by soapbox | Mar 22, 2002
The EDRC and Oxfam present a technical analysis of the Armenian government policy targeting poverty eradication. Quantitative and qualitative macroeconomic data are used to substantiate assertions of high inequality and continued poverty, despite general economic growth. Policy directions are recommended that are comprehensive, pro-poor, and sustainable.The EDRC and Oxfam present a technical analysis of the Armenian government policy targeting poverty eradication. Quantitative and qualitative macroeconomic data are used to substantiate assertions of high inequality and continued poverty, despite general economic growth. Policy directions are recommended that are comprehensive, pro-poor, and sustainable.
by soapbox | May 26, 2015
by soapbox | May 26, 2015
by [email protected] | Mar 9, 2022
Civil society partners across 120 countries worked with IBP to undertake a
rapid assessment of “emergency fiscal policy packages” from March to September 2020. This resulted in new approaches to policy initiatives like the stimulus package adopted in Armenia, aimed at addressing the impact of the COVID-19 emergency. The goal of this assessment is to identify how countries can improve both during and after the crisis. Download PDF in
English or
Armenian.
by [email protected] | May 30, 2022
The Open Budget Survey (OBS) is an assessment of fiscal transparency, public participation and formal oversight in the budget process across a range of countries, conducted every two years.
This brief focuses on the OBS performance of a number of countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The region is 1 point away from reaching the threshold of sufficient budget transparency and joining the “61+ club”. The report breaks down the levers and incentives that have driven progress and explains the constraints and varied political commitments to further progress on more transformational budget openness measures. Download the report.
