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Nothing About Us Without Us: An Informal Settlement Perspective on the 2017/18 Audit Findings for Metropolitan Municipalities

Jul 26, 2019

July 2019 | By Carlene van der Westhuizen with Teboho Tsietsi and Albert van Zyl, International Budget Partnership South Africa

This edition of Metro Budget Notes reviews the South African

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The Role of Civil Society Organizations in Auditing and Public Finance Management

Jan 19, 2005

January 2005 | by Vivek Ramkumar and Warren Krafchik, International Budget Partnership

This paper argues that greater collaboration between supreme audit institutions (SAIs) and civil society organizations can assist SAIs

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Budget Transparency around the World: Results from the 2008 Open Budget Survey

Jan 10, 2012

The movement for greater fiscal transparency has been gaining momentum in recent years. To contribute to these efforts, the International Budget Partnership (IBP) developed the Open Budget Survey in 2006.

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Philippines’ Commission on Audit Key to Unearthing “Pork Barrel” Scandal

Feb 22, 2017

October 2016 | by International Budget Partnership

The “pork barrel system” of lump sum grants to members of the Philippines Congress to fund a list of community-based or small-scale infrastructure

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philippines pork barrel audit

Human Rights in Budget Monitoring, Analysis, and Advocacy Training Guide

Mar 15, 2010

This guide has been developed in response to a demand for practical tools to empower civil society and build state institutional capacity in public policy and budget monitoring, and aims

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Public Affairs Centre Develops Citizen Report Cards in India

Feb 19, 2008

This case study looks at how the Public Affairs Centre has used “citizen report cards” to measure public satisfaction with the delivery of public services.

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Monitoring Government Policies: A toolkit for civil society organizations in Africa

Jun 19, 2005

The Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD), Christian Aid, and Trócaire started the toolkit project to assist partner organizations in holding their governments to account for the consequences of their

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Budget Analysis as Social Audit: Tamilnadu Experiences 1996-2000

Jun 19, 2000

Is India’s Ministry of Coal Effective in Supporting Coal Production?

Feb 22, 2017

October 2016 | by International Budget Partnership

Coal is a nationalized industry in India, and Coal India Limited (CIL) is the state-owned company responsible for coal production. Prior to 1991,

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India Audit of Coal Industry

Fourth Conference of the African Union Ministers in Charge of Youth

Sep 11, 2012

The Fourth Conference of the African Union Ministers in Charge of Youth was held on September 13, 2012. The presentation and a summary of remarks are available for download below.

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