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Ramkumar, Vivek
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Turning Children's Rights into Children's Realities: Why open, inclusive and accountable budgets are important for children
Children constitute over 30% of the world’s population. Effective public policy and service delivery are essential to realize their rights. Budget systems that are transparent, open to public engagement and scrutiny, and that have robust oversight institu
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Guide to Transparency in Government Budget Reports: Why are Budget Reports Important, and What Should They Include?
Governments are increasingly responding to internal and external calls to increase the level of transparency in their public budget processes and systems as a way to manage public resources more efficiently and effectively so as to better respond to the n
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The power of making it simple: A Government Guide To Developing Citizens Budgets
Governments can encourage citizen participation by creating conditions that enable them to participate in a meaningful way. A very important one of these conditions is that all citizens have ready access to government information. "Access" means not simpl
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Our money, our responsibility: A Citizens’ Guide to Monitoring Government Expenditures
How can citizens monitor government expenditure? What are the best strategies for effecting budgetary change? This guide looks at the work undertaken by 17 organizations in 12 countries across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. It offers an overview of gove