Resources

Legislative Oversight and Budgeting: A World Perspective

Using case studies from numerous countries including the Czech Republic, Israel, Italy, Poland and South Africa, Legislative Oversight and Budgeting brings together scholars and practitioners to explore oversight from a variety of perspectives and legislative settings.

Note: The links below connect to the first and second sections of the document, broken into chapters listed consecutively for easier downloading.

National Youth Councils: Their Creation, Evolution, and Governance

By synthesizing information gathered from surveys distributed to Councils around the world, this report is intended as a tool to learn from the experiences of existing National Youth Councils, encourage future cooperation among Councils, and inspire their creation where they currently do not exist.

Sierra Leone: Ep Bil Salome Wit Uman Dem: A Manual for Elected Women Councilors

Practical Financial Management for NGOs

Many NGOs make financial management a low priority, leading to poor financial planning and monitoring systems. This manual aims to explain why financial management is important for NGOs in a rapidly changing and competitive world and how organizations can survive and succeed in this environment by making full use of financial management tools.

Former President Clinton to Attend Tuesday Panel on Ensuring Democracy Delivers

Former President Bill Clinton, founder of the William J. Clinton Foundation, will join Ricardo Lagos, former president of Chile; Kjell Magne Bondevik, former prime minister of Norway; Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland; Alejandro Toledo, former president of Peru; Abdul Karim Al Eryani, former prime minister of Yemen; Zlatko Lagumdzija, former prime minister of Bosnia-Herzegovina; and Kim Campbell, former prime minister of Canada. The panel will be moderated by Madeleine K.