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Asia A Survey of Gender Budgeting Efforts

This paper reviews gender budgeting efforts in Asia. The countries in the region have achieved mixed success in improving gender equality. Gender budgeting is ideally a fiscal innovation that translates gender-related goals into budgetary commitments and can help countries to achieve the Sustainable...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chakraborty, Lekha
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2016
Series:IMF Working Papers
Subjects:
Social Discrimination & Equal Treatment
Women
Gender Studies; Women & Girls
Budget Systems
Gender Inequality
Economics Of Gender
Non-labor Discrimination
Budget Planning And Preparation
Budgeting
Gender Studies, Gender Groups
Sex Discrimination
Budget
Gender Studies
Sex Role
Public Financial Management (pfm)
Gender Budgeting
Budgeting & Financial Management
National Budget
Public Economics: General
Women''s Studies'
Gender
India
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This paper reviews gender budgeting efforts in Asia. The countries in the region have achieved mixed success in improving gender equality. Gender budgeting is ideally a fiscal innovation that translates gender-related goals into budgetary commitments and can help countries to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals with regard to gender equality. India has a sustainable gender budgeting model for the region, while a few countries in the region have begun such efforts more recently. The legislative mandates for gender budgeting in the Philippines and South Korea are remarkable achievements and are contributing to their efforts
Physical Description:63 pages
ISBN:9781475519914

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