Brief I | Debt Management for Parliaments

Brief II | Debt Management & Legal Frameworks

Brief III | Role of Parliaments in Oversight of Public Debt Management

Brief IV | Debt Decision-Making and Oversight in Emergency Contexts

Financial Accountability

Here is a series of eight policy briefs written by Geoff Dubrow for WFD, that support parliaments in holding governments accountable for public spending. Covering topics from budget formulation to fiscal decentralisation and audit oversight, the briefs aim to close the information gap between the executive and legislature and promote transparency and accountability in public financial management.

Briefing I | Are Supreme Audit Institutions fit for purpose in the age of COVID and beyond.

Briefing II | A Critical Review of Public Accounts Committees.

Briefing III | Assessing the role of Parliament in the Budget Process.

Briefing IV | Accountability for Fiscal Decentralisation at the Sub-national Level.

Briefing V | Strengthening the role of Parliament in the Budget Process.

Briefing VI | Costing and Analysis of Political Party Electoral Platforms (Manifestos).

Briefing VII | Influencing the Budget During the Formulation Stage.

Briefing VIII | Performance-Based Budgeting: a ‘Whole of Government’ Initiative.