Promoting Fiscal Openness

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Alasdair S. Roberts

University of Massachusetts Amherst - School of Public Policy

Date Written: February 21, 2015

Abstract

Discussion paper for the Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency. To a limited degree, international institutions and networks can help to overcome the domestic obstacles that discourage the endogenous development of policies on fiscal openness. They exercise their influence through norm-setting and by exploiting the dependence of national governments on overseas aid and finance. These processes of policy change may produce improvements in the disclosure of fiscal information, and create some opportunities for public participation and scrutiny. But these processes are unlikely, for a combination of reasons, to result in the adoption of procedures that cause a substantial diffusion of power over fiscal policy. To some extent we are seeking to achieve the benefits of democratization in the realm of fiscal policy, without risking the policy instability that has historically been associated with democratic processes.

Suggested Citation

Roberts, Alasdair S., Promoting Fiscal Openness (February 21, 2015). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2608967 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2608967

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