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Resource dependence and budget transparency
Global Index, Parliament, Public Administration, Civil SocietyThis paper analyses the results of the Open Budget Survey 2008 - an evaluation of budget transparency in 85 countries. The authors highlight a number of issues including: Budgets are less transparent in oil-dependent countries: poor performance of resource dependent countries is largely driven by the lack of budget transparency and accountability. The...
La estructura de la rendición de cuentas en México
Book, Civil Society, Corruption, Latin America and the Carribean, Parliament, Public Administration, Civil SocietyEstá disponible ya la versión electrónica del libro La estructura de la rendición de cuentas en México. El libro es producto del proyecto que, en 2008-09, realizó el CIDE para diagnosticar el funcionamiento de la rendición de cuentas en México. Hay un capítulo dedicado a la rendición de cuentas en los...
A Panel Study on the Relationship Between Corruption and Government Size
Article / Working Paper, Corruption, Democracy, Parliament, Public Administration, Academic/Think TankUsing panel data from 1996 to 2005, this paper shows that the effect of government size on corruption is positive at a low level of democracy, but it is negative at a high level. This finding could fill the gaps in previous studies whose findings on the relationship between corruption and government size are controversial. The results on the effect of government size on...
Orçamento, Estado e Povo. Processo de Orçamento, Sociedade Civil e Transparência em Angola
Africa, Civil Society, Corruption, Parliament, Public Administration, Report, Academic/Think TankEste estudo identifica várias deficiências no processo de orçamento em Angola. A proposta do governo não é discutida publicamente, não é preparado nenhum documento pré-orçamento, não são feitas comparações entre a despesa orçamentada e os seus resultados concretos, e não são preparados...
Accountability and Transparency: A Guide for State Ownership
Book, Civil Society, Corruption, Parliament, Public Administration, Inter-Governmental OrganizationUsing this Guide, published by OECD, will facilitate the practical implementation of the OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises in the areas of transparency and accountability. It provides viable policy options and a step-by-step road map on how to address typical difficulties, risks and hurdles that may be encountered. It also provides concrete...