finance
- Centre for Development Finance (CDF)
- The Centre for Development Finance focuses on improving the delivery of public goods that contribute to inclusive social and economic opportunity in India.
- Conducting social audits on the Kenyan Constituency Development Fund
- W. Gikonyo / Affiliated Network for Social Accountability, 2009
- A social audit seeks to evaluate how well public resources are being used and how to improve performance and aims to ensure maximum community participation in this process. The Constituency Development Fund (CDF) was introduced i...
- A guide to budgets for civil society organisations working in education
- V Perry / Affiliated Network for Social Accountability, 2009
- By analysing education financing, citizens can understand budget priorities and the factors that influence education expenditure. Budget analysis has been used in many countries to lobby governments to prioritise education in public s...
- Financing education in fragile states
- L. Brannelly; S. Ndaruhutse / Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies, 2008
- This framing paper for an INEE Policy Roundtable provides analysis, lessons learnt and recommendations on the financing of education in states affected by fragility. The paper focuses mainly on aid to education, but also considers it ...
- PETS: a silver bullet solution?
- G. Sundet / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2007
- This briefing look at the effectiveness of Public Expenditure Tracking Surveys (PETS). It particularly focuses on the PETS in Tanzania but also makes references to the way in which PETS worked in Uganda. Despite anti-corrup...
- Documenting Commonwealth Education Fund experience in engaging civil society in education budgeting
- V. Perry / Commonwealth Education Fund, 2008
- This report documents Commonwealth Education Fund experience, illustrating how civil society can engage in the budget process through budget analysis; tracking disbursement flows through the education system; monitoring expenditure; a...
- Economic and political developments in Africa need to be underpinned by investment in knowledge
- A.B. Kamara; L. Bousrih; M. Nyende / African Development Bank, 2007
- Africa needs to harness science and technology, integrate into global markets and transform its economies in order to sustain growth and be able to face fierce global competition. The authors argue that knowledge-based economies based...
- What are the key problems in educational improvement in Gansu?
- E. Hannum; P. Kong / World Bank Publications, 2007
- This report analyses a survey of rural children and their families, schools, and teachers in the Gansu province of China. It seeks to provide a portrait of schools serving rural communities in northwest China, and to shed light on fac...
- Global statistics on financing of education
- J. Cruz Perusia / UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2007
- This edition of the Global Education Digest focuses on the financing of education and provides a series of indicators to compare spending patterns across countries and levels of education.The report reviews how levels of education in ...
- The transition towards junior secondary education in sub-Saharan Africa
- A. Verspoor; J. Bregman / Africa Region Human Development Department, World Bank, 2007
- The Secondary Education in Africa (SEIA) initiative has conducted a participatory process of analysis, dialogue and reflection in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) since 2002. It aims to: help collect and summarise best practic...
- Conducting social audits on the Kenyan Constituency Development Fund
- W. Gikonyo / Affiliated Network for Social Accountability, 2009
- A social audit seeks to evaluate how well public resources are being used and how to improve performance and aims to ensure maximum community participation in this process. The Constituency Development Fund (CDF) was introduced i...
- A guide to budgets for civil society organisations working in education
- V Perry / Affiliated Network for Social Accountability, 2009
- By analysing education financing, citizens can understand budget priorities and the factors that influence education expenditure. Budget analysis has been used in many countries to lobby governments to prioritise education in public s...
- Financing education in fragile states
- L. Brannelly; S. Ndaruhutse / Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies, 2008
- This framing paper for an INEE Policy Roundtable provides analysis, lessons learnt and recommendations on the financing of education in states affected by fragility. The paper focuses mainly on aid to education, but also considers it ...
- PETS: a silver bullet solution?
- G. Sundet / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2007
- This briefing look at the effectiveness of Public Expenditure Tracking Surveys (PETS). It particularly focuses on the PETS in Tanzania but also makes references to the way in which PETS worked in Uganda. Despite anti-corrup...
- Documenting Commonwealth Education Fund experience in engaging civil society in education budgeting
- V. Perry / Commonwealth Education Fund, 2008
- This report documents Commonwealth Education Fund experience, illustrating how civil society can engage in the budget process through budget analysis; tracking disbursement flows through the education system; monitoring expenditure; a...
- Economic and political developments in Africa need to be underpinned by investment in knowledge
- A.B. Kamara; L. Bousrih; M. Nyende / African Development Bank, 2007
- Africa needs to harness science and technology, integrate into global markets and transform its economies in order to sustain growth and be able to face fierce global competition. The authors argue that knowledge-based economies based...
- What are the key problems in educational improvement in Gansu?
- E. Hannum; P. Kong / World Bank Publications, 2007
- This report analyses a survey of rural children and their families, schools, and teachers in the Gansu province of China. It seeks to provide a portrait of schools serving rural communities in northwest China, and to shed light on fac...
- Global statistics on financing of education
- J. Cruz Perusia / UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2007
- This edition of the Global Education Digest focuses on the financing of education and provides a series of indicators to compare spending patterns across countries and levels of education.The report reviews how levels of education in ...
- The transition towards junior secondary education in sub-Saharan Africa
- A. Verspoor; J. Bregman / Africa Region Human Development Department, World Bank, 2007
- The Secondary Education in Africa (SEIA) initiative has conducted a participatory process of analysis, dialogue and reflection in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) since 2002. It aims to: help collect and summarise best practic...
- Is more investment required in schools in Bangladesh?
- S. Al-Samarrai / Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity, 2007
- This paper reviews investment in education in Bangladesh since 2000. It analyses trends from both government and private spending whilst also looking at their impact, outcomes and ways forward. Key findings include: ...
- Centre for Development Finance (CDF)
- The Centre for Development Finance focuses on improving the delivery of public goods that contribute to inclusive social and economic opportunity in India.
