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Transparency and accountability: Bringing the politics back in

By Alina Rocha Menocal Over the past two decades, citizen- led initiatives to hold power holders to account have taken the world by storm. The promise embedded in such efforts- that more enlightened and engaged citizens demanding greater accountability around issues that they care about can have a decisive impact in improving development effectiveness, the […]

How can fiscal transparency lead to better accountability and development?

For people interested in transparency and its impact on development, these are very interesting times. The last few years have seen a flurry of international initiatives aimed at promoting transparency in a variety of areas of government action. The Open Government Partnership, launched in 2011, already has more than 50 member governments who have undertaken to promote transparency […]