Slide 1: How long can you last on 2 dollars?
Slide 2: All in?
food, shelter, clothing etc.
www.cia.gov
Slide 3: For the average American, 2$ lasts 22 minutes
Slide 4: 22 minutes = length of “The Daily Show”
(without the commercials)
Slide 5: yet 2.6 billion people live with under 2$ a day
United States Under $2 Over 2$
www.globalissues.org
Slide 6: half the people on Earth live on less than $2.50 a day
www.globalissues.org
Slide 7: the world is out of balance
Americans $131.50/day
Half the World $2.50/day http://icgfm.blogspot.com
Slide 8: How can I help?
Slide 9: everything is connected
Slide 10: can a focus on a sector show results?
Slide 11: sometimes
Slide 12: teach a man to fish…
Slide 13: how will it affect people downstream?
will the resources be over fished? how difficult is it to register a fishing business? does the initiative match the county development objectives?
will there be access to supplies and repair?
will there be reliable infrastructure to bring fish to market?
Slide 14: can we throw money at the problem?
Slide 15: studies show that there is no relationship between amount of money provided and development success rates
Slide 16: or
where can we start to make a sustained difference?
Slide 17: Good governance is the only measure that statistically improves development outcomes
what enables good governance?
http://ideas.repec.org/p/wbk/wbrwps/2196.html
Slide 18: good governance requires:
Accountability and Transparency
Slide 19: good governance requires:
Rule of law
Slide 20: good governance requires: Public Financial Management reform
Slide 21: good governance requires:
Information and Communications Technology
Slide 22: good governance requires:
Audit & Oversight
Slide 23: What skills are in demand?
• Accounting • Audit • Budgeting • Computer Technology • Development Economics • International Politics • Law • Project Management
Slide 24: Where can I build a career to have a sustained difference in the World?
• International Financial Institutions (IFIs) • US Federal Government Technical Assistance • Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) • International consulting firms working in PFM reform • Computer software companies providing PFM automation in emerging countries
Slide 25: Where do I find these organizations?
the International Consortium on Governmental Financial Management
www.icgfm.org
Slide 26: What is ICGFM?
• umbrella organization of practitioners and academics • focused on public financial management • education and knowledge transfer • special emphasis on emerging countries • annual conferences in Miami and Washington • monthly forums in Washington • International Journal on Governmental Financial Management • global social network
Slide 27: annual student membership
costs a little more than 4 ½ hours
Slide 28: annual student membership
is $25
* $15 if you are from a developing nation
Slide 29: annual student membership
an investment for life
Slide 30: Where can I learn more?
Membership: http://www.icgfm.org/icgfmmembership.htm Blog: http://icgfm.blogspot.com International Journal: http://www.icgfm.org/digest.htm
Slide 31: ‘governance matters’
