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Transparency in Government Operations

By George Kopits, J. D. Craig

February 3, 1998

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George Kopits, and J. D. Craig Transparency in Government Operations, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1998) accessed December 11, 2024, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557756978.084

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Summary

Transparency in government operations is widely regarded as an important precondition for macroeconomic fiscal sustainability, good governance, and overall fiscal rectitude. Notably, the Interim Committee, at its April and September 1996 meetings, stressed the need for greater fiscal transparency. Prompted by these concerns, this paper represents a first attempt to address many of the aspects of transparency in government operations. It provides an overview of major issues in fiscal transparency and examines the IMF's role in promoting transparency in government operations.

Subject: Budget planning and preparation, Contingent liabilities, Expenditure, Fiscal policy, Fiscal stance, Fiscal transparency, Public debt, Public financial management (PFM)

Keywords: A number of country, Africa, Article IV consultation discussion, Australia and New Zealand, Budget planning and preparation, Contingent liabilities, Country, East Asia, Fiscal policy issue, Fiscal stance, Global, Governance, Government, Government deficit financing, Government lending, Government operation, Government policy, Market, OP, Policy, Policy measure, South America, Southeast Asia

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