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  Lessons from the field: the impact of civil society budget analysis and advocacy in six countries

  International Budget Partnership, 2007

  Can civil society improve the transparency, accountability and impact of public spending? While anecdotal information has been very encouraging, there is not yet sufficient information available to answer this central question.
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  Expanding collaboration between public audit institutions and civil society

  International Budget Partnership, 2007

  Civil society organisations are increasingly undertaking innovative actions designed to hold governments accountable for the use of public resources. The paper gives concrete examples of civil society participation and audit institution engagement from India, South Africa, the Philippines, Mexico, South Korea and Argentina. It demonstrates that civil so
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  Budget 2007: poverty amidst plenty

  Institute for Democracy in South Africa, 2007

  This latest report from the Budget Information Service at the Institute for Democracy in South Africa examines the government budget for 2007 and proposes future policy options.
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  Budget analysis and policy advocacy: the role of non-governmental public action

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2007

  Civil society initiatives to improve budget transparency and influence government spending priorities are being introduced in developing countries. This IDS working paper reports on research carried out on six civil society budget groups around the world. The case studies are on a social movement in India, a research institution in Croatia and NGOs in Brazil, Mexico, South Africa and Uganda.
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  Strategies and policies on TNC-SME linkages country case studies: South Africa (SDS RP70)

  School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2006

  This report documents and assesses selected South African experiences with regard to the promotion of linkages between Trans- National Corporations (TNCs) and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).
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  Country study: an employment-targeted economic programme for South Africa

  International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2006

  At the 2003 Growth and Development Summit, South African President Thabo Mbeki singled out "more jobs, better jobs and decent work for all" as one of the country's key economic challenges. With the pledge to cut the unemployment rate by half by 2014, difficult policy changes are inevitable.
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  Linking policies and budgets: implementing medium term expenditure frameworks in a PRSP context

  Overseas Development Institute, 2005

  This briefing paper focuses on the effectiveness of Medium Term Expenditure Frameworks (MTEFs) in offering a more practical approach to the implementation of the strategies laid out in the PRSPs (Povery Reduction Strategy Papers). It is based on nine country case studies which investigated the experience of implementing MTEFs in a PRSP context.
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  Nine African budget transparency and participation case studies

  Institute for Democracy in South Africa, 2005

  The findings from this study explore budget transparency from the ordinary citizen's perspective. It sheds some light on information required to engage meaningfully with budgetary and other decisions involving public resources from the ordinary citizen's perspective.
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  Gender and budget 2005

  International Budget Partnership, 2005

  This paper examines gender equity within the 2005 South African budget. The authors highlight that women and girls are often most vulnerable to conditions like HIV/AIDS and poverty, but that programmes to address these conditions will fail without a significant earmarking of funds.
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  Civil society, democratisation and foreign aid in Africa

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2005

  This paper critically examines the current donor practice of funding civil society organisations as a way to influence govenment policy and to create more citizen involvement in public affairs.

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