Afghanistan - Building an Effective State : Priorities for Public Administration Reform

This report looks at the implications for public administration reform over the next 5-10 years, and proposes a priority agenda for action by the Government of Afghanistan (GOA) and the donor community. The report reviews the prospects and priorities for public administration reform in three key areas: building an effective civil service, improving local governance and service delivery, and making government accountable to the people. This report has made the case that public administration reform in Afghanistan is both very important and very difficult: very important because it will provide the Government o f Afghanistan with the capacity to respond to popular demands for good governance and improved service delivery; very difficult, because of the inherent challenges o f institutional change, especially in the current political and security situation in Afghanistan. Public Administration Reform (PAR) is a long-term task -This will require persistent effort over time, as well as innovative approaches to improve service delivery in the short and medium terms. Afghanistan's experience over the past five years, as well as lessons from other fragile states, provide some clues about how to go about public administration reform.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2008-01
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING, ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM, ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS, AGGREGATE EXPENDITURES, AGGREGATE FISCAL, AGGREGATE FISCAL DISCIPLINE, ALLOCATION, ANALYTICAL CAPACITY, ANNUAL BUDGET, ANNUAL BUDGET FORMULATION, ANNUAL BUDGETING, ANNUAL BUDGETS, ANNUAL PLANS, ANNUAL RATE, AUDIT OFFICE, BASELINE DATA, BLOCK GRANTS, BUDGET COMPREHENSIVENESS, BUDGET CONSTRAINT, BUDGET CREDIBILITY, BUDGET DEFICIT, BUDGET EXECUTION, BUDGET FORMULATION, BUDGET FORMULATION PROCESS, BUDGET FRAMEWORK, BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION, BUDGET PREPARATION, BUDGET PREPARATION PROCESS, BUDGET PROCESS, BUDGET PROPOSALS, BUDGET STRUCTURE, BUDGET SYSTEMS, BUDGET TARGETS, BUDGETARY DECISION, BUDGETARY EXPENDITURES, CAPACITY OF GOVERNMENT, CAPACITY-BUILDING, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SERVANTS, CIVIL SERVICE, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMPRESSED BUDGET SCHEDULE, COST RECOVERY, COST-EFFECTIVENESS, DECISION-MAKING, DELIVERY OF SERVICES, DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, DOMESTIC BORROWING, DOMESTIC REVENUE, DOMESTIC TAX, E-GOVERNMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, ECONOMIC STABILITY, EFFECTIVENESS OF SERVICE DELIVERY, ELECTION, ELECTIONS, ELECTRICITY, EXPENDITURE DECISIONS, EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT, EXPENDITURE POLICIES, EXPENDITURE PROGRAMS, EXPENDITURES, EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE, EXTERNAL DEBT, EXTERNAL FINANCING, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY, FINANCIAL INFORMATION, FINANCIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM, FINANCIAL POSITION, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY, FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS, FISCAL DEFICIT, FISCAL DISCIPLINE, FISCAL MANAGEMENT, FISCAL OUTCOMES, FISCAL PERSPECTIVE, FISCAL POSITION, FISCAL RISKS, FISCAL SCENARIOS, FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY, FISCAL TARGETS, GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, GOVERNMENT CAPACITY, GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP, GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENT REVENUES, GOVERNMENT SERVICE DELIVERY, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HEALTH SECTOR, HEALTH SERVICES, HUMAN RESOURCES, INCOME, INCOME TAX, INFLATION, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS, INTERNAL AUDIT, INTERNAL AUDIT FUNCTION, LEVIES, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS, MACROECONOMIC STABILITY, MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE, MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK, MEDIUM-TERM FISCAL FRAMEWORK, MEDIUM-TERM FRAMEWORK, MEDIUM-TERM PERSPECTIVE, MID-TERM REVIEW, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, MUNICIPAL SERVICES, MUNICIPALITIES, NATIONAL ASSETS, NATIONAL BUDGET, NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, NATIONAL OWNERSHIP, NATIONAL SECURITY, NATIONAL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES, NATIONAL STRATEGY, NUISANCE TAXES, OPERATING EXPENDITURES, OUTCOME INDICATORS, PENSION LIABILITIES, PERFORMANCE, PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT, PETTY CORRUPTION, POLICY DECISIONS, POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, PRIVATE FIRMS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION, PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, PROGRAMS, PUBLIC, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE TRACKING, PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, PUBLIC FINANCE, PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC FINANCES, PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC FUNDS, PUBLIC INVESTMENTS, PUBLIC PROCUREMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY, PUBLIC SERVICES, PUBLIC SPENDING, RECURRENT EXPENDITURES, REFORM AGENDA, REFORM PROGRAM, REFORM STRATEGY, RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS, REVENUE COLLECTION, REVENUE FORECAST, REVENUE MEASURES, REVENUE MOBILIZATION, REVENUE POLICY, REVENUE PROJECTIONS, REVENUE SOURCES, REVIEW, ROADS, SALARY PAYMENTS, SECTOR EXPENDITURE, SECTORAL EXPENDITURE, SERVICE DELIVERY, SOCIAL INDICATORS, STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES, TAX ADMINISTRATION, TAX INSTRUMENTS, TAX SYSTEM, TAXATION, TAXPAYERS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TOTAL EXPENDITURES, TRANSPARENCY, TREASURY,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/8996819/afghanistan-building-effective-state-priorities-public-administration-reform https://hdl.handle.net/10986/8046
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