Global Development Network (GDN) led GTF programme

GTF Number 164

Strengthening Civil Society to Improve Public Expenditure Accountability

Key Facts

• Start date: 16 October 2008
• End date: 30 June 2013
• Amount of DFID funding £4,993,829

The project aims to improve development outcomes by increasing the effectiveness with which governments allocate and use their resources. It will strengthen analytical underpinnings of the policy debates around public expenditure priorities and their impact, thus improving the governance of public service delivery. Through this approach, the project intends to achieve four key outcomes:

• Expanded institutional and individual capacity for public expenditure monitoring and analysis, development of policy alternatives, and constructive engagement in a peer learning environment
• Increased use of evidence-based policy reforms in social services and infrastructure
• Internationally comparable information on public expenditures, incidence (who benefits), effectiveness, and policy alternatives that will begin to build benchmarks for the quality of public spending
• Creation of a strong network of institutions to share training materials, templates for analysis and communication.