Albania : Public Expenditure and Institutional Review, Volume 2. Main Report

This report presents an in-depth evaluation of the budgetary planning process in Albania and the institutional arrangements required for better management of public expenditures. The report does not provide a detailed analysis of expenditures or an assessment of investment projects and their outcomes in each sector. Such a shift in emphasis is appropriate given the currently weak institutional capacities in Albania and the need to enforce accountability in the public sector.The report is arranged as follows: Chapter 1 deals with the macroeconomic frmaework and policies needed to maintain fiscal sustainability and improve fiscal discipline. Chapter 2 discusses revenue and expenditure patterns, presents measures that would enhance revenue performance and analyzes the allocation of expenditures. This chapter is designed to highlight the key expenditure priorities that should be more fully addressed as Albania moves forward with the medium-term expenditure framework process (MTEF). The bulk of the report--Chapters 3, 4, and 5--addresses key challenges facing Albania to improve its institutional environment and its capacities. Chapter 3 assesses the public expenditure management process and its weaknesses and how this process should be reformed. Chapter 4 explains how establishing the MTEF mechanism could provide a better linkage between policy planning and the allocation of resources. Chapter 5 discusses meeting institutional capacity requirements.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2001-04-16
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS, ACCOUNTING, ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY, ADVERSE EFFECTS, AGGREGATE FISCAL DISCIPLINE, AGRICULTURE, ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES, ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY, BUDGET DEFICIT, BUDGET EXECUTION, BUDGET MANAGEMENT, BUDGET MONITORING, BUDGET PERFORMANCE, BUDGET PROCESS, BUDGETARY EXPENDITURES, BUDGETARY INSTITUTIONS, BUDGETARY RESOURCES, CIVIL SOCIETY, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, CORRUPTION, COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, CROWDING OUT, CURRENCY UNIT, DECENTRALIZATION, DECISION MAKING, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, DOMESTIC BORROWING, DONOR COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC COOPERATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC IMPACT, ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT, ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, ECONOMIC RECOVERY, ECONOMIC REFORM, ECONOMIC SHOCKS, ELECTRICITY, EMPLOYMENT, EXECUTION, EXPORT GROWTH, EXPORTS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL SECTOR, FINANCIAL SECTORS, FISCAL, FISCAL BALANCE, FISCAL DEFICIT, FISCAL DEFICITS, FISCAL DISCIPLINE, FISCAL INFORMATION, FISCAL MANAGEMENT, FISCAL POLICIES, FISCAL POLICY, FISCAL REVENUES, FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY, FOREIGN ASSISTANCE, FOREIGN BORROWING, FOREIGN DEBT, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES, FOREIGN INVESTORS, GDP, GOVERNMENT DEBT, GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH INSURANCE, HOUSING, HUMAN CAPITAL, IMPORTS, INCOME, INCOME COUNTRIES, INCOME QUINTILES, INFLATION, INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS, INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT, INSTITUTIONAL REFORM, INTEREST RATES, INTERNAL SECURITY, LABOR FORCE, LACK OF TRANSPARENCY, LACK OF TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORK, MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, MACROECONOMIC STABILITY, MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION, MEDIUM TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK, MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, MONETARY POLICY, OIL, PER CAPITA INCOME, POLICY DIALOGUE, POLICY INITIATIVES, POLICY MEASURES, POLICY SIDE, POVERTY ISSUES, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRODUCTIVITY, PROVISIONS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM, PUBLIC EDUCATION, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, PUBLIC INVESTMENT, PUBLIC INVESTMENTS, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SERVICES, PUBLIC SPENDING, PUBLIC WORKS, REAL GDP, REAL TERMS, REDUCING POVERTY, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, REVENUE COLLECTION, REVENUE PERFORMANCE, SAVINGS, SOCIAL CAPITAL, SOCIAL INSURANCE, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL SERVICES, STATE BUDGET, STATE BUDGET EXPENDITURES, STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT, STRUCTURAL REFORM, STRUCTURAL REFORMS, SUSTAINABLE GROWTH, TAX, TAX ADMINISTRATION, TAX LAWS, TAX POLICY, TAX RATES, TAX REVENUES, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TOTAL EXPENDITURES, TOTAL REVENUE, TRANSPARENCY, TREASURY, TREASURY BILLS, VALUE ADDED PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, BUDGETARY PROCESS, MACROECONOMIC POLICY, GOVERNMENT SPENDING POLICY, RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, POLICY PLANNING, INCENTIVES,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/04/1346246/albania-public-expenditure-institutional-review-vol-2-2-main-report https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15522
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