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  Habitat Debate Vol 13, No. 1: financing for the urban poor

  United Nations Human Settlements Programme, 2007

  In Africa, Asia and Latin America the demand for shelter and basic services far outstrips supply, particularly in urban slums.
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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 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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  Why are there so few black-owned firms in Africa? preliminary results from enterprise survey data

  Center for Global Development, USA, 2007

  Much of the growth in Sub-Saharan Africa in the past decade has come from extractive industries, rather than from private, entrepreneurial activity.
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  Rethinking the governance of the International Monetary Fund

  International Monetary Fund, 2006

  In response to criticisms that its governance is unrepresentative, the IMF has embarked on the second stage of reforming the formulas by which voting quotas are assigned. But will these reforms rectify the problems of the original Bretton Woods quota formulas?
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  Improving fiscal governance and curbing corruption: how relevant are autonomous audit agencies?

  Universität St. Gallen / University of St. Gallen, 2006

  This paper explores the issue of fiscal governance, particularly the external oversight of public finances. The paper argues that there are limits to approaches which emphasise institutional design and constitutional engineering for improving the performance of government auditing.
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  Fixing international financial institutions: how Africa can lead the way?

  Center for Global Development, USA, 2006

  This Centre for Global Development Note argues that the boards of other international financial institutions should follow the lead of the recommendations made by the African Development Bank (AfDB) to streamline its governance structure.
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  Beyond the IMF

  Center for Global Development, USA, 2006

  This paper argues that reforms of the IMF should be complemented by alternative approaches to fulfilling the functions currently provided by the IMF.
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  To pay or not to pay?: citizens’ views on taxation by local authorities in Tanzania

  Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania, 2006

  This document presents the finding on a survey in Tanzania. The survey sought to uncover why taxpayers evade taxes.
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  Governance and private investment in the Middle East and North Africa

  Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2006

  This paper addresses the issue of the low level of private investment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with special emphasis on the role of governance.

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