OECD Public Governance Reviews
The government of Haiti is undertaking public governance reforms to support sustainable growth and inclusive socio-economic development. This Review analyses areas such as whole-of-government co-ordination, the links between budgeting and planning, and the decentralisation process to improve develop...
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Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development
2021.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations and acronyms
- Executive Summary
- Diagnostics &
- recommendations
- Towards better whole-of-government coordination by strengthening the centre of government
- Making decisions based on relevant facts and data
- Adopting a coherent and strategic approach to local development through more effective decentralisation and deconcentration and better multi-level governance
- Promoting strategic public service management to meet the needs of citizens
- Promoting more open, transparent and inclusive government to ensure that public policy reflects the needs of the population
- 1 Contextualising public governance in Haiti
- Introduction
- Understanding the economic and political history of Haiti to better comprehend current issues of public governance
- Policy capture at the origin of severe economic and social inequalities
- Concentration and centralisation of power as an obstacle to development throughout the country
- Political instability and fragmentation are hindering public governance reform efforts
- Today: international interventions and stabilisation attempts (2004 - 2021)
- Haiti today: political, economic and social challenges
- Constitutional and political factors
- The Haitian governmental structure: the search for a balance between the legislative and executive powers
- New ambitious reform initiatives
- Reform players in Haiti: crucial partners for the successful implementation of major public governance projects
- Societal, economic and environmental challenges to promote good governance
- Economic performance and development levels are affected by governance problems and natural and climatic disasters.
- Inequality and poverty are major challenges to promoting good governance.
- Lack of trust in the government and weak institutional capacity are weakening the country
- The impact of natural and climatic disasters on the territory
- Anchoring the public governance reform process in continuity
- Public governance in Haiti, a vision for the future and future challenges
- A vision for the future: reforming public governance to address socio-economic problems and promote inclusive and sustainable development
- The report is organised into five main areas: coordination, strategic decision-making, multi-level governance, public service management and promoting open government
- Conclusion
- References
- Notes
- 2 Whole-of-government coordination led by the centre of government in Haiti
- Introduction
- Achieving the Haitian government's goals depends on increased coordination by the centre of government
- The centre of government in Haiti: an overview
- A fragmented centre of government limits the government's ability to address multidimensional challenges
- An anachronistic statutory framework that weakens the state apparatus
- Overlap and duplication of mandates hinder interdepartmental coordination
- Weak inter-institutional collaboration: the impact of limited coordination on the government's ability to meet its commitments to citizens
- The role of technical and financial partners in decision-making in Haiti
- Supporting development in a fragile framework
- Prevalence and characteristics of development assistance in Haiti
- ODA in Haiti faces internal challenges and external shocks
- The management and coordination of ODA in Haiti has been a long-standing challenge
- The draft framework for coordination 2004-2006
- National Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy (Document de stratégie nationale pour la croissance et la réduction de la pauvreté - DSNCRP), 2007-2010.
- Interim Haiti Recovery Commission 2010-2012
- Coordination between players and the alignment of international actions with national priorities remain a weakness of the external development assistance system in Haiti
- Use of state structures
- Lack of alignment between donor and national priorities
- Donor coordination mechanisms operate in silos and can lead to duplication of efforts and activities.
- Conclusion and recommendations
- References
- Notes
- 3 Use of evidence in strategic planning and budgeting in Haiti
- Introduction
- Haiti has set ambitious development goals, formalised in a multi-level strategic planning framework, which has methodological limitations
- Haiti has embarked on a process of structural reform, anchored in two main whole-of-government strategic documents
- The implementation of a new development logic with the PSDH in 2012
- The institutional dimension of the PSDH is linked to the PME-2023, which reflects the current government's goals for modernising the State
- The PSDH and the PME-2023 have methodological limitations that could limit their effectiveness as long- and medium-term strategic planning instruments
- The PME-2023 has clear public policy goals that can be measured by indicators
- There is no clear and explicit logical framework for the articulation of long and medium term strategic planning instruments
- The operationalisation of the PME-2023 in an action plan and its articulation with the budget remain to be established
- Strategic decision-making requires access to solid, credible data
- The Haitian government is working to implement performance-based budgeting, prior to which some fundamentals need to be put in place
- The budget cycle could further support the implementation of the Haitian government's policy goals.
- The strategic phase of the budget is essential to align the budget with the strategic priorities of governments
- Important reforms in this direction are underway
- Strengthening the fundamentals of public finances is an essential condition for the implementation of programmatic and results-based budgeting
- Treasury management efforts in Haiti must not be relaxed
- Transparency of public finances must be increased
- Budgetary control and performance need to be improved
- It is important to lay the foundations for more ambitious reforms
- Articulating the timing of strategic planning and budget preparation
- Linking budget documentation to strategic planning
- Strengthening institutional coordination
- Lack of coordination affects the reliability and completeness of financial information
- Lack of coordination hampers budget preparation, especially with regard to the predictability of expenditure
- Developing sectoral strategic plans
- Establish a robust system of monitoring and evaluation of public policies to improve public intervention and increase transparency
- A strong monitoring and evaluation system is essential to achieving the results of strategic planning
- Monitoring and evaluation are two distinct practices
- Monitoring and evaluation have complementary goals
- The institutional framework for monitoring and evaluation (M&
- E) is fragmented
- In Haiti, there is no definition of monitoring or evaluation that is shared by the different components of government
- Haiti's monitoring and evaluation system forms part of a clear institutional landscape that primarily involves the MPCE and sector ministries
- There is a separate monitoring system for the PME-2023
- There is no inter-ministerial legal or policy framework for monitoring and evaluation in Haiti.
- There is no general or specific guidance for conducting monitoring or evaluation
- Laying the foundations for a robust public policy evaluation system by institutionalising practice
- Providing a statutory framework and general guidance for the conduct of the evaluation
- Streamlining the functioning of the players and strengthening the role of the centre of government in evaluation
- Rationalisation of the players involved in monitoring and clarification of methodologies would enable better use of the results, which is important for crisis recovery.
- Streamline players and organise a single performance dialogue between the centre of government and line ministries
- Establishing appropriate tools for performance dialogue
- Communicate on the monitoring of priority policies in a transparent manner
- Good monitoring and evaluation depends above all on the existence of sufficient skills and capacity within government
- Conclusion and recommendations
- References
- Notes
- 4 Multi-level governance in Haiti
- Introduction: a country marked by strong regional inequalities
- Competences and resources of local authorities: between principles and realities
- The division of powers between the different levels of government
- A historically highly centralised country
- The ambiguity of the legal framework reflects the limits of the consensus on the role of local authorities in Haiti
- The responsibilities of local and regional authorities should be clarified
- The municipal fiscal framework increases regional inequalities and hinders local autonomy
- Empowering local governments for successful decentralisation
- The majority of municipalities depend on transfers and subsidies from the central state
- Good human resource management in local authorities is essential for effective decentralisation.
- Creation of a strategic framework for multi-level governance in Haiti.
