My latest op-ed was published in Monday's edition of the Myanmar Times. The article provides a brief summary of Myanmar's democratic and economic reforms as they relate to the country's management of their public finances. A summary of the article and a link to the full piece is provided below. Catalysing transition through public financial management reform By Giles Dickenson-Jones and Matthew Arnold Public financial management reforms are central to Myanmar’s entire transition. Improvements to social services like garbage collection, investment in new roads and bridges, and raising standards of health and education are all premised on the government being…
New Research Report: Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in Myanmar
Another blog post and another research report focusing on Myanmar's taxation system: Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in Myanmar: Current Processes and Future Priorities in Public Financial Management Reform This was my final research report developed at Myanmar's Centre for Economic and Social Development. The paper 'Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in Myanmar' takes a look at how Myanmar's State, Region and Union governments relate to each other as part of budget and planning processes. Although it is targeted at a more general audience, it has been developed in the interest of providing greater clarity around the informal and formal processes that inform public…