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Central America Social Expenditures and Institutional Review : Nicaragua.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- World Bank.
- Series:
- Public Expenditure Review
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education.
- Health Systems Development & Reform.
- Health, Nutrition and Population.
- Labor Policies.
- Public Expenditure, Financial Management and Procurement.
- Public Sector Development.
- Public Sector Governance.
- Social Protection and Risk Management.
- Social Protections and Labor.
- Social Safety Nets/Social Assistance.
- Local Subjects:
- Education.
- Health Systems Development & Reform.
- Health, Nutrition and Population.
- Labor Policies.
- Public Expenditure, Financial Management and Procurement.
- Public Sector Development.
- Public Sector Governance.
- Social Protection and Risk Management.
- Social Protections and Labor.
- Social Safety Nets/Social Assistance.
- Other Title:
- Central America Social Expenditures and Institutional Review
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2016.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- Nicaragua has had decent economic growth in the past decade, which has contributed to substantial poverty reduction (the largest in Central America), as well as improvements in human development indicators. Fiscal accounts have deteriorated recently, which may pose some challenges to the sustainability of current levels of financing for social sector expenditures. Better planning and monitoring of social spending are needed to improve Nicaragua's budget management. While Nicaragua has a medium-term development plan, the use of results-oriented budget formulation is still in its early stages. Low and inefficient public spending in education, coupled with outdated legal and institutional frameworks and high dropout rates present are significant barriers to increasing enrollment and providing quality education. Progress in key areas such as child and maternal mortality, but lowest per capita health spending in Central America, as well as institutional and governance challenges limit coverage and quality of services. There is need for increased spending in social assistance interventions, better coordination among implementing agencies, and revised targeting to ensure decent coverage of programs among the poorest. Government policies also reflect the need for improved controls and implement social audits, which are considered a pillar of participatory governance. However, these still need to be implemented on a broader scale and publicly disseminated.
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