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M&E Systems and the Budget

Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) are means to multiple ends. Measuring government activities, constructing and tracking performance indicators across sectors and over time, evaluating programs, these activities can be carried out and tied togeth...

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Main Author:	Krause, Philipp
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ALLOCATION OF FUNDS ANNUAL BUDGET ANNUAL BUDGET CYCLE BENEFICIARIES BUDGET COMMITTEE BUDGET DECISION BUDGET DIRECTORATE BUDGET DOCUMENT BUDGET FORMULATION BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS BUDGET OFFICE BUDGET PREPARATION BUDGET PROCESS BUDGET PROPOSAL BUDGET PROPOSALS BUDGET SYSTEM BUDGET YEAR BUDGETARY DECISION MAKING BUDGETARY DECISIONS BUDGETARY FRAMEWORK BUDGETARY INSTITUTIONS BUDGETING CASH TRANSFER CREDIBILITY EVALUATION RESULTS EXPENDITURES FINANCE MINISTER FINANCE MINISTRIES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FISCAL DISCIPLINE FLOW OF INFORMATION FUTURES HUMAN CAPACITY INCOME INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSTITUTIONAL BARRIER INTERVENTION LEGAL FRAMEWORK M&AMP E RESULTS E SYSTEMS MINISTRY OF FINANCE NATIONAL AUDIT NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY PERFORMANCE BUDGETING PERFORMANCE DATA PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCE REPORTS POLICY INITIATIVES PORTFOLIO POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES PROGRAMS PUBLIC PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC MANAGERS PUBLIC MONEY PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNANCE PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING RESULT RESULTS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TARGETS TECHNICAL COOPERATION TRANSPARENCY TREASURY USER USERS USES WEB WEB SITE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/10/14964341/systems-budget http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11077

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Summary:	Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) are means to multiple ends. Measuring government activities, constructing and tracking performance indicators across sectors and over time, evaluating programs, these activities can be carried out and tied together with different objectives in mind. It will certainly be possible to use M&E purely as a way to improve transparency and accountability, by making more information on the workings and results of government programs available to the public. One can also focus M&E on managerial purposes, to reward performance inside ministries and agencies. But surely a crucial element of running an effective public sector will be missing if M&E were not used to inform the spending of public money. This briefing note will introduce the main issues surrounding M&E as a tool for budgeting, a system usually referred to as performance budgeting, to help policy makers make strategic decisions about their M&E systems by outlining different design choices and their respective advantages and pitfalls.