Budget Transparency

IMF Fiscal Transparency Site — Includes access to the Code of Good Practices, a manual on fiscal transparency, a questionnaire to help one evaluate a country's performance, and an outline of a self-evaluation report.

Transparency International — This organization works on decreasing government corruption and promotes transparency in government policy, budgets, and international trade.  Documents, including the corruption perception index, are made available.

The Fiscal Covenant — A report from  the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean that studies issues of budget transparency, productivity of spending measures, and protection of social equity.

Accountability and Transparency — This is a site devoted to the World Bank's course on fiscal decentralization. Though some resources at the site are specific to transparency in decentralized governments, at the bottom of the page is a large listing of documents (including many available online) that pertain to numerous aspects of the fiscal transparency issue.

IMF Guidelines for Governance Issues — IMF document describing efforts to encourage government accountability and transparency.

Bribery and Corruption in International Business Practices — Information from the US Information Service, including strategies for combating government corruption.  Includes documents from various organizations, including the IMF, World Bank, UN, APEC, and the Organization for American States.

Corruption: Causes, Consequences, and Agenda for Further Research — A World Bank paper by Paolo Mauro that provides a good overview to academic analyses of government corruption.

National Democratic Institute — This organization works to promote accountability and transparency in government as well as citizen participation.  Their staff works with a variety of other organizations in many countries. Some reports highlighting their work in various countries are available.

THOMAS — The THOMAS web site was established by the U.S. Congress to make Federal legislative information available to the public. Databases include the current floor activities of Congress, text of bills, voting information, and the Congressional Record.