by Jason Lakin, Senior Research Fellow, IBP— Nov 10, 2020
…the informal sector pay very little if any tax, which would seem to preclude them from participating in the “fiscal social contract.” Emphasizing a social contract approach to tax, then,…
by International Budget Partnership— May 14, 2013
…explanation and examples of social audits, see the IBP’s Learning from Each Other Series: Social Audits as a Budget Monitoring Tool.
All photos courtesy of David Harrison.
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Dec 12, 2013
IBP News
Recent IBP newsletter with articles on the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Annual meeting, civil society learning exchanges, budgeting for food security, new publications, and more…
May 30, 2013
…case studies and quantitative analyses using data from the Open Budget Index. The results are summarized in the IBP’s recently released book, Open Budgets: The Political Economy of Transparency, Participation,…
Mar 24, 2014
IBP News
Latest IBP Newsletter (Jan-Feb) with articles on citizen participation in Latin America, technology and open budget data, as well as new publications, job postings, and more….
by Jason Lakin, Senior Research Fellow, IBP— Oct 08, 2020
Even before the global pandemic, the international community was increasingly focused on domestic resource mobilization, as aid budgets were set to shrink while countries had affirmed ambitious targets in
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By Jan 19, 2007
…state does not take adequate measures to fully protect its citizens’ right to health, social security, employment, and education, primarily because of budget cuts that have slashed social service funding.
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By Jan 19, 2002
This publication is divided in four sections to provide a comprehensive understanding of gender-responsive budgets. It describes the evolution of work in this area, assesses the role of different
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Nov 16, 2017
IBP commissioned this evaluation of its publications to determine the uptake and outcomes of its research on target audiences, particularly national government actors. Download the paper.
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By May 14, 2013
This report details the findings of a social audit of more than 5,000 of Cape Town’s communal toilets. The social audit concluded the city was failing to monitor contractors,
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