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Financing
the International Public Sector
Apart from few essentially theoretical studies of international public finance
and a set of prescriptive materials on international taxation to underwrite
international public goods, there are virtually no studies on the scope
and magnitude of international public expenditures. The aim of this project
is to understand the level and form of public expenditures for the provision
of international public goods and services through multilateral arrangements.
Several graduate assistants have examined and described budgetary data of
a large set of multilateral agencies in an attempt to provide aggregate
as well as sectoral analyses in various areas of international cooperation
"The Cost of Multilateral Action." The project seeks to contribute baseline
financial information for the Center's overall work on multilateral activities
as well as to inform public discussions on the roles and performance of
multilateral organizations. Efforts will be made on an on-going basis to
update and make available basic data on international public sector international
financial flows and expenditures and to post these on the Center's website.
Two papers are envisioned: an overview of the international public sector
as determined by international financial flows; and a discussion of the
existing literature on international public finance and the methodological
and database constraints faced in the course of the project. A working meeting
of economists and public sector agency comptrollers is planned to review
the papers prior to publication.
Publications
A Manageable World: Taking Hold of the International Public Sector
by Shepard Forman
The Cost of Multilateral
Action
by Shepard Forman
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