01649cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002580 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451807516 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Chile : Report on Observance of Standards and Codes-Fiscal Transparency. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003. 1 online resource (35 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The Chilean government has succeeded in constructing and disseminating a clear view of its objectives and targets, both at the macroeconomic level and for individual budget programs. Government accountability to congress and the public is demonstrably being strengthened. A general reform challenge for Chile will be to institutionalize the many recent advances in transparency, so that they become permanent components of fiscal management. The flexibility inherent in such instruments as protocols and time-bound laws may contribute importantly to speedy and effective policy responses. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2003/237 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2003/237/002.2003.issue-237-en.xml IMF e-Library