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Understanding the role of consultants in public finance management

  Public finance consulting is very important. It, therefore, needs a good approach. First, it is important to understand who the private sector consultant is accountable to, the country to which they are helping or the donor paying their bill? Private sector consultants are used in managing and implementing public finance tasks, yet questions of accountability are under-examined. It is therefore important for donors to pay more attention to role consultants are playing in the reform of public finance management. The World Bank alone generates approximately 40000 consultant contracts every year. There is an increase in the use of public finance consultants in the management of public finance and public sector reform generally. It is yet surprising that there is very little attention on the impact and role of consultants at the country level. What should we concentrate on then? While public consulting firms are in business to offer services and get paid for specialized a

Understanding how special districts are overcoming COVID-19 challenges

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  We have been updating you on the latest issues about  special districts in Texas  via our previous blog posts. Leaders of all the districts these daysin The United States of America are facing a lot of challenges as a result of the coronavirus pandemic- from scaling up digital content to maintaining critical services to protecting essential workforces. Districts program in Texas is hosting a series of virtual events that are designed to help leaders of districts share ideas, insights and industry best practices as they manage through various crises. District COVID-19 response Districts are doing everything they can to tackle the challenges that come with COVID-19. They offer support and training to workers, most of whom have never worked remotely. They also communicate with citizens and employees consistently and ensure information is coming from a single source. This is a good way to ensure that there is no conflicting information from  special district s leaders. Districts also con