Fiscal Management Reform Program

A sequence to reforms. A key consideration in sequencing is that legislative and regulatory reforms require changes in the capacity of institutions (policy and rules), organizations charged with implementation, and the competencies of responsible government officers to change their management practices. This cascade of legislation-institutions-organizations-people provides a strategic sequence for reforms. However, in practice this is not a linear sequence. Rather, people (officials and stakeholders) are involved from the outset of the reform process. As policy reforms are an iterative, negotiated process, attention needs to be given to developing and maintaining a broad consensus for reform, as this is one of the most difficult and important challenges in sustaining change management processes. It is important to note that developing and maintaining a broad consensus for reform was one of the hallmarks of the Fiscal Management Reform Program (FMRP) that ensured unwavering government commitment to the program - s strong legislative and regulatory reform content.