A comparative analysis of public financial management in Malawi and South Africa using the public expenditure and financial accountability assessment framework

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dc.contributor.advisorBrand, Dirken_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMatala-Banda, Perekamoyo Tawulayi Kayiraen_ZA
dc.contributor.otherStellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. School of Public Leadership.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-30T21:54:51Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-08T23:12:29Z
dc.date.available2023-11-30T21:54:51Z
dc.date.available2024-01-08T23:12:29Z
dc.date.issued2023-12
dc.descriptionThesis (MPA)--Stellenbosch University, 2023.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractENGLISH SUMMARY: Using the 2011 Public Expenditure Financial Accountability (PEFA) framework the study conducts a comparative analysis of the Public financial management of Malawi and South Africa. The study analyses and discusses data from PEFA reports of 2008, 2011, and 2018 for Malawi and reports from 2008 and 2014 for South Africa to make qualitative comparisons and assess performance trends. The comparative analysis reveals that South Africa's performance is much better than that of Malawi. The study highlights that weak public expenditure management practices and weak external audit, and scrutiny practices are some of the persistent shortfalls of the Malawian PFM system when measuring against the PEFA framework. Besides the obvious differences in socioeconomic factors, the study also reveals that coordination failures, capacity constraints, and political interference are some of the underlying dynamics affecting the quality of public financial management in both countries.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die studie doen 'n vergelykende ontleding van die Openbare Finansiele Bestuur van Malawi en Suid-Afrika en gebruik die 2011 Openbare Uitgawe Finansiele Verantwoordbaarheid (PEFA)-raamwerk. Die studie ontleed en bespreek data van PEFA-verslae van 2008, 2011 en 2018 vir Malawi en verslae van 2008 en 2014 vir Suid-Afrika om kwalitatiewe vergelykings te tref en prestasieneigings te assesseer. Die vergelykende ontleding toon dat Suid-Afrika se prestasie baie beter is as die van Malawi. Die studie beklemtoon dat swak openbare bestedingsbestuurspraktyke en swak eksterne oudit- en ondersoekpraktyke sommige van die voortdurende tekortkominge van die Malawiese PFM-stelsel is wanneer dit aan die PEFA-raamwerk gemeet word. Benewens die ooglopende verskille in sosio-ekonomiese faktore onthul die studie ook dat koordineringsmislukkings, kapasiteitsbeperkings en politieke inmenging van die onderliggende dinamika is wat die kwaliteit van bestuur van openbare finansies in beide lande beinvloed.af_ZA
dc.description.versionMasters
dc.format.extentxi, 107 pages : illustrations
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/129122
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
dc.rights.holderStellenbosch University
dc.subject.lcshFinance, Public -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshFinance, Public -- Malawien_ZA
dc.subject.lcshPublic administration -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshPublic administration -- Malawien_ZA
dc.subject.lcshSouth Africa -- Appropriations and expendituresen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshMalawi -- Appropriations and expendituresen_ZA
dc.subject.nameUCTD
dc.titleA comparative analysis of public financial management in Malawi and South Africa using the public expenditure and financial accountability assessment frameworken_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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