The game of numbers : analysis of the national budget 2018 / authors Sayed Ikram Afzali, Mohammad Naser Timory.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Kabul, Afghanistan : Integrity Watch Afghanistan (IWA), ©2017.Description: v, 38 pages : color illustration ; 27 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • Pamphlet HC417. A393 2017
Contents:
Contents: About Integrity Watch Afghanistan—List of acronyms—Acknowledgments—1. Executive summary—2. Methodology—3. Introduction—4. Comparative analysis of the national budgets—5. Weaknesses in managing budgets—6. The distortive role of the national assembly in the budget process—7. Development projects vulnerable to political influence (DPVPI)—8. Conclusion—Bibliography—Boxes.
Summary: Summary: “The Afghan government has for many years been able to spend only around half its development budget-a serious concern given the pressing need for investment in Afghan infrastructure. Rather than tackle the root causes of this problem-including lack of public participation, centralization of budgeting and procuring powers, undue political influence, low capacity of the civil servants, and lack of leadership-the government has sharply reduced development spending in its most recent budget. The government has made progress in some areas, with increased revenue collection a notable bright spot…”—(page 2).
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Cover title.
“December 2017”.

“Includes bibliography”—(pages 37-38).

Contents: About Integrity Watch Afghanistan—List of acronyms—Acknowledgments—1. Executive summary—2. Methodology—3. Introduction—4. Comparative analysis of the national budgets—5. Weaknesses in managing budgets—6. The distortive role of the national assembly in the budget process—7. Development projects vulnerable to political influence (DPVPI)—8. Conclusion—Bibliography—Boxes.

Summary: “The Afghan government has for many years been able to spend only around half its development budget-a serious concern given the pressing need for investment in Afghan infrastructure. Rather than tackle the root causes of this problem-including lack of public participation, centralization of budgeting and procuring powers, undue political influence, low capacity of the civil servants, and lack of leadership-the government has sharply reduced development spending in its most recent budget. The government has made progress in some areas, with increased revenue collection a notable bright spot…”—(page 2).

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