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Asia: A Survey of Gender Budgeting Efforts

By Lekha Chakraborty

July 28, 2016

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Lekha Chakraborty. Asia: A Survey of Gender Budgeting Efforts, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2016) accessed September 18, 2024
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Summary

This paper reviews gender budgeting efforts in Asia. The countries in the region have achieved mixed success in improving gender equality. Gender budgeting is ideally a fiscal innovation that translates gender-related goals into budgetary commitments and can help countries to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals with regard to gender equality. India has a sustainable gender budgeting model for the region, while a few countries in the region have begun such efforts more recently. The legislative mandates for gender budgeting in the Philippines and South Korea are remarkable achievements and are contributing to their efforts.

Subject: Budget planning and preparation, Gender, Gender budgeting, Gender inequality, Public financial management (PFM), Women

Keywords: Asia, Asia and Pacific, Bangladesh government, Budget planning and preparation, East Asia, Fiscal policies and administration, Gender budgeting, Gender equality, Gender equality commitment, Gender inequality, Global, Government budget process, Government institution, Government of India, Government program, Management system, National budget, Public expenditure, Public finance, State Finance account, State level, UN woman, Women, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    63

  • Volume:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2016/150

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA2016150

  • ISBN:

    9781475519914

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941