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In this Issue:
- Promoting Transparency and Accountability: India, the United States, and Argentina
- Budget Analysis from a Human Rights and Gender Perspective
- Social Auditing in Rajasthan and Timore Leste
- New Resources
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Publications of the Month

Buying Power
Aid, Governance and Public Procurement
by Olivia McDonald
This study looks at the impact of donor-driven procurement reform on both governance and economic policy making.
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Budgeting for the Future, Building another Europe
Edited by Sbilanciamoci!
This book puts forward a critical civil society outlook on the 2007/2013 European Financial Perspectives.
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How Long Will the Dalits Continue to be Deprived of Their Due Shares?
A Case Study on the Special Component Plan Budgets in Rajasthan
by Subrata Dutta
New study finds Indian government budget denies Dhalit population a fair share of government expenditure.

Tools to hold your government accountable

A Guide to Tax Work for NGOs
The guide is intended to help demystify revenue policy issues and give civil society budget groups the tools they need to influence revenue policy in the same way that they have been able to influence expenditure policy.
To order a copy click here.
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How can Civil Society Organizations monitor Public Budgets?
The guide is a comprehensive description of the basic principles of applied budget work, examples of useful resources, and best practices.

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How to use Budget Analysis to Advance Human Rights?

The guide was prepared by Fundar, the International Budget Project, and the International Human Rights Internship Program.

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Indonesian NEW!

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Expanding Collaboration Between Public Audit Institutions and Civil Society
Overviews of innovative civil society and SAI practices adopted in six countries and analysis of the opportunities for increasing collaboration between civil society organizations and national public audit institutions.

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Can Civil Society add Value to Budget Decision-Making?
A description of the expanding contribution of civil society organizations to public budgets in developing countries.
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IBP Briefs

The IBP Briefs aim to keep you up-to-date on debates and challenging new thinking relevant to the work of monitoring public budgets.

IBP Brief No. 2:Making Governments More Accountable: The Impact of Civil Society Budget Analysis and Monitoring
This brief, authored by Gary Hawes, describes the work of six civil society organizations and the nature of the impact that they have had.
To view the latest IBP Brief click here.

Open Budgets Blog. Open Budgets. Transform lives

The IBP launched its Open Budgets Blog in March. You can find the blog at: http://internationalbudget.wordpress.com/ We hope you join the online discussion.

IBP Job Opportunities

Two Trainers/Technical Assistance Providers and Senior Analyst

Meet Budget Groups in

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Themes

Legislatures and Budget Oversight PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING Transparency and Participation in the Budget Process Budget Analysis and Economic Social and Cultural Rights Resources

KEY IBP PUBLICATIONS BUDGET LIBRARY LOOKING FOR MODEL REPORTS? RELEVANT LINKS HOW TO BUILD BUDGET CAPACITY

CONVOCATORIA NEW!

“Curso de entrenamiento en análisis e incidencia en presupuestos públicos”
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Our Money, Our Responsibility: A Citizens' Guide to Monitoring Government Expenditures

This Guide offers an overview of government budget implementation processes and provides practical, tested tools that can be used by civil society organizations interested in monitoring government expenditures.
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English | Bahasa NEW!
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Open Budget Initiative 2006

First-ever budget transparency ranking for 59 countries.

Civil Society improves Governance and Poverty: Evidence from Six Country Studies

The IBP and the Institute for Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex produced in-depth case studies of six established budget groups in Brazil, Croatia, India, Mexico, South Africa, and Uganda. Go to:
Lessons for Donors NOW in Russian!
Practitioners Guide
Synthesis Paper

Budget Work in Low-Income Countries: Civil Society Budget Initiative (CSBI)

CSBI is a partnership between civil society budget groups and donors to stimulate budget work in low-income and other challenging environments. CSBI provides financial and technical support to emerging budget groups in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

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