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- Found In
- OECD Economic Studies Vol. 2003, no. 2, p. 109-161 1609-7491
- Description
- 55 p.
- Summary
- In most OECD countries, public spending rose steadily as a share of GDP over the past decades to the mid-1990s, but this trend has since abated. The spending pressures stemming from the continued expansion of social programmes have been partly compensated by transient or one-off factors. Pressures on public spending, however, appear likely to intensify, in particular as a consequence of ageing populations. Since most OECD economies have very little scope for raising taxation or debt to finance higher spending, reforms to curb the growth in public spending while raising its cost effectiveness are now required. Based on detailed country reviews for over two-thirds of OECD countries, this paper identifies three main areas for action: the budget process; management practices; and the use of market mechanisms in the delivery of public services ...
- Subject
- Economics
- LCCN
- 10.1787/eco_studies-v2003-art10-en
- OCLC
- oecd-lib-001294
- Title
Enhancing the Cost Effectiveness of Public Spending [electronic resource]: Experience in OECD Countries / Isabelle Joumard ... [et al]
- Imprint
Paris : OECD Publishing, 2004.
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- Indexed Term
Economics
- Added Author
Joumard, Isabelle.
Kongsrud, Per Mathis.
Nam, Young-Sook.
Price, Robert.
- Found In:
OECD Economic Studies Vol. 2003, no. 2, p. 109-161 2003:2<109 1609-7491
- Other Editions:
Améliorer le rapport coût-efficacité des dépenses publiques : L'expérience des pays de l'OCDE fre (FR-PaOEC)eco_studies-v2003-art10-fr
- Other Standard Identifier
10.1787/eco_studies-v2003-art10-en doi