| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
World Bank Study |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Strategic Context -- Introduction -- Political Developments -- The Macroeconomic Context -- Poverty and Social Conditions -- Prospects -- Strategic Challenge -- Notes -- ch. 2 Redirecting Government Expenditure -- Introduction -- The Size of the Government -- Government Revenues and Main Revenue Management Issues -- General Government Expenditure -- Conclusions and Proposed Work -- Notes -- ch. 3 From Strategy to Execution -- Introduction -- From Strategy to Resource Allocation -- Commitment Devices -- Public Investment Framework -- The Case for Public Investment Management Framework in Iraq -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- Notes -- ch. 4 Case Study #1: Electricity -- Introduction -- Sector Overview -- Status of the Electricity Sector -- Conclusions -- Notes -- ch. 5 Case Study #2: Health -- Introduction -- An Overview of the Health Sector in Iraq: Health Outcomes, Service Coverage, and Resources -- Health Policy in Iraq |
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Note continued: Efficiency and Equity Issues in Public Expenditure on Health -- Conclusions and Proposed Work -- Notes |
| Summary |
This Public Expenditure Review (PER) provides an integrated perspective on Iraq's need to provide better public service delivery, while maintaining macroeconomic stability and fiscal discipline. The achievement of these objectives unfolds within a challenging context of revenue volatility, the need to diversify the economy, weak accountability mechanisms, and residual conflict. Reflecting these challenges, key socio-economic developmental indicators are stalled or even declining despite rapid growth in public spending. Indeed, the review shows that growth in spending has not been matched by ab |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Public investments -- Iraq
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Expenditures, Public
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Public investments
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| SUBJECT |
Iraq -- Appropriations and expenditures
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| Subject |
Iraq
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1322076189 |
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9781322076188 |
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9781464802959 |
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1464802955 |
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