Ecuador: Creating Fiscal Space for Poverty Reduction: A Fiscal Management and Public Expenditure Review. Volume I
Date issued
Nov 2004
Subject
Poverty;
Fiscal Policy
Country
Ecuador
Category
Technical Notes
This report consists of two volumes. Volume I examines whether, and how, the core goals of public expenditure management, i.e., balanced fiscal aggregates, resource allocations to strategic sectors, and equity and microeconomic efficiency of public spending are met in Ecuador. Volume II presents sector studies on fiscal sustainability, the fiscal rules, education, health, pensions, the results of a national teachers tracking survey, water and sanitation, electricity, telecommunications and oil.