Using Public Expenditure Tracking Surveys to Monitor Projects and Small-Scale Programs

Koziol, Margaret; Tolmie, Courtney

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“…They are, however, very resource intensive to undertake and uncover a wider range of leakages than fraud and error. Indeed, PETS are estimated to cost at least $50,000 to $100,000 per project (Koziol and Tolmie, 2010;Reinekka and Smith, 2004).…”

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Fraud in overseas aid and the challenge of measurement

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Lewis

Shepherd

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Journal of Financial Crime

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The purpose of this paper is to explore the challenges of measuring fraud in overseas aid. Design/Methodology/Approach The research is based upon 21 semi-structured interviews with key persons working in the delivery of aid in both the public and voluntary sectors. It uses the UK Department for International Development as a case study to applying more accurate measures of fraud. Findings This paper shows there are significant challenges to using fraud loss measurement to gauge fraud in overseas aid. However, it argues along with other types of measures it could be used in areas of expenditure in overseas governments and charities to measure aid. Given the high risk of such aid to fraud it argues helping to develop capacity to reduce aid, of which measuring the size of the problem is an important part, this could be considered as aid in its own right. Research Limitations/Implications The researchers were not able to visit high risk countries for fraud to examine in the local context views on the challenges of measuring fraud. Practical Implications The paper offers insights on the challenges to accurately measuring fraud in an overseas context, which will be useful to policy-makers in this context. Social Implications Given the importance of as much aid as possible reaching recipients it offers an important contribution to helping to reduce losses in this important area. Originality/Value There has been very little consideration of how to measure fraud in the overseas aid context, with most effort aimed at corruption, which poses some of the same challenges, as well as some very different.

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Section: Public Expenditure Tracking Surveymentioning

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Fraud in overseas aid and the challenge of measurement

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“…1. Likewise, instead of relying on subjective assessments of corruption, public expenditure tracking surveys are now widely used to follow the flow of funds (Reinikka and Svensson 2003;Koziol and Tolmie 2010).…”

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Improving education services: district governance and student learning in Indonesia

Pradhan

Ree

2015

Governance in Developing Asia

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The views expressed in this book are those of the authors and do not necessarily refl ect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), its Board of Governors or the governments they represent.ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequences of their use.By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term "country" in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.ADB encourages printing or copying information exclusively for personal and noncommercial use with proper acknowledgment of ADB. Users are restricted from reselling, redistributing, or creating derivative works for commercial purposes without the express, written consent of ADB.

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“…Educational fund mostly has been stolen or converted to other purpose by bureaucrats and politicians. According to Koziol and Tolmie (2010) PETS have been shown to be effective in identifying delays in financial and in-kind transfers, leakage rates, and general inefficiencies in public spending.…”

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Public Perception on Government Spending in Aceh: An Analysis Based on Maqasid Performance Pairwise Matrix (Mppm)

Dayyan¹,

Mohammed

2014

SJEKI

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Governments provide a host of goods and services to their citizens to achieve various socio-economic objectives. Such spending is done through various programs that include social security, education, infrastructure, health and economic. Several conventional approaches for measuring efficiency of government expenditure have been proposed in the literature. Most of these measures are quantitative in nature. For government spending based on Shariâ€™ah oriented public policy (al-Siyasah al-Sharâ€™iyyah), which is value loaded, there is a need for complementary qualitative yardstick to measure whether such spending achieves Maqasid al-Shariâ€™ah. The present study has made use of content analysis to develop a Maqasid Performance Pairwise Matrix (MPPM), as one of the tools of Islamic oriented public policy (al-Siyasah al-Sharâ€™iyyah); to measure the public perception on government expenditure in Aceh in eight areas and the extent to which the expenditure conforms to Maqasid al-Shariâ€™ah. MPPM was used as an instrument to survey 233 respondents in Aceh. The data from the survey were validated analyzed using SPSS version 18.0. The findings from the study are mixed. Government spending in Aceh in Education and health achieved results at the level of Complements (Hajiyat), beyond the basic need (Daruriyat). Whereas in the other six areas, which include economics, public services and housing, government spending is only able to satisfy the basic needs of the Acehnese. The study concludes with recommendations and suggestions for future research. =========================================== Pemerintah menyediakan tempat barang dan jasa untuk warga negara mereka untuk mencapai berbagai tujuan sosial-ekonomi. Seperti pengeluaran, yang dilakukan melalui berbagai program termasuk jaminan sosial, pendidikan infrastruktur, kesehatan dan ekonomi. Beberapa pendekatan konvensional untuk mengukur efisiensi pengeluaran pemerintah telah ada dalam sejumlah literatur. Sebagian besar pendekatan ini bersifat kuantitatif. Untuk belanja pemerintah berdasarkan kebijakan publik yang berorientasi syariah (al-Siyasah al-Shar'iyyah), yang penuh dengan nilai- nilai, ada kebutuhan untuk melengkapi tolok ukur kualitatif untuk mengukur apakah pengeluaran tersebut mencapai Maqasid al-Syari'ah. Penelitian ini menggunakan analisis isi untuk mengembangkan Maqasid Kinerja Berpasangan Matrix (MPPM), sebagai salah satu alat kebijakan publik berorientasi Islami (al-Siyasah al-Shar'iyyah); untuk mengukur persepsi publik atas belanja pemerintah di Aceh pada delapan daerah serta sejauh mana pengeluaran sesuai dengan Maqasid al-Syari'ah. MPPM digunakan sebagai instrumen untuk menyurvei 233 responden di Aceh. Data dari survei ini dianalisis validitasnya dengan menggunakan SPSS versi 18.0. Temuan dari penelitian ini adalah bervariasi. Belanja pemerintah di Aceh dalam bidang pendidikan dan kesehatan mencapai hasil pada tingkat komplemen (Hajiyat), di luar kebutuhan dasar (Daruriyat). Sedangkan di enam daerah lain, yang meliputi ekonomi, pelayanan publik dan perumahan, belanja pemerintah hanya mampu memenuhi kebutuhan dasar masyarakat Aceh. Studi ini memberi kesimpulan dengan rekomendasi dan saran untuk penelitian di masa yang akan datang.

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Using Public Expenditure Tracking Surveys to Monitor Projects and Small-Scale Programs

Cited by 9 publications

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Fraud in overseas aid and the challenge of measurement

Fraud in overseas aid and the challenge of measurement

Improving education services: district governance and student learning in Indonesia

Public Perception on Government Spending in Aceh: An Analysis Based on Maqasid Performance Pairwise Matrix (Mppm)

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