Women are underrepresented in local government in the Asia and Pacific region. Statistics show the percentage of women in local government seats range from a high of 33 percent to a low of 2 percen…
Feminist analysis of the macroeconomic dimensions of public finance(for instance, Elson and Cagatay 2000) suggests that neither the neo-liberal, nor the Keynesian, approach is wholly adequate from …
Most analyses of government budgets and their differential impacts on women and men tend to focus on the expenditure side of the budget, with very little attention being given to the revenue side. …
This Paper explores the experiences and views of government heakth officials in managing the rapid policy change and ongoing restructuring since 1994. It considers the impact of policies and restru…
This book is the introduction to four compilations of experiences in developing and implementing gender responsive budgets in several localities that have been the targets of Asia Foundation progra…
The advocacy activities that have been undertaken by Yasmin in Polman District provide several important lessons, not only for budget activists but indeed for anyone who wants to know how processes…
The experience of budget advocacy in the Palu Municipality several strengths that have enabled the steps that were taken to produce quite significant changes. The city has not only become a referen…
Ms Debbie Budlender’s report on the Women's Budget Initiative from 1995-2002 picked up on some of the key issues raised by Ms Govender. In her reportback, Ms Budlender gave a broad overview of t…