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		<title>New Research on Participatory Governance and Tax Compliance</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2019/06/11/new-research-on-participatory-governance-and-tax-compliance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2019 10:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the World Bank, we have published two new studies on the effect of citizen engagement on tax morale and tax compliance. In the first, published last month, we examine the Brazilian case, using data from all 5,570 municipalities in &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2019/06/11/new-research-on-participatory-governance-and-tax-compliance/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2019/06/11/new-research-on-participatory-governance-and-tax-compliance/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New IDS Journal – 9 Papers in Open Government</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2016/01/27/new-ids-journal-9-papers-in-open-government/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2016 06:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new IDS Bulletin is out. Edited by Rosemary McGee and Duncan Edwards, this is the first open access version of the well-known journal by the Institute of Development Studies. It brings eight new studies looking at a variety of &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2016/01/27/new-ids-journal-9-papers-in-open-government/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>World Development Report 2016: Digital Dividends</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2016/01/13/world-development-report-2016-digital-dividends/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2016 22:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Development Report 2016, the main annual publication of the World Bank, is out. This year&#8217;s theme is Digital Dividends, examining the role of digital technologies in the promotion of development outcomes. The findings of the WDR are simultaneously &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2016/01/13/world-development-report-2016-digital-dividends/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=1142&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>New Book on 25 Years of Participatory Budgeting</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2014/06/10/new-book-on-25-years-of-participatory-budgeting/</link>
		<comments>http://democracyspot.net/2014/06/10/new-book-on-25-years-of-participatory-budgeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2014 11:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A little while ago I mentioned the launch of the Portuguese version of the book organized by Nelson Dias, &#8220;Hope for Democracy: 25 Years of Participatory Budgeting Worldwide&#8221;. The good news is that the English version is finally out. Here&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2014/06/10/new-book-on-25-years-of-participatory-budgeting/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=998&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>Social Accountability: What Does the Evidence Really Say?</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2014/05/13/social-accountability-what-does-the-evidence-really-say/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2014 11:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So what does the evidence about citizen engagement say? Particularly in the development world it is common to say that the evidence is &#8220;mixed&#8221;. It is the type of answer that, even if correct in extremely general terms, does not &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2014/05/13/social-accountability-what-does-the-evidence-really-say/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=985&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>A Review of the Evidence on Open Budgeting</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2014/02/18/a-review-of-the-evidence-on-open-budgeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 21:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brand new. &#8220;A Review of the Evidence on Open Budgeting&#8221; is a recent report by the World Bank Institute