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Lives in the balance : improving accountability for public spending in developing countries / Charles Griffin ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Government spending policy--Developing countries.
- Government spending policy.
- Government accountability--Developing countries.
- Government accountability.
- Developing countries--Appropriations and expenditures--Evaluation.
- Developing countries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (199 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : Brookings Institution Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book investigates a vital aspect of the foreign aid landscape: how to make sure money goes where it should.
- Contents:
- The process of government accountability : an anecdote and an agenda
- Major issues and tools in public expenditure management
- The political dimension of public accountability
- Transparency and accountability in budgets and expenditure management
- Independent monitoring organizations at work
- Strengthening independent monitoring organizations
- Conclusion : bringing everyone to the same page.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612661693
- 9781282661691
- 1282661698
- 9780815701774
- 0815701772
- OCLC:
- 650509050
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