Combating Corruption Through Electronic Governance in Least Developed and Post-war Countries
Afghanistan’s Experience
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Excerpt
Table Of Contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- About the author
- About the book
- This eBook can be cited
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter One Least-Developed Countries: Their Public Finance Management Challenges
- Least-Developed Countries: Definition
- E-Governance and Development
- Least-Developed Countries’ Challenges
- Combating Corruption through E-Governance
- Annex One to Chapter One
- Chapter Two Introduction to Afghanistan
- Socio-Economic History of Afghanistan
- Current Socio-Economic Conditions of Afghanistan
- Afghanistan Looks to Diaspora to Promote Development
- Chapter Three Electronic Governance
- Introduction to E-Governance
- Benefits of E-Governance
- Types of E-Governance
- Phases of E-Governance
- Chapter Four Electronic-Governance in Least-Developed Countries
- Status of E-Governance in Least-Developed Countries
- Challenges to E-Governance in Least-Developed Countries
- Electronic Governance in Afghanistan
- Challenges to E-Governance in Afghanistan
- Why E-Governance Projects Fail?
- Annex One to Chapter Four
- Chapter Five Public Finance Management in Least-Developed Countries
- What Is Public Finance Management?
- Public Finance Management Challenges in Least-Developed Countries
- Electronic Public Finance Management
- Public Finance Management in Afghanistan
- Afghanistan Public Finance Management Challenges
- Chapter Six Corruption in Least-Developed Countries
- Corruption
- Effects of Corruption
- Main Causes and Sources of Corruption in Least-Developed Countries
- Corruption in Afghanistan
- Money Laundering in Least-Developed Countries
- Money Washing and Laundering in Afghanistan
- Chapter Seven Anti-Corruption Key Stakeholders
- Government
- Special Anti-Corruption Institutions
- Supreme Audit Institution
- Parliament
- Citizens and Civil Society Organizations
- Media
- Chapter Eight Anti-Corruption Strategies
- Corruption Related Politics and Policies
- Six Strategies of Combating Corruption
- Chapter Nine Tax Revenues Management
- Tax Revenues
- Electronic Tax Management in Least-Developed Countries
- Electronic Customs Management in Least-Developed Countries
- Tax Revenues Management in Afghanistan
- Electronic Customs in Afghanistan
- Electronic Tax Filing in Afghanistan
- Challenges in Tax Revenues Management in Afghanistan
- Chapter Ten Non-Tax Revenues Management in Least-Developed Countries
- Non-Tax Revenues
- Extractive Industry Revenues
- Transparency in Non-Tax Revenues Management
- Non-Tax Revenues Management in Afghanistan
- Non-Tax Revenues Management Challenges in Afghanistan
- Chapter Eleven Aid Management in Least-Developed Countries
- Role of Donors in Aid Transparency
- Foreign Aid Management in Least-Developed Countries
- Foreign Aid Management in Afghanistan
- Afghanistan’s Development Assistance Database
- Chapter Twelve Public Expenditure Management
- Electronic-Budgeting
- Electronic Procurement
- Expenditures Management in Afghanistan
- Afghanistan Financial Management Information System
- State Budgeting and Planning System of Afghanistan
- Procurement in Afghanistan
- Key Challenges Faced by Afghanistan in Expenditure Management
- Chapter Thirteen Electronic Payment and Online Services
- Electronic Money
- Electronic Payments in Afghanistan
- Online Services
- Online Service in Afghanistan
- Annex One to Chapter 13
Figure 3.1: The Four Stages of E-Government Development
Figure 4.1: Afghanistan’s E-Governance Development Index Score—2018
Figure 4.2: Afghanistan Roads Destruction by Overloading Trucks
Figure 5.1: The PFM Cycle and the Key Actors Involved, Andrew Lawson, March 2015
Figure 5.2: Composition of Afghanistan’s domestic revenues as % of GDP from 2012—2017
Figure 5.3: Afghanistan Domestic Revenues Growth during the Last Four Years
Figure 7.1: First Sources of Information for Journalists Reporting on Corruption
Figure 9.1: Composition of Afghanistan Tax Revenues 2017
Figure 10.1: Afghanistan Tax and Non Tax Revenues
←ix | x→←x | xi→Table 1.1: United Nation List of Least-Developed Countries Updated on Dec. 2018
Table 6.1: Corruption Perception Index 2018—Least-Developed Countries
Table 11.1: Aid Information Management Systems around the World
Table 13.1: Annex One to Chapter Thirteen: Online Services Index of Least-Developed Countries
