Public Expenditure Analysis & Management Seminar
May 22-24, 2001
World Bank Group Headquarters MC4-800
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Agenda
List of Participants
Evaluation Form
Session 1: Issues in Public Expenditure Analysis & Management
Chair & Speaker: Vinaya Swaroop, Lead Economist (DECRG/ PRMPS)
Required Reading:
 Draft Guidelines for the World Bank’s Work on Public Expenditure Analysis and
Support (including PERs). By Shanta Devarajan, Malcolm Holmes, Charles
Humphreys, Allister Moon and Vinaya Swaroop. March 2001.
 Swaroop, Vinaya. 2000. “Public Expenditure Reviews: Progress and Potential.”
World Bank PREM Note, (April).
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Session 2: Public Expenditures, Budget Deficits & the Macroeconomic Framework
Chair: Vinaya Swaroop
Speaker: Sanjeev Gupta, Chief, Expenditure Policy Division, Fiscal Affairs Dept,
IMF.
Required Reading:
 Fisher, Stanley. 1997. "Applied Economics in Action: IMF Programs," The
American Economic Review,: Vol. 87, No. 2, (May), pp. 23-27.
 Mussa, Michael. 1997. "IMF Surveillance," The American Economic Review,:
Vol. 87, No. 2, (May), pp. 28-31.
Luncheon Speaker: Cheryl Gray, Director (PRMPS)
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Session 3: Health Sector Expenditures
Chair: Vinaya Swaroop
Speakers: Jeffrey Hammer, Lead Economist (DECRG)
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Required Reading(s)
 Hammer, Jeffrey. 1997. “Economic Analysis for Health Projects.” The World
Bank Research Observer: Vol. 12, No. 1, (February), pp.47-71.
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Session 4: Issues in Education Spending
Chair: Vinaya Swaroop
Speaker: Harry Patrinos, Senior Education Economist, (HDNED)
Required Reading(s):
 Nicholas Burnett, Kari Marble and Anthony Patrinos. 1995. “Setting Investment
Priorities In Education.” Finance & Development: December.
 “Schools Brief, Investing in People.” The Economist. March 26, 1994.
 Vawda, Ayesha. 2000. Who benefits from Public Education Expenditures?
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Session 5: Issues in Rural Development and Agriculture
Chair: Vinaya Swaroop
Speakers: Gershon Feder, Research Manager (DECRG)
Required Reading:
 Gershon Feder. 1997. “Agricultural Policies and Reforms: Issues and Lessons.”
Policies for Agricultural Development.” (Edited by Vyas and Bhargava), Rwat
Publications, India.
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Session 6: Targeting of Government Expenditures for Poverty Reduction
Chair: Vinaya Swaroop
Speaker: Margaret Grosh , Lead Economist (HDNSP)
No Required Readings
Luncheon Speaker : Professor Allen Schick, University of Maryland
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Session 7: Linking Policy, Planning and Budgeting
Chair: Gary Reid, Senior Public Management Specialist (ECSPE)
Speaker: Allister Moon, Lead Economist (ECSPE)
No Required Readings
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Session 8: Public Budget Execution and Monitoring.
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Chair: Gary Reid
Speakers: William Dorotinsky, Public Sector Specialist (PRMPS)
(General Issues);
Hinh Dinh, Lead Economist (AFTM1)
(Case Study on Zambia).
Required Readings:
 OECD. 1997. “Anatomy of the Expenditure Budget.” SIGMA Policy Brief: No.1.
 World Bank. 2000. The Cash Rationing System in Zambia (Draft).
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Session 9: Wages and Employment
Chair: Vinaya Swaroop
Speakers: Nick Manning, Senior Public Sector Management Specialist (PRMPS)
Martin Rama, Lead Economist, (DECRG)
Required Readings:
 “Who and What is a Civil Servant.” Prepared by Members of the Civil Service
Thematic Group.
 “Establishment Control and Payment Determination.” Prepared by Members of
the Civil Service Thematic Group.
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“Total Rewards for Civil Servants.” Prepared by Ranjana Mukherjee.
 “Measuring Government Employment and Wages.”
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Session 10: Issues in Inter-governmental Fiscal Relations
Chair: Jennie Litvack, Senior Economist (PRMPS)
Speaker: Anwar Shah, Lead Evaluation Officer (OEDCR)
No Required Readings
Luncheon Speaker: Professor Philip Joyce, George Washington University
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Session 11: The Changing Face of Public Expenditure Reviews.
Chair: Vinaya Swaroop
Speakers: David Shand, Financial Management Advisor (OPCFM)
(Participatory PER in Vietnam);
Anand Rajaram, Senior Economist (PRMPS)
(Combining fiduciary issues with PE work).
No Required Reading
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Session 12: Linking PE work with Bank instruments
Chair: Chuck Humphreys, Sector Manager (AFTM4)
Speaker(s): Jeni Klugman, Lead Economist (PRMPO)
(Link with PRSPs);
Ritva Reinnka, Research Manager (DECRG)
(Link with PRSCs).
Required Readings:
 A. Fozzard, M. Holmes, J. Klugman and K. Withers. 2001. Public Spending for
Poverty Reduction (Draft).
 _____. 2001. Public Spending Technical Notes (Draft).
 World Bank. 2001. The Republic of Uganda Poverty Reduction Support Credit.
Report No. P7442-UG.