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Empowering Citizens through Budget Transparency in the North-West and Adamawa Regions

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dc.contributor.authorAgarwal, Sanjay
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-15T20:48:37Z
dc.date.available2014-09-15T20:48:37Z
dc.date.issued2013-06
dc.description.abstractCitizens often lack information on the use of public funds. They are usually left out of allocation decisions and do not have opportuni¬ties to provide adequate and timely feedback on the use of scarce resources. Transparency in budgetary processes reduces opportu¬nities for wasteful and corrupt spending. As a consequence, and because it can increase trust in authorities and lead to enhanced tax collections, budget transparency could increase resources avail¬able to fight poverty. Therefore, with support from the World Bank, two regions in Cameroon (the North-West and Adamawa) piloted an initiative to promote greater budget transparency with three objectives: simplification, analysis, and disclosure of budgets at multiple levels (national, regional, divisional, municipal, school, and health center); awareness and capacity-building of government officials and local/regional institutions to promote public dialogue about public expenditures by encouraging demand-side governance; and documentation and dissemination of activities. In both the regions, steering committees under the chairman¬ship of their governors spearheaded and coordinated the activities under the initiative. Two local nongovernmental organizations with expertise in social accountability approaches facilitated the community mobilization and budget dissemination process.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/19909105/cameroon-budget-transparency-initiative-empowering-citizens-through-budget-transparency-north-west-adamawa-regions
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/20131
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/20131
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectBUDGET TRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectCERTIFICATION
dc.subjectCERTIFICATION SCHEME
dc.subjectCIVIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY MOBILIZATION
dc.subjectCOMPLAINT
dc.subjectCORRUPT
dc.subjectCURRICULUM
dc.subjectEXAMINATION FEES
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFACILITATORS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INFORMATION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
dc.subjectHIGH SCHOOL
dc.subjectHOME ECONOMICS
dc.subjectILLITERACY
dc.subjectINITIATIVE
dc.subjectJOURNALISTS
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectMEDIA
dc.subjectMISAPPROPRIATED FUNDS
dc.subjectMISAPPROPRIATIONS
dc.subjectOPENNESS
dc.subjectPARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPUBLIC BUDGET
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectPUBLIC FUNDS
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC MEETINGS
dc.subjectRADIO
dc.subjectREGISTRATION FEES
dc.subjectRETURN
dc.subjectSCHOOL CURRICULUM
dc.subjectSCHOOL HEADMASTERS
dc.subjectSCHOOL LEVEL
dc.subjectSCHOOL STUDENTS
dc.subjectSCHOOL YEAR
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectSTAKEHOLDERS
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTAX COLLECTIONS
dc.subjectTEACHER
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.titleEmpowering Citizens through Budget Transparency in the North-West and Adamawa Regionsen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2014-08-04
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T10:14:06.028727Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/19909105/cameroon-budget-transparency-initiative-empowering-citizens-through-budget-transparency-north-west-adamawa-regions
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.guid459981468150301273
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333037_20140804120141
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum19909105
okr.identifier.report89830
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.countryCameroon
okr.topicPublic Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Debt Markets
okr.topicSocial Development::Social Accountability
okr.topicEducation::Education For All
okr.topicTertiary Education
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitKnowledge & Information Services (ITSKI)
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