The Fiscal Responsibility Law Should be Changed
Forum for Budget Tracking (FBO),
Brazil
May 4, 2009 marked the ninth anniversary
of the Fiscal Responsibility Law (FRL). Its introduction changed the economic,
political, and legal scenarios. This document discusses the reasons for the
FRL promulgation, and its impacts on public finances, in light of federalism
and budgetary priorities.
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International Conference on “Re-regulating Global
Finance in the Light of the Global Crisis”
Beijing
,
China
, 9-11,
April 2009
The conference hosted by the
International Development Economics Associates (IDEAs) brought together
academics, policy makers and practitioners from developed and developing
countries to develop alternative proposals for pro poor financial governance
in the context of financial crisis.
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Report...
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Conference Presentations
Call For Action:
Economies & Policies for Global Transformation
Prague Conference Declaration, April 1, 2009 : The
World in crisis: Economies & Policies for Global transformation
conference, addressed issues around economic meltdown, ecological issues,
food price hike & increasing equity.
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2009 Budget will be Closely Monitored : DG BUDGET,
Abuja
,
Nigeria
Contributed by: CISLAC,
Nigeria
.
In an interview to the Economic
Confidential, the Director General of the Budget Office of the federation,
Abuja
,
Nigeria
;
Dr.Bright Okugo talks about the nature of 2009 budget, its implementation and
sharing about the mechanisms put in place for its close monitoring. Here are
some excerpts.
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From Country Libraries of:
The Gambia : contributed by PRO PAG
Nigeria.: contributed Civil Society
Initiative Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)
Ethiopia : contributed by Poverty Action Network
of Civil Society Organizations in Ethiopia (PANE)
Indonesia.: contributed by Aliansi Petani
Indoensia (API)
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Reseraches & Analysis
- Far from the Centre:
The study on provincial governance and development planning of Jawzjan
district,
Afghanistan
:
analysing the issues of sub-national governance from a civil society
perspective.
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more...
- The Gaps in Aid
Accountability: a study of National
Solidarity Plan (NSP) finances to disseminate the findings on NSP
financial management and donors accountability to their commitments.
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more....
ELBAG Handbooks
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PEOPLE'S ACTION
Peoples Budget Initiaves (PBI) :
Peoples Budget Initiatives strongly
articulated peoples voices, their expectations from the economic policies, to
demand those needs to be reflected in budgets, and to also take stalk has the
of how government being responding to such articulations. Read below:
PBI,
Bangladesh...
PBI,
Pakistan...
Holding government accountable through budget analysis and
dissemination :
Nigeria
ELBAG trainings with community and organisations
have focused on building capacities to create and sustain spaces for civil
engagement. Public Budget tracking is being used as a tool to tell the State
what to prioratise.
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Community Budget Monitors:
Uganda
“We are happy that the sub county budget
has included some of the priorities we gave last time when we met with you.
We would like to ask that the next year’s budget looks into issues that were
left out”. Gershom Masiko,
Biharwe
Sub-County
.
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more...
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