Using Fiscal Policy and Public Financial Management to Promote Gender Equality

Contents

List of figures

List of tables and boxes

Authorship

Acknowledgments

Executive summary

1 Introduction

2 Trends in gender equality and women’s development

3 Gender budgeting and improved fiscal policies to promote gender equality and women’s advancement

4 Incorporating gender budgeting into good public financial management

5 Sub-Saharan Africa: a survey of gender budgeting efforts

6 Asia: a survey of gender budgeting efforts

7 Emerging markets and developing countries: a survey of gender budgeting efforts

8 Developed countries: a survey of gender budgeting efforts

9 The effect of gender budgeting and intergovernmental grants on gender equality in India: an empirical analysis

10 General summary, recommendations, and conclusions

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