Fiscal Transparency, Accountability, and Risk
Author: International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 2012-07-08
Total Pages: 55
ISBN-13: 1498340075
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis paper surveys that state of fiscal transparency in the wake of the current crisis and looks at what can be done to improve it. It examines the relationship between fiscal transparency and fiscal outcomes; reviews progress in promoting greater fiscal transparency over the past decade; considers the lessons of the recent crisis for existing fiscal transparency standards, practices, and monitoring arrangements; and makes a series of recommendations for renewing the global fiscal transparency effort in the wake of the crisis.