How long can you last on 2

dollars?
 All in?

food, shelter, clothing etc.

www.cia.gov
For the average American, 2$ lasts 22 minutes
22 minutes = length of “The Daily
Show”
(without the commercials)
yet 2.6 billion people live with
under 2$ a day

United States
Under $2
Over 2$

www.globalissues.org
half the people on Earth live on
less than $2.50 a day

www.globalissues.org
the world is out of balance

Americans
$131.50/day

Half the World

$2.50/day

http://icgfm.blogspot.com
How can I help?
everything is connected
can a focus on a sector show
results?
sometimes
teach a man to fish…
 will the resources be over
how will it fished?
affect people how difficult is it
downstream? to register a
fishing business?

does the initiative

match the county
development
objectives?

will there
be access to
supplies and will there be reliable
repair? infrastructure to bring fish to
market?
can we throw money at the
problem?
 studies show that there is no
relationship between amount of
money provided and
development success rates
 or

where can we start to make a

sustained difference?
 Good governance is the only
measure that statistically improves
development outcomes

what enables good governance?

http://ideas.repec.org/p/wbk/wbrwps/2196.html
 good governance requires:
Accountability and Transparency
good governance requires:
Rule of law
 good governance requires:
Public Financial Management reform
 good governance requires:
Information and Communications Technology
good governance requires:
Audit & Oversight
What skills are in demand?
• Accounting
• Audit
• Budgeting
• Computer Technology
• Development Economics
• International Politics
• Law
• Project Management
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
 Where do I find these
organizations?

the International Consortium on

Governmental Financial Management

www.icgfm.org
 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
annual student membership

costs a little more than 4 ½ hours

annual student membership

is $25
* $15 if you are from a developing nation
annual student membership

an investment for life

 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
‘governance matters’