by Marianne Klinker | Oct 1, 2013
2013 | International Budget Partnership
As subnational governments’ responsibility for resource allocation and service provision has increased, so has the importance of transparency, participation, and accountability at the subnational level. Recognizing this, as well as the scarcity of academic and policy literature on the subject, the International Budget Partnership implemented two rounds of subnational budget transparency studies that were completed in 2011 and 2013. Each round of the subnational studies used a different approach to develop the transparency assessment methodologies and instruments. IBP used these experiences to develop a questionnaire and a methodology to aid civil society organizations in conducting budget transparency studies at the subnational level.
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2013 Subnational Budget Transparency Studies
The methodologies for these studies was developed by the International Budget Partnership and drew on the national Open Budget Survey as well insights from our research partners.
2011 Subnational Budget Transparency Studies
The methodologies for these studies were developed by IBP’s partners in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Croatia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Mali, Mongolia, and Peru. These organizations also conducted the studies.
- Subnational Budget Transparency: An Analysis of Ten Pilot Studies, IBP Synthesis Paper (2012)
- Argentina, conducted by Centro de Implementación de Políticas Públicas para la Equidad y el Crecimiento (CIPPEC)
- Bolivia, conducted by Centro de Estudios para el Desarrollo Laboral y Agrario (CEDLA)
- Brazil, conducted by Instituto de Estudos Socioeconômicos (INESC)
- Croatia, conducted by Insitute for Public Finance (IPF)
- Ecuador, conducted by Grupo FARO
- India, conducted by Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA)
- Indonesia, conducted by Indonesian Forum for Budget Transparency (SEKNAS FITRA)
- Mali, conducted by Groupe de Recherche en Economie Appliquée et Théorique (GREAT)
- Mongolia, conducted by Open Society Forum (OSF)
- Peru, conducted by Centro Peruano de Estudios Sociales / Grupo Propuesta Ciudadana (CEPES/GPC)
by Jay | Jan 6, 2012
January 2012 | By Verena Kroth
Subnational budget documents deal with items and expenditures that are particularly visible and tangible for citizens. In this sense, subnational budget transparency has the potential to provide answers to basic questions such as what happened to central government funds at the local level and whether plans to build a new neighborhood school, or carry out local road works were actually implemented.
Recognizing the importance of subnational transparency as well as the scarcity of academic and policy literature on the subject, the International Budget Partnership commissioned ten pilot studies in 2011. Research organizations in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Croatia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Mali, Mongolia and Peru countries were assigned to analyze the state of subnational transparency in their country and were instructed to develop their own methodology. This paper synthesizes the findings of these studies.
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View summaries, full reports, methodologies, and questionnaires from the 2011 subnational budget transparency studies:
- Argentina, conducted by Centro de Implementación de Políticas Públicas para la Equidad y el Crecimiento (CIPPEC)
- Bolivia, conducted by Centro de Estudios para el Desarrollo Laboral y Agrario (CEDLA)
- Brazil, conducted by Instituto de Estudos Socioeconômicos (INESC)
- Croatia, conducted by Insitute for Public Finance (IPF)
- Ecuador, conducted by Grupo FARO
- India, conducted by Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA)
- Indonesia, conducted by Indonesian Forum for Budget Transparency (SEKNAS FITRA)
- Mali, conducted by Groupe de Recherche en Economie Appliquée et Théorique (GREAT)
- Mongolia, conducted by Open Society Forum (OSF)
- Peru, conducted by Centro Peruano de Estudios Sociales / Grupo Propuesta Ciudadana (CEPES/GPC)
by Jay | Jan 4, 2012
January 2012
In 2010 the International Budget Partnership commissioned ten subnational budget transparency studies which were carried out by partners in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Croatia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Mali, Mongolia, and Peru. The methodologies for these studies were developed by the organizations that implemented them.
In Peru, the subnational budget transparency study was carried out by Grupo Propuesta Ciudadana (GPC). Download resources below:
Budget Transparency, Accountability, and Participation in Regional Governments of Peru
by Grupo Propuesta Ciudadana, Peru
by Jay | Jan 4, 2012
January 2012
In 2010 the International Budget Partnership commissioned ten subnational budget transparency studies which were carried out by partners in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Croatia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Mali, Mongolia, and Peru. The methodologies for these studies were developed by the organizations that implemented them.
In Mongolia, the subnational budget transparency study was carried out by Open Society Forum (OSF). Download resources below:
Budget Transparency Rating of Local Governments in Mongolia
by Open Society Forum, Mongolia
by Jay | Jan 4, 2012
January 2012
In 2010 the International Budget Partnership commissioned ten subnational budget transparency studies which were carried out by partners in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Croatia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Mali, Mongolia, and Peru. The methodologies for these studies were developed by the organizations that implemented them.
In Mali, the subnational budget transparency study was carried out by the Groupe de Recherche en Économie Appliquée et Théorique (GREAT). Download resources below:
Communal Budget Transparency Index
by GREAT, Mali
