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IBP BriefsThe IBP has the pleasure of launching its new publication series – 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. They will not only draw on new work by the IBP and its partners but also on new academic literature and developments in the broader governance, civil society and poverty fields. The
IBP Briefs will be produced as short, accessible reports or think-pieces and will be published on an occasional basis.To Sign-up to receive the IBP Briefs please e-mail Jose M. Marin.
If you have Ideas for Future Briefs, please contact Albert van Zyl.
IBP Brief No 2: Making Governments More Accountable:
The Impact of Civil Society Budget Analysis and MonitoringBy Gary Hawes, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas
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Brief:Effective and democratic government is impossible without transparency and accountability. Without transparency, citizen participation is less well informed and less effective. Without accountability, those in positions of power can safely ignore the will of the people.
Recent research shows that a handful of civil society organizations have developed new forms of citizen oversight over public finances. In the process they are making governments more accountable. They are also empowering citizens to engage in more effective forms of advocacy and thereby make governments more responsive.
This Brief described the work of six civil society organizations and the nature of the impact that they have had.
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on this Brief to Jose M. Marin. We will be happy to post them on this website.
IBP Brief No 1: Linking Budget Analysis with Aid Advocacy: How Civil Society Groups Can Monitor Donor Budget Support
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Brief:Foreign aid makes up a significant percentage of government income for low-income countries, in some cases half of the budget. Aid is likely to rise as a proportion of the budget if richer countries fulfill their commitments to increase their foreign assistance towards reaching the MDGs. At the same time as the expected rise in aid volumes governments have pledged a series of important changes in how aid is delivered, notably a trend towards donors providing money as direct budget support. This Budget Brief describes what donors and civil society organizations can do to make the budget support approach succeed.
Send your comments on this Brief to Jose M. Marin. We will be happy to post them on this website.
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