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Mark Robinson
Mark Robinson
ISBN: 9780230224780
Format: Hardback
Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan
Edition: illustrated edition
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Civil society organisations play an increasingly important role in analysing government budget policies and in advocating for more transparent and inclusive budget processes in transitional and developing countries. Drawing on case studies of six budget groups across Europe…
Civil society organizations play an increasingly important role in analyzing government budget policies and in advocating for more transparent and inclusive budget processes in transitional and developing countries. Drawing on case studies of six budget groups across Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America, this book is the first comprehensive study of the impact and significance of civic initiatives aimed at enhancing budget transparency and the poverty focus of government expenditure priorities. Achievements include improvements in the transparency of budgetary decisions, increased budget awareness and literacy, and deeper engagement in the budget process on the part of legislators, the media and civil society organizations. The case studies in this book show how budget groups produce greater equity in budget policies and strengthen democracy by fostering accountability, enhancing transparency and deepening participation and voice.
| ISBN | 0230224784 | | Pages | 240 | | ISBN13 | 9780230224780 (What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan | | Weight (grammes) | 403 | | Imprint | Palgrave Macmillan | | Published in | Basingstoke | | Format | Hardback | | Height (mm) | 222 | | Publication date | 31 Oct 2008 | | Width (mm) | 141 | | Library of Congress | 2008021207 | | Spine width (mm) | 18 | | DEWEY | 353.48 | | Academic level | Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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| 1 | | Improving Transparency and Promoting Accountability: Civil Society Budget Work in Perspective by Mark Robinson | | 1 | | 2 | | Analysing Applied Budget Work: Case Studies and Method by Mark Robinson | | 13 | | 3 | | Budget Analysis and Social Activism: DISHA and the Budget Process in Gujarat, India by Laura Malajovich and Mark Robinson | | 21 | | 4 | | Democratising the Budget: Fundar's Budget Analysis and Advocacy Initiatives in Mexico by Mark Robinson and Vinod Vyasulu | | 47 | | 5 | | Budget Work and Democracy-Building: The Case of IBASE in Brazil by Paolo de Renzio and Jim Shultz | | 73 | | 6 | | Sustained Work and Dedicated Capacity: IDASA's Experience in Applied Budget Work in South Africa by Helena Hofbauer | | 96 | | 7 | | Croatia and the Institute for Public Finance: Budget Work in a Transitional Democracy by Albert van Zyl and Jim Shultz | | 122 | | 8 | | Budget Monitoring as an Advocacy Tool: The Uganda Debt Network by Paolo de Renzio and Vitus Azeem and Vivek Ramkumar | | 145 | | 9 | | Conclusions: The Impact and Significance of Applied Budget Work by Mark Robinson | | 171 | | 10 | | Implications for Policy and Practice by Paolo de Renzio and Warren Krafchik | | 186 | | | | Appendix | | 208 | | | | References | | 213 | | | | Index | | 217 |
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