The development community advises developing country governments on how to be more effective, offering proposals  that relect donors' concept of best practive.  Not surprisingly, the receipt therefore tends to be similar, if not identical, for all countires. Matt Andrews, an Assistant Professor at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, analyzed the litany of best-practice recommendations and reviewed the Public Financial Management (PFM) systems in nine governments that are considered to be relatively effective. The Transparency and Accountability Program hosted Andrews to discuss his research, policy proposals, and ideas for the future direction of research.

May 8, 2008- The Brookings Institution

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Effective-PFM-ppt.pdf