←xi | xii→←xii | xiii→There are many books written and published on matters in least developed and post-war countries lately, but books describing challenges and suggestions for improvement in governance and public finance management (PFM) are few, if not rare. Electronics and computerized activities are used today in better governance and speedy delivery of public services, but this falls short in many least-developed countries (LDCs), including Afghanistan. In order to study this field and to share with others the knowledge I gained about the contents covered in this book, I decided to put together my notes into this book with the title of Combating Corruption through Electronic Governance in Least Developed and Post-War Countries: Afghanistan Experience. It highlights some of the main issues, challenges and opportunities in least-developed and post-war countries regarding modernization of public finance systems and public service delivery.
This book is based on desk research and my work experience for some years with the public sector and international organizations dealing with budgeting issues in Asian and African countries, including Afghanistan. For this book, my experience in working with LDCs was enriched by written comments and verbal inputs received from sources in Afghanistan, the people having experience in the revenue and budget departments of the Ministry of Finance of Afghanistan.
Learning from the study of the traditional practice in paper-based governance, public finance systems and public service delivery in LDCs, including Afghanistan, ←xiii | xiv→and comparing the experience with developed countries, one realizes the importance of electronic governance (e-governance) in the effective and efficient service delivery and PFM. It is also important to realize the importance of transparency in the public finance and public service delivery and the important role that information and communication technology (ICT) is playing in this area.
This book shares the author’s insights and experiences from the field and accounts on the use of ICT in PFM and public service delivery in LDCs, with focus on Afghanistan. While the prime audience is envisioned to be students, this book may assist national policy makers, legislatures, government employees and intentional development practitioners to understand the overall issues, challenges and opportunities of the LDCs on the way to modernizing their governance systems, combating corruption and enhancing the venue for development of their countries, including Afghanistan.
←xiv | xv→The completion of this book was not possible without the valuable assistance of and motivation by Dr. Abdul Wasay Najimi who kindly reviewed and edited this book entirely. He also provided valuable inputs and comments especially in the context of historical perspective on the progress of governance and modernization in least-developed and post-war countries, and this helped in further enrichments of the book. I would also like to extend my gratitude and appreciation to Neak Mohammad Mohibi, Director of Large Taxpayer Office in Afghan MoF for reviewing the revenue section of the book, and his comments. I also like to thank Mohammad Fawad Nabizai for his comments and the anonymous reviewers of the preliminary text and their constructive suggestions and comments. Finally, I sincerely thank my family who was patient with me taking time away from them and working on the book.
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AFMIS |
Afghanistan Financial Management Information System |
2 |
ANDS |
Afghanistan National Development Strategy |
3 |
ARDS |
Afghanistan Reconstruction and Development Services |
4 |
ASYCUDA |
Automated System for Customs Data |
5 |
CSO |
Central Statistics Office |
6 |
CSOs |
Civil Society Organizations |
7 |
DAD |
Development Assistance Database |
8 |
EGDI |
Electronic Government Development Index |
9 |
EITI |
Extractive Industry Transparency International |
10 |
GIFT |
Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency |
11 |
IBP |
International Budget Partnership |
12 |
ICAR |
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- Pages
- XXII, 176
- Publication Year
- 2020
- ISBN (PDF)
- 9781433172595
- ISBN (ePUB)
- 9781433172601
- ISBN (MOBI)
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- DOI
- 10.3726/b16389
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