Budget Watch
Jul 25, 2011
Example of state-based budget newsletter; includes analysis of California’s 2006-2007 budget.
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Budget Oversight
Open Budget Survey 2010
Oct 25, 2010
October 2010 | By International Budget Partnership
The Open Budget Survey 2010 included 94 countries. Independent civil society researchers or research organizations collected the data, which was peer-reviewed
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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,
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Constituency Development Funds: Scoping Paper
Jan 19, 2010
Constituency Development Fund (CDF) schemes are decentralization initiatives that send funds from the central government to each constituency for expenditure on development projects intended to address particular local
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Open Budget Survey 2008
Feb 01, 2009
February 2009 | By International Budget Partnership
The Open Budget Survey 2008 included 85 countries. Independent civil society researchers or research organizations collected the data, which was peer-reviewed
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Responding to the Challenges of Supreme Audit Institutions: Can Legislatures and Civil Society Help?
Jan 19, 2009
The gaps between approved budgets and the realization of policy and development goals stand among key governance challenges in many developing countries. Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) play an
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Revenue Estimation, the Budget Balance and Fiscal Accountability in South Africa: Some Recent Experiences
Sep 19, 2008
This model report provides an example of how civil society organizations can analyze the fiscal framework and the assumptions used by the government to set the taxing and
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Aid, Rents and the Politics of the Budget Process
Aug 19, 2008
This paper analyzes the impact of political institutions and budget governance in aid- and resource-dependent countries. Budget governance refers to the quality of budget outcomes, such as the
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Procurement Watch Inc. Specializes in Monitoring Public Procurement in the Philippines
Feb 19, 2008
This case study shows how Procurement Watch Inc., in the Philippines has developed and used an innovative expenditure tracking methodology (the Differential Expenditure Efficiency Measurement, or DEEM) to
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Civil Society Coalition for Quality Basic Education Carries Out Public Expenditure Tracking Surveys in Malawi
Feb 19, 2008
This case study looks at how the Civil Society Coalition for Quality Basic Education in Malawi uses public expenditure tracking surveys to measure the quality of education and
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