Increasing Accountability through Budget Transparency at the Subnational Level in Cameroon
Improving governance is a major development challenge for Cameroon and for many other developing countries, and making public financial management more transparent is a central part of it. While budgets are public documents, accessible to citizens...
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okr-10986-201322021-04-23T14:03:53Z Increasing Accountability through Budget Transparency at the Subnational Level in Cameroon Alton, Martin Luis Agarwal, Sanjay ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING SYSTEM ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY AUTHORITY BUDGET ALLOCATIONS BUDGET DATA BUDGET INFORMATION BUDGET PROCESS BUDGET TRANSPARENCY CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGETS CITIZEN CITIZEN FEEDBACK CITIZEN OVERSIGHT CITIZEN PARTICIPATION CITIZENS CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CLINICS COMMUNITY MEMBERS CONSTITUENCIES CORRUPT PRACTICES COST-EFFECTIVENESS DATA COLLECTION DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS DELIVERY OF SERVICES DEMOCRACY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISCLOSURE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION SERVICES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ELECTED OFFICIALS ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES EMBEZZLEMENT EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES FINANCES FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL COSTS FINANCIAL INFORMATION FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE PROBLEMS GOVERNMENT BUDGETS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENT SERVICES HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH MANAGEMENT HOSPITALS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMPROVING GOVERNANCE INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONALIZATION INSTRUMENT INTERMEDIARIES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERPRETERS INVESTMENT PROJECTS LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL COMMUNITY LOCAL COUNCILS MISTRUST MUNICIPAL LEVEL MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL INCOME NATIONAL LEVEL NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PATIENTS PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCE TARGETS PETTY CORRUPTION POLICY FORMULATION POOR GOVERNANCE POOR PERFORMANCE POSTERS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS PRESIDENTS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOLS PROGRAMS PUBLIC AWARENESS PUBLIC BUDGET PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT REFORM PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC MONEY PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE PROVIDERS PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY RADIO PROGRAMS REGISTRATION FEE REGISTRATION FEES REPRESENTATIVES RESOURCE ALLOCATION RETURN SCHOOL FEES SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS SECONDARY SCHOOLS SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL NORMS SUBNATIONAL LEVELS TAX TAX REVENUES TAXIS TRANSACTION TRANSPARENCY TRANSPARENT BUDGETS WASTE Improving governance is a major development challenge for Cameroon and for many other developing countries, and making public financial management more transparent is a central part of it. While budgets are public documents, accessible to citizens in principle, in practice, budget information is difficult to come by as a result of political, administrative, capacity, and logistical constraints as well as cost barriers at all tiers of government, including the national, regional, and municipal level and at service-delivery points like schools and health centers. In two of Cameroon s 10 regions, a World Bank-supported initiative has piloted a citizen-centered approach for disseminating simplified budget information of 151 schools, 58 health centers, and 28 municipalities and the two regional administrations. Budgets were made public and awareness was raised through various activities, including public community meetings at which the budgets of institutions were read aloud, poster campaigns, art competitions, theater performances, student budget clubs, and the use of media such as community radios and Facebook. Results of the initiative include increased tax revenues for one local council, changes in the willingness of parents to contribute to the financing of schools, and greater trust between mayors and constituents. 2014-09-15T20:52:43Z 2014-09-15T20:52:43Z 2013-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/19909011/cameroon-budget-transparency-initiative-increasing-accountability-through-budget-transparency-subnational-level-cameroon http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20132 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Cameroon |
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ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING SYSTEM ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY AUTHORITY BUDGET ALLOCATIONS BUDGET DATA BUDGET INFORMATION BUDGET PROCESS BUDGET TRANSPARENCY CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGETS CITIZEN CITIZEN FEEDBACK CITIZEN OVERSIGHT CITIZEN PARTICIPATION CITIZENS CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CLINICS COMMUNITY MEMBERS CONSTITUENCIES CORRUPT PRACTICES COST-EFFECTIVENESS DATA COLLECTION DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS DELIVERY OF SERVICES DEMOCRACY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISCLOSURE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION SERVICES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ELECTED OFFICIALS ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES EMBEZZLEMENT EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES FINANCES FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL COSTS FINANCIAL INFORMATION FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE PROBLEMS GOVERNMENT BUDGETS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENT SERVICES HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH MANAGEMENT HOSPITALS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMPROVING GOVERNANCE INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONALIZATION INSTRUMENT INTERMEDIARIES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERPRETERS INVESTMENT PROJECTS LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL COMMUNITY LOCAL COUNCILS MISTRUST MUNICIPAL LEVEL MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL INCOME NATIONAL LEVEL NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PATIENTS PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCE TARGETS PETTY CORRUPTION POLICY FORMULATION POOR GOVERNANCE POOR PERFORMANCE POSTERS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS PRESIDENTS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOLS PROGRAMS PUBLIC AWARENESS PUBLIC BUDGET PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT REFORM PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC MONEY PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE PROVIDERS PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY RADIO PROGRAMS REGISTRATION FEE REGISTRATION FEES REPRESENTATIVES RESOURCE ALLOCATION RETURN SCHOOL FEES SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS SECONDARY SCHOOLS SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL NORMS SUBNATIONAL LEVELS TAX TAX REVENUES TAXIS TRANSACTION TRANSPARENCY TRANSPARENT BUDGETS WASTE |
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ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING SYSTEM ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY AUTHORITY BUDGET ALLOCATIONS BUDGET DATA BUDGET INFORMATION BUDGET PROCESS BUDGET TRANSPARENCY CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGETS CITIZEN CITIZEN FEEDBACK CITIZEN OVERSIGHT CITIZEN PARTICIPATION CITIZENS CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CLINICS COMMUNITY MEMBERS CONSTITUENCIES CORRUPT PRACTICES COST-EFFECTIVENESS DATA COLLECTION DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS DELIVERY OF SERVICES DEMOCRACY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISCLOSURE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION SERVICES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ELECTED OFFICIALS ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES EMBEZZLEMENT EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES FINANCES FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL COSTS FINANCIAL INFORMATION FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE PROBLEMS GOVERNMENT BUDGETS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENT SERVICES HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH MANAGEMENT HOSPITALS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMPROVING GOVERNANCE INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONALIZATION INSTRUMENT INTERMEDIARIES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERPRETERS INVESTMENT PROJECTS LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL COMMUNITY LOCAL COUNCILS MISTRUST MUNICIPAL LEVEL MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL INCOME NATIONAL LEVEL NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PATIENTS PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCE TARGETS PETTY CORRUPTION POLICY FORMULATION POOR GOVERNANCE POOR PERFORMANCE POSTERS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS PRESIDENTS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOLS PROGRAMS PUBLIC AWARENESS PUBLIC BUDGET PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT REFORM PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC MONEY PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE PROVIDERS PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY RADIO PROGRAMS REGISTRATION FEE REGISTRATION FEES REPRESENTATIVES RESOURCE ALLOCATION RETURN SCHOOL FEES SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS SECONDARY SCHOOLS SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL NORMS SUBNATIONAL LEVELS TAX TAX REVENUES TAXIS TRANSACTION TRANSPARENCY TRANSPARENT BUDGETS WASTE Alton, Martin Luis Agarwal, Sanjay Increasing Accountability through Budget Transparency at the Subnational Level in Cameroon |
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Cameroon |
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Improving governance is a major
development challenge for Cameroon and for many other
developing countries, and making public financial management
more transparent is a central part of it. While budgets are
public documents, accessible to citizens in principle, in
practice, budget information is difficult to come by as a
result of political, administrative, capacity, and
logistical constraints as well as cost barriers at all tiers
of government, including the national, regional, and
municipal level and at service-delivery points like schools
and health centers. In two of Cameroon s 10 regions, a World
Bank-supported initiative has piloted a citizen-centered
approach for disseminating simplified budget information of
151 schools, 58 health centers, and 28 municipalities and
the two regional administrations. Budgets were made public
and awareness was raised through various activities,
including public community meetings at which the budgets of
institutions were read aloud, poster campaigns, art
competitions, theater performances, student budget clubs,
and the use of media such as community radios and Facebook.
Results of the initiative include increased tax revenues for
one local council, changes in the willingness of parents to
contribute to the financing of schools, and greater trust
between mayors and constituents. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
| author |
Alton, Martin Luis Agarwal, Sanjay |
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Alton, Martin Luis Agarwal, Sanjay |
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Alton, Martin Luis |
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Increasing Accountability through Budget Transparency at the Subnational Level in Cameroon |
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Increasing Accountability through Budget Transparency at the Subnational Level in Cameroon |
| title_full |
Increasing Accountability through Budget Transparency at the Subnational Level in Cameroon |
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Increasing Accountability through Budget Transparency at the Subnational Level in Cameroon |
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Increasing Accountability through Budget Transparency at the Subnational Level in Cameroon |
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increasing accountability through budget transparency at the subnational level in cameroon |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/19909011/cameroon-budget-transparency-initiative-increasing-accountability-through-budget-transparency-subnational-level-cameroon http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20132 |
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