Follow the Money A Guide to Monitoring Budgets and Oil and Gas Revenues

Many countries, rich in natural resources, squander their wealth, enriching a minority, while corruption and mismanagement leave the majority impoverished. A special responsibility falls on civil society in such countries to push their governments toward transparency and spending that responds to public needs. This book provides practical information to non-governmental groups on how to monitor government earnings and expenditures. It includes advice on effective analysis, building advocacy coalitions, media work, and dealing with public officials. Government staff and journalists will also find this book helpful in learning to work with advocates on issues involving budgets and extractive industry revenues. The publication was prepared by the Open Society Institute's Revenue Watch program in cooperation with the Center for Policy Studies at Central European University and the International Budget Project.Shultz, Jim is the author of 'Follow the Money A Guide to Monitoring Budgets and Oil and Gas Revenues', published 2005 under ISBN 9781891385407 and ISBN 1891385402.