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Can integrated infrastructure investment plans contribute to more effective public spending? The case of Mozambique

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  • Mike Muller
  • Horacio Zandamela

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All countries, especially developing countries with limited financial resources, face difficult decisions in prioritising public funds for investment projects in the face of multiple demands in order to achieve strategic public goals. Effective investment often requires coordination between different institutions and the management of political pressure to divert investment in support of private interests. It also requires the identification of appropriate sources of funds for different purposes. The preparation of an integrated infrastructure investment plan (IIIP) that uses structured approaches to review investment proposals has been suggested, and adopted in some cases, as an instrument to address these challenges and bridge the gap between national planning and sectoral budgeting. This article considers the experience of Mozambique in deploying an IIIP as well as some recent events and concludes that the instrument may be helpful as part of a system of investment planning and allocation but that it has significant limitations.

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  • Mike Muller & Horacio Zandamela, 2018. "Can integrated infrastructure investment plans contribute to more effective public spending? The case of Mozambique," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 35(4), pages 511-526, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:deveza:v:35:y:2018:i:4:p:511-526
    DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2018.1486179
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