This edited volume discusses strategies for improving public finance management (PFM) processes and outcomes in the Global South with a focus on social inclusion. With its comprehensive coverage across seven parts, the book analyzes the relationship between PFM, social inclusion, and sustainable development. Chapters address a wide range of development-related issues, each with in-depth analysis and concluding policy recommendations with far-reaching relevance. Offering a combination of theoretical insights, empirical data, and practical recommendations, this volume serves as a resource for policymakers, academics, and anyone interested in the critical intersection of public finance and social inclusion in the Global South.

Analyzes the structure and frameworks of national budget processes of select SADC countries Empirically links public finance management, social inclusion, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals Provides policy recommendations for improving PFM systems and outcomes

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Michael Takudzwa Pasara is an Economist and an Extraordinary Research Fellow at the North-West University, South Africa. He holds a PhD in Economics from North-West University and an MSc. in Economics from the University of Zimbabwe.He has two decades of experience in economic consultancy, academia and the private sector. He has consulted in the East and Southern Africa but also in the United States; and for international organisations including UN agencies. Michael is also a member of various organizations including the International Golden Key Society, Econometric Society, African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) and the Pan African Scientific Research Council (PASRC). His research interests include international trade and finance, energy economics, public sector economics, macroeconomics, and sustainable development with mathematical and econometric applications.

Inhalt

.- 1. Introduction.

.- Part 1: Background to PFM and Social Inclusion.

.- Chapter 1: Social inclusion and Public Finance Management: a background.

.- Chapter 2: Legal frameworks for Public finance management.

.- Chapter 3: Key institutions in the PFM Process.

.- Part 2: Social inclusion and the Macroeconomy.

.- Chapter 4: A comparative analysis on poverty and inequality: the case of Malawi, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

.- Chapter 5: Public Debt and Social Inclusion in Africa - theoretical and empirical perspectives.

.- Chapter 6: The African Continental Free Trade Agreement in a Social Inclusion Framework.

.- Chapter 7: Exchange rate (mis-) alignment: An Application of the Behavioural Equilibrium Exchange Rate (BEER) to Zimbabwe.

.- Chapter 8: A Simulation Approach to Analysing Trade and Social Inclusion.

.- Chapter 9: National Budget Analysis: a comparison between South Africa and Zimbabwe.

.- Chapter 10: The role of Special Drawing Rights on inclusive development in Africa.

.- Part 3: Budget Analysis in a Social Inclusion Context.

.- Chapter 11: Taking the lenses of Gender Based Budgeting for inclusive development in Africa.

.- Chapter 12: Persons with Disabilities in the Public Finance Management (PFM) Matrix.

.- Chapter 13: A view into the future: Sustainable and inclusive development models for Youths.

.- Chapter 14: is Community Based Rehabilitation a sustainable solution to social inclusion?.

.- Part 4 : Smart Technologies, Financial and Social Inclusion.

.- Chapter 15: The potential of smart technologies in promoting financial inclusion and economic development in Africa.

.- Chapter 16: Digital currency adoption, non-bank financial intermediation and financial inclusion in the Global South.

.- Chapter 17: The role of Artificial Intelligence in improving Education and Health outcomes: threats and opportunities.

.- Chapter 18: Can smart technologies enhance Africa's food security and value chains?.

.- Chapter 19: Utilization of Smart Technologies in Disaster Risk Management: practical approaches.

.- Part 5: Financing Options for Social Inclusion.

.- Chapter 20: Building a business environment that encourages formalisation of informal businesses in Zimbabwe.

.- Chapter 21: The role and sustainability of Domestic Resource Mobilization in Social Inclusion.

.- Chapter 22: Informal sector traders as a developmental strategy for social inclusion.

.- Chapter 23: Framework for harnessing value from international remittances to improve household welfare.

.- Part 6: Local Economic Development and Inclusive Development.

.- Chapter 24: Decentralization and Devolution: a review of Theoretical Perspectives.

.- Chapter 26: Integrated Development Planning for Local Economic Development.

.- Chapter 25: The role of Savings and Credit Cooperatives (SACCOs) in inclusive development.

.- Chapter 27: An analysis of Performance Based Contracts in Zimbabwe.

.- Part 7: Conclusion and Recommendations.

.- Chapter 27: Towards Socially Inclusive Society: Social Policy, Economic Growth and Development in Africa.

.- Chapter 28: Social Inclusion and Public Finance Management: A Conclusion.