Nov 28, 2017
November 2017 | By International Budget Partnership South Africa Download »
How transparent and participatory are the budgets of Metropolitan Municipalities in South Africa?
Evidence from around the world shows
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Jan 15, 2018
January 2018 | By Ian Lienert, Consultant Download in English » Download in French »
Prior to the Open Budget Survey (OBS) 2015, the average overall Open Budget Index transparency
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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 and further
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Feb 15, 2014
February 2015 | International Budget Partnership
The Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) program is a multidonor partnership that aims to improve how public finances are managed throughout the world.
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Feb 17, 2016
February 2016 | By Belal Fallah, Department of Economics and Financial Sciences, Palestine Polytechnic University
In much of the West Bank, particularly in areas such as Awarta and Nablus, there
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Jun 15, 2012
Many civic groups have identified the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a key site of global economic regulation. In turn, IMF management and staff have recognized civil society associations as
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Apr 30, 2020
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The executive summary of the 2019 Open Budget Survey offers a quick snapshot on the state of budget transparency, oversight and participation around the world.
Download the executive
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Feb 24, 2008
Participatory budgeting in Africa is part of an effort to build the capacity of local government officials and their partners for greater accountability and good governance. This companion guide is
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Feb 19, 2008
This case study looks at how Hakikazi Catalyst in Tanzania implemented a variation of the “citizen report card” to assess the impact of government spending. Hakikazi developed PIMA cards (pima
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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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