one instead. One of the main challenges in data utilization is that data culture has not been developed yet. The opportunity to optimize data utilization gets fresh air as awareness and understanding of data start to grow in some internal areas of the Ministry of Finance. Starting from the background, the book is compiled to become a guide for leaders and employees of the Ministry of Finance in building data culture in the Ministry of Finance. The book introduces cultural approach to develop and utilize data analytics skills in the Ministry of Finance. Hopefully, the book will keep being renewed in accordance with the development of science, technology, needs, and public discussion.

A Comparative Analysis of Tax Administration in Asia and the Pacific
A Comparative Analysis of Tax Administration in Asia and the Pacific

Author: Asian Development Bank

Publisher: Asian Development Bank

Published: 2022-05-01

Total Pages: 315

ISBN-13: 9292695185

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This report is the 5th edition of ADB’s A Comparative Analysis of Tax Administration in Asia and the Pacific. It provides internationally comparative data on aspects of tax systems and their administration in 38 economies and detailed analysis of the comparative results across the region, aiming to assist the revenue bodies to improve their performance by providing opportunities to benchmark their administration against similar economies in the region. The comparable data and analysis are based largely on the 2020 round of the International Survey on Revenue Administration, for the 2018 and 2019 fiscal years.