Participating in Change

Myanmar has a unique opportunity to enable people’s participation in change by promoting transparency and accountability throughout the public sector, including in revenue collection, the management of public expenditure, public policy making, and service provision. This can have a pivotal impact on the effectiveness of the public sector and thereby its ability to promote inclusive growth. In Myanmar, the public sector’s historically narrow revenue base and its limited role in public service delivery have led to weak development outcomes. A history of opacity and lack of public engagement in policymaking have fueled corruption and compounded the loss of public trust in government.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: World Bank Group
Format: Report biblioteca
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016-02
Subjects:FISCAL DATA, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, TAX EFFORT, REVENUE SHARING, BUDGET MANAGEMENT, DOMESTIC REVENUE, EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORKS, MUNICIPAL SERVICES, CIVIL SERVANTS, EFFECTIVENESS OF GOVERNMENT, BUDGET PROPOSAL, MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC SECTOR, GOVERNMENT SPENDING, EXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENTS, GOVERNMENT REVENUES, BUDGET POLICIES, DEBT MANAGEMENT, PROGRAMS, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, SERVICES, TAX COLLECTION, PUBLIC SERVICES, REVENUES, FISCAL POLICY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES, STREET CLEANING, INCOME TAX, CORPORATE INCOME TAX, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, BUDGET, CENTRAL BANK, STREET LIGHTING, BUDGET ALLOCATIONS, PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT, MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORKS, QUALITY OF EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT FINANCE STATISTICS, PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT, BUDGET EXECUTION, OUTPUT DATA, DEBT, SUB-NATIONAL AUTHORITIES, NATIONAL ASSETS, FISCAL RISKS, TAX BASE, PUBLIC FINANCE, SERVICE PROVISION, TAX COLLECTIONS, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW, SERVICE DELIVERY, NATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICES, NATURAL RESOURCES, CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, PUBLIC, BUDGET PROPOSALS, TAXES, EXPENDITURE, INCOME TAXES, ACCOUNTABILITY, TAX RATE, BUDGET REFORMS, AUDITORS, TRANSPARENCY, SOCIAL SERVICES, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, CAPITAL PROJECTS, SELF-ASSESSMENT, FINANCIAL CRISIS, COMPLIANCE COSTS, BUDGET DATA, DELIVERY OF SERVICES, GOVERNMENT FINANCE, BUDGETS, NATIONAL AUTHORITIES, GOVERNMENT REVENUE, EXPENDITURES, TAX ADMINISTRATION REFORMS, TAX RATES, PRIVATE SECTOR, TAX EXPENDITURES, SERVICE QUALITY, LOCAL PUBLIC GOODS, OPEN SYSTEM, FOREIGN LOANS, PUBLIC DEBT, REVENUE COLLECTION, REVENUE ASSIGNMENTS, PUBLIC AGENCIES, PUBLIC SECTOR SPECIALIST, ANNUAL BUDGET, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, TAX SYSTEM, PUBLIC FINANCES, AUDIT SYSTEM, ALLOCATION, TAXPAYERS, TAX ADMINISTRATION, DECENTRALIZATION, UNCERTAINTY, REVENUE, FISCAL TRANSPARENCY, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENT BUDGETS, TAX REFORM, PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTABILITY, FISCAL DISCIPLINE, PRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH, PUBLIC SPENDING, PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT, OUTCOMES, PUBLIC SERVICE, CIVIL SERVICE, FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION, SERVICE PROVIDERS, PUBLIC GOODS, PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25929974/participating-change-promoting-public-sector-accountability-all
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23760
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Summary:Myanmar has a unique opportunity to enable people’s participation in change by promoting transparency and accountability throughout the public sector, including in revenue collection, the management of public expenditure, public policy making, and service provision. This can have a pivotal impact on the effectiveness of the public sector and thereby its ability to promote inclusive growth. In Myanmar, the public sector’s historically narrow revenue base and its limited role in public service delivery have led to weak development outcomes. A history of opacity and lack of public engagement in policymaking have fueled corruption and compounded the loss of public trust in government.