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Area of Expertise

• The Center specializes in helping citizen groups understand how to effectively participate in the making of public policy, especially in the area of budget policy.
• The Center has provided extensive advocacy and policy training to hundreds of organizations on five continents.
• Previously the Center founded the California Budget Project, the California version of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. It was also a lead founder of the International Civil Society Budget Initiative and has consulted with budget groups throughout Latin America.

Publications

• The Democracy Owner's Manual: A Practical Guide to Changing the World - A comprehensive policy and advocacy guide for citizen advocates
• Promises to Keep: Using Budgets as a Tool to Advance Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (in Spanish)
• Follow The Money: A Guide to Monitoring Budgets and Oil and Gas Revenues
• Dignity and Defiance