Government at a glance : Latin America and the Caribbean 2017 / OECD.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, author.

Contributor:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration--Latin America.

Public administration.

Public administration--Caribbean Area.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 pages)

Edition:

2017th ed.

Place of Publication:

Paris, France : OECD, [2016]

Summary:

This second edition of Government at a Glance: Latin America and the Caribbean provides the latest available data on public administrations in the LAC region and compares it to OECD countries. It contains new indicators on public finances, centres of government, regulatory governance, open government, digital government and public procurement. This edition also includes a special feature on health budgeting. After a decade of sustained economic growth reinforced by high commodity prices, economic conditions are deteriorating in the LAC region. In this context, LAC governments are expected to design and deliver more inclusive, transparent and efficient policies. This report provides policy makers with performance measurements and offers comparative perspective. Good indicators are needed more than ever to help governments make informed decisions and tough choices, in order to maintain progress and improvements in the region.

Contents:

Contextual factors

Executive summary

Performance appraisal

Human resources planning

Introduction

Special feature: Monitoring and execution of health spending

OECD Indicators of Regulatory Policy and Governance (iREG) for Latin America 2016

Reader's guide

Civil service merit

The OECD index on open government data

Special Feature: Fiscal revenues from non-renewable natural resources

Organisation of the HRM function

General trends and institutional setting

Compensation management

Glossary

Preface

General government tax revenues

Foreword

Regulatory Impact Assessment

General government expenditures by economic transaction

General government expenditures

Revenues and expenditures structure by levels of government

Stakeholder engagement and transparency

Special feature: Key features of cost-benefit analysis

Digital strategies

Measurement of financial benefits and ICT expenditures

Special feature: objectives and sectoral use of cost-benefit analysis

Government investment spending

Ex post evaluation and administrative simplification

Special feature: Competition-Friendly Regulatory Environment

Decision making of government

National online portals and digital recognition mechanisms

Women in public sector employment

Open government strategies

Procurement of ICT

Employment in the public sector

Challenges to implement the open government strategy

Structure and responsibilities of the central budget authority (CBA)

Policy coordination

Strategic management and monitoring

Institutional setting and key functions of the open government coordination unit

Budget approval

General government revenues

E-procurement

Long-term fiscal projections

General government debt

Strategic public procurement

Executive budget negotiations and off-budget expenditures

Open government data

Size of public procurement

Special feature: Health financing systems and budget formulation for health

HRM practices composite indexes

The impact of fiscal policy on equity

General government fiscal and structural balance

Complementary budgets and reserve funds

Procurement regulatory entities.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

92-64-26556-2

92-64-26555-4

OCLC:

1024258971