Strengthening Government Effectiveness in Belize: Achievements and Challenges in Planning, Investment, and M&E Systems

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Date issued
Jul 2015
Subject
Managing for Development Result;
Strategic Planning;
Public Administration;
Monitoring and Evaluation;
Investment
JEL code
H11 - Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government;
H43 - Project Evaluation • Social Discount Rate;
H83 - Public Administration • Public Sector Accounting and Audits
Country
Belize
Category
Technical Notes
Since 2007, the Government of Belize made important reforms to enhance public sector management. Most recently, improving planning capabilities has been a key area of attention, with essential strides being made by elaborating a medium-term plan and a long-term vision. However, other areas of public management that are critical to increasing government effectiveness have seen less development in past years, such as public investment management, and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems. This Technical Note presents an assessment of the country's current capabilities in terms of results-based planning, public investment, and M&E systems, and makes recommendations to contribute to strengthening these areas. The analysis is largely based on the findings of an assessment known as the PRODEV Evaluation Tool (PET).