TY - BOOK ID - 84543082 TI - Investing in Public Investment : An Index of Public Investment Efficiency AU - Mills, Zac. AU - Brumby, Jim. AU - Dabla-Norris, Era. AU - Kyobe, Annette. AU - Papageorgiou, Chris. AU - International Monetary Fund. PY - 2011 SN - 1462301088 1462346499 1283557584 9786613870032 1455217816 PB - Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, DB - UniCat KW - Public investments. KW - Government investments KW - Investments, Public KW - Expenditures, Public KW - Investments KW - Capital budget KW - Economic development projects KW - Investment of public funds KW - Finance KW - Budgeting KW - Infrastructure KW - Public Finance KW - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: Infrastructures KW - Other Public Investment and Capital Stock KW - National Budget KW - Budget Systems KW - Investment KW - Capital KW - Intangible Capital KW - Capacity KW - Public finance & taxation KW - Budgeting & financial management KW - Macroeconomics KW - Public investment spending KW - Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP) KW - Budget planning and preparation KW - Public investments KW - Public-private sector cooperation KW - Budget KW - Saving and investment KW - South Africa UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:84543082 AB - This paper introduces a new index that captures the institutional environment underpinning public investment management across four different stages: project appraisal, selection, implementation, and evaluation. Covering 71 countries, including 40 low-income countries, the index allows for benchmarking across regions and country groups and for nuanced policy-relevant analysis and identification of specific areas where reform efforts could be prioritized. Potential research venues are outlined. ER -