01798cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008035 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451874846 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Lienert, Ian. Systemic Weaknesses of Budget Management in Anglophone Africa / Ian Lienert, Feridoun Sarraf. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001. 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 This paper examines the merits of the British budget management system that was inherited in Anglophone African countries and which has changed substantially in the United Kingdom since the 1960s. It considers whether the disappointing budgetary performance in Africa is due to weaknesses in the inherited British system, other external influences, or domestic developments. It finds that all three factors have played a role in the widespread problems with budget management systems. Reforms in institutional arrangements are needed, especially in budget execution. Technical reforms will be ineffective unless there are concomitant changes to enhance accountability, improve governance, and increase compliance. Mode of access: Internet Sarraf, Feridoun. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2001/211 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2001/211/001.2001.issue-211-en.xml IMF e-Library