This project formed part of a broader initiative to understand the planning, implementation and financing dynamics of some 40 government policies. The overall…

Government budgets are much like household budgets. In households, we make decisions about how to allocate limited income to buy food, pay for…

A review of the Gauteng Department of Education’s progress made to date with respect to building plans for new schools across the province.

Developing a costing tool that explored efficiencies in the implementation of the newly developed INSET policy

The national Department of Arts and Culture drafted the South African Public Library and Information Services Bill, 2012. The Bill aimed to –…

The Maldives began to implement a decentralisation process in the 1990s, with constitutional and political reforms. The Decentralization Act was passed in 2010,…

A review of school infrastructure spending and delivery In this report we examine the demand for school infrastructure, the level of spending and…

Following the Lesotho general election in May 2012, the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning was split to form two separate ministries: the…

This paper was prepared for the International Budget Partnership. Civil society organisations in the public basic education space, wishing to influence finance allocations…