01813cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003373 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451846270 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Chalk, Nigel. On Improving Public Expenditure Policies for the Poor : Major Informational Requirements / Nigel Chalk, Ehtisham Ahmad. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1993. 1 online resource (30 pages) IMF Working Papers <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 An improvement in the quality of public expenditures is needed in many countries, given binding macroeconomic and fiscal constraints, and poverty reduction and distributional objectives. This process involves a reassessment of methodology used for this purpose by countries and international agencies, and the data needed for improved decision making. This paper reviews methods that might be used by international agencies, such as the Fund and the Bank, jointly with a survey of data currently available, required improvements in the data currently available, and required improvements in the information base. The scope for improvements in governments' expenditure policy making is also considered. Mode of access: Internet Ahmad, Ehtisham. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1993/043 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1993/043/001.1993.issue-043-en.xml IMF e-Library