Open Budget Initiative

Submitted by crinadmin on Thu, 09/11/2006 - 05:47

On 18 October, civil society organisations from 59 countries around the world unveil the Open Budget Index. This is the first index to rate countries on how open their budget books are to their citizens. It is intended to provide citizens, legislators, and civil society advocates with the comprehensive and practical information needed to gauge a government’s commitment to budget transparency and accountability. Armed with this kind of information, lenders, development advocates, and aid organisations can identify meaningful budget reforms needed in specific countries to combat corruption and strengthen basic services to improve people's lives.

More information

The International Budget Project: A Guide to Budget Work for NGOs

IDASA: Children Should Be Seen and Not Heard…Especially Not on Budget Issues

Save the Children: Where's the Money Going? Monitoring Government and Donor Budgets

Save the Children Sweden - Eastern and Central Africa Office: Good Governance and Budget Tracking from a Child Rights Perspective

CRIN's page on rights-based approaches to budget monitoring

pdf: http://www.openbudgetindex.org/

Organisation:

International Budget Project

Attachment Link:

http://www.openbudgetindex.org/

Countries

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