Management of Public Finance and Sustainable Growth in a Developing Country： The Case of Cameroon

This paper studies the efficiency of the public financial management system in a developing country （Cameroon） by using time series data from 2000 to 2012. It shows the impact of characteristics variables of this sector in the process of sustainable growth. The contribution of these indicators in sustainable development, notably public expenditures, debt servicing or public debt and fiscal revenue is determined by using the Stoehastie Frontier Analysis approach （SFA）. A significant connection between public expenditures, debt servicing and sustainable growth ratio is established by the model studied. The research results show an encouraging but low level of efficiency in State financial management policy. Thus, in order to avoid a sovereign debt crisis that developed countries of Europe are facing these current days, some efforts must continue to be done not only to control the public debt, but also for a better allowance of public expenditures and a good collection of State revenue.

财政集权与地方政府行为变化——从援助之手到攫取之手

中央与地方政府之间分配财政资源的不同方式会引起地方政府的利益机制和行为的重大变化。本文构建一个中央与地方政府的博弈模型，并且采用省级数据来说明在９０年代中期伴随分税制而来的财政集权如何加剧了地方政府从“援助之手”到“攫取之手”的行为转变。研究发现，虽然中央政府从财政集权中受益，预算收入和经济增长速度却因地方政府的行为变化而显著下降。