Abstract
Program and performance-based budgeting is one of the recent and most controversial developments in the Egyptian budgetary system. As a results-based budgeting methodology, it can potentially support the government's endeavors to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of public expenditures and improve the overall levels of transparency and accountability. As per the new Unified Finance Law, Egypt is preparing for the full implementation of the program and performance budgeting reform to start in FY 2027-2028. The main objective of this study is to assess the readiness of Egypt to introduce program and performance-based budgeting based on six main assessment pillars which are: 1) Data Availability and Reliability, 2) Capacity Building and Organizational Culture, 3) Stakeholder Engagement and Political Will, 4) Institutional Reform, 5) Defining Performance (Effectiveness of Service Delivery): Monitoring and Evaluation Mechanisms, and 6) Accountability System and Incentives Schemes. The results of the conducted qualitative research showed that Egypt still has a long road to hit to become ready for the results-based budgetary reform. On the one hand, some important implementation prerequisites are mostly fulfilled, such as the development of the legislative framework and building the personnel capacities on basic program and performance budgeting principles. On the other hand, missing sectoral strategies, unreliable data sources, and misalignment with the organizational structures and restructuring efforts receive alarmingly less attention. The analysis showed that there are two main characteristics behind the current readiness situation of Egypt which are the cultural resistance to program and performance-based budgeting and the missing supporting structural set-up.
School
School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
Department
Public Policy & Administration Department
Degree Name
MA in Public Policy
Graduation Date
Fall 1-31-2025
Submission Date
9-12-2024
First Advisor
Dr. Laila El Baradei
Committee Member 1
Dr. Khaled Zakaria Amin
Committee Member 2
Dr. Noura Wahby
Extent
117 p.
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Institutional Review Board (IRB) Approval
Approval has been obtained for this item
Recommended Citation
APA Citation
Negm, E.
(2025).Assessing Egypt’s Readiness to Introduce Program and Performance-Based Budgeting [Master's Thesis, the American University in Cairo]. AUC Knowledge Fountain.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/2413
MLA Citation
Negm, Eman. Assessing Egypt’s Readiness to Introduce Program and Performance-Based Budgeting. 2025. American University in Cairo, Master's Thesis. AUC Knowledge Fountain.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/2413
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