Efforts to reform government financial management have been a hallmark of the 1990s. Most efforts are piecemeal, the chief exception being New Zealand. From a review of some examples of financial management reforms efforts, especially New Zealand's, we can extract a number of valuable lessons learned for future reform efforts. (1)
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