Sierra Leone - Public Expenditure Review : From Post-Conflict Recovery to Sustained Growth

This Public Expenditure Review is to assist the Government of Sierra Leone in repositioning itself for sustained growth and poverty reduction in the long-run as opposed to the short-term expediencies needed during the present post-conflict phase. The report focuses on the period 2001-2003 for history and 2004-2006 for the future. A review of older historical data at the aggregate level is done in the macroeconomic section for the period 1998-2003 in order to demonstrate the contrast between the war and post-war years. The report covers the fiscal policies of Government in aggregate and goes deeper for three sectors: security, agriculture and education. All three are critical to growth and poverty reduction. It also proposes a number of changes in the budget process. It reviews the budgets and capacity of the security service ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). The maintenance of security is fundamental: without it, there is little incentive to invest for future growth. The report examines the budgets and capacities of the agricultural MDAs. Finding ways to increase agricultural growth is equally critical, especially since the majority of the population still lives in rural areas. The education sector is also examined in depth, due to its central contributions to the long-run productivity of the workforce - and because of its large impact on the fiscal stance of Government.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2004-08-31
Subjects:	ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, ACCOUNTING, ACCOUNTING SYSTEM, AGGREGATE SPENDING, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, AGRICULTURE, APPROPRIATIONS, AUDITOR GENERAL, AUDITOR-GENERAL, BASIC, BUDGET ALLOCATIONS, BUDGET BUREAU, BUDGET COMMITTEES, BUDGET EXECUTION, BUDGET FRAMEWORK, BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION, BUDGET PLANNING, BUDGET PROCESS, BUDGET YEAR, BUDGETARY EXPENDITURE, BUDGETING PROCESS, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPACITY OF GOVERNMENT, CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, CAPITAL SPENDING, CASH MANAGEMENT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, CHANGE MANAGEMENT, CITIES, CIVIL DEFENSE, COMMUNITIES, COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY, COMPUTERIZATION, CONSUMPTION GOODS, CREDIBLE BUDGET, DEBT, DEBT RELIEF, DEBT SERVICE, DECENTRALIZATION, DECISION MAKERS, DETAILED INFORMATION, DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, DIVIDENDS, DOMESTIC BORROWING, DOMESTIC CREDIT, DOMESTIC INTEREST RATES, DONOR ASSISTANCE, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC GROWTH RATE, ECONOMIC OUTCOMES, ECONOMIC POLICY, EDUCATION SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT, EXCHANGE RATE, EXCHANGE RESERVES, EXPENDITURE CONTROL, EXPENDITURE CONTROLS, EXPENDITURE DATA, EXPENDITURE ISSUES, EXPENDITURE LEVELS, EXPENDITURE TRACKING SURVEYS, EXPENDITURES, EXTENSION, EXTENSION SERVICES, EXTERNAL AID, EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE, EXTERNAL AUDIT, FARMERS, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ACT, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, FINANCIAL SECTOR, FISCAL ADJUSTMENT, FISCAL DEFICIT, FISCAL FRAMEWORK, FISCAL POLICY, FISCAL SAVINGS, FISCAL STANCE, FORECASTS, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES, FOREIGN FINANCING, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, GDP, GDP PER CAPITA, GNP, GOLDEN RULE, GOVERNANCE REFORM, GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY, GOVERNMENT CAPACITY, GOVERNMENT CONSUMPTION, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT, GOVERNMENT SPENDING, GOVERNMENT SUPPLY, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, GROWTH RATE, HEALTH CARE, INCOME, INFLATION, INNOVATIONS, INSTITUTIONAL REFORM, INTEGRATION, INTEREST RATE, INTERNAL AUDIT, INTERNAL AUDIT CAPACITY, KNOWLEDGE SHARING, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOW INCOME, MACROECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS, MACROECONOMIC CONTEXT, MACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORK, MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, MACROECONOMIC STABILITY, MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS, MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES, MDP, MEDIUM TERM EXPENDITURE, MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE, MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK, MEDIUM-TERM FISCAL FRAMEWORK, MICRO-MANAGEMENT, MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE, MINISTRY OF DEFENSE, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, NATIONAL BUDGET, NATIONAL BUDGET PROCESS, NATIONAL POLICY, NATIONAL PRIORITY, NATIONAL SECURITY, NGOS, ONLINE ACCESS, OUTPUT RATIO, PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS, POLICY MAKING, POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, PRICE STABILITY, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT, PROCUREMENT OF GOODS, PROCUREMENT POLICIES, PROCUREMENT SYSTEMS, PROGRAM FINANCING, PROGRAMS, PUBLIC, PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC BUDGETING, PUBLIC CONSUMPTION, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE TRACKING, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE TRACKING SURVEY, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE TRACKING SURVEYS, PUBLIC FINANCE, PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC INVESTMENT, PUBLIC INVESTMENT SPENDING, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY, PUBLIC SERVICES, QUALITY OF EDUCATION, REAL GDP, REAL GROWTH, RECORDS MANAGEMENT, REGISTERS, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, ROAD NETWORK, ROADS, SCHOOL MANAGEMENT, SECTOR MINISTRIES, SIMULATION, SOCIAL CAPITAL, SOCIAL EXPENDITURES, SOCIAL PROGRAMS, SOCIAL PROJECTS, SOCIAL SERVICES, STRATEGIC PLANS, TECHNICIANS, TOTAL SPENDING, TRANSPARENCY, UNCERTAINTY,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/08/5161650/sierra-leone-public-expenditure-review-post-conflict-recovery-sustained-growth https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15694
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