01645cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF007829 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451859102 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Prakash, Tej. The Cost of Government and the Misuse of Public Assets / Tej Prakash, Vito Tanzi. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000. 1 online resource (21 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 This paper deals with efficiency in the public sector. It argues that the habit of relating efficiency to public spending, as is generally done, may give wrong results when, as is often the case, public institutions use public assets (land, buildings, et cetera) without imputing a cost for that use. The paper argues that, because of lack of incentives, governments are often wasteful in their use of publicly held assets. It recommends the creation of 'cadastres' of publicly owned assets that could be used for several purposes including increasing public sector efficiency. Mode of access: Internet Tanzi, Vito. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2000/180 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2000/180/001.2000.issue-180-en.xml IMF e-Library