Colombia - Decentralization : Options and Incentives for Efficiency - Sector Annexes

This report is intended to support the analysis and implementation of reforms aimed at a strengthening of the intergovernmental system in Colombia. In mid-2007 congress approved a legislative act as constitutional amendment that increases the level of the main transfer to sub-national governments, the General System of Transfers (SGP). However an adjustment of the regulations and institutional arrangements within the sectors is still pending. The report is intended to provide empirical evidence and technical inputs for a design of these complementary measures that are required. It will focus on examining how efficient sub-national governments are in service delivery within the existing intergovernmental arrangements and incentive framework. It will also analyze the underlying causes of low performance and suggest options for the government to address this challenge. The emphasis is on three sectors: education and health, which are both financed primarily by the SGP; and the road sector, which is financed outside the SGP. This focus will make evident the different types of intergovernmental management systems and the implications for efficiency.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2009-08-01
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY, AMORTIZATION, AUDITING, BAILOUT, BANKING SECTOR, BANKRUPTCIES, BANKRUPTCY, BANKRUPTCY LAW, BANKS, BUDGET CONSTRAINT, BUDGET EXECUTION, BUDGET IMPLICATIONS, CENTRAL BANK, CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, CONTINGENT LIABILITIES, CREDIT RISK, CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS, CURRENT EXPENDITURES, DEBT, DEBT RESTRUCTURING, DEBT STOCK, DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS, DECONCENTRATION, DEFICITS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, EMPLOYMENT, EVASION, FINANCES, FINANCIAL RESTRUCTURING, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY, FINANCING SOURCES, FISCAL AUTONOMY, FISCAL BALANCE, FISCAL CAPACITY, FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION, FISCAL EFFORT, FISCAL EFFORTS, FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, GOVERNMENT DEBT, GOVERNMENT DEFICIT, GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES, GOVERNMENT SPENDING, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH EXPENDITURES, HEALTH PROMOTION, HEALTH SERVICES, HOSPITALS, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCE, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, INCOME TAX, INFLATION, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INSURANCE, INTEREST PAYMENTS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFER, INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS, INTERVENTION, IRON, LABOR COSTS, LAND VALUE, LAWS, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LEGISLATION, LEVY, LOCAL AUTONOMY, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL REVENUE, LOCAL TAXES, LOTTERIES, MACROECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS, MARKET COMPETITION, MARKET FAILURES, MARKET VALUES, MORTALITY, MUNICIPAL, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS, MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS, MUNICIPALITIES, NATIONAL BUDGET, NATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE, NET DEBT, NURSES, OPEN MARKET, PATIENTS, PENSION, PENSION FUND, PENSION SYSTEM, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATIZATION, PROPERTY TAX ADMINISTRATION, PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION, PROPERTY TAXES, PROVINCIAL DEBT, PROVISIONS, PUBLIC, PUBLIC ENTERPRISES, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC FINANCE, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC RESOURCES, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SPENDING, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, PUBLIC WORKS, REGIONAL PLANNING, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, RESOURCE MOBILIZATION, RETURN, RETURNS, REVENUE SOURCES, RISK CONTROL, ROADS, SAVINGS, SEWAGE, SHAREHOLDER, STATE ENTERPRISES, STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES, SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS, TAX, TAX COLLECTION, TAX RATE, TAX RATES, TAX REVENUE, TAX REVENUES, TAX SYSTEM, TAXATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TOBACCO TAXES, TOTAL DEBT, TRANSACTION, TRANSPARENCY, VEHICLE OWNERSHIP, WAGES, WATER SUPPLY, WORKERS,
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