RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS

Public financial management reforms in developing and post-conflict countries

  • Matthias Morner
  • May 2013
  • U4 Anti-corruption Resource Centre, Transparency International (TI), CHR Michelsen Institute (CMI)
  • International

The purpose of this document is to assist development practitioners in improving their understanding of how public finance management (PFM) can be used to tackle corruption. This document provides an overview of:

  1. The PFM reforms most relevant and often used in developing and post-conflict countries to address corruption and fraud, giving country-based examples of where they have been particularly effective or ineffective; and
  2. How these measures help to reduce opportunities for corruption and fraud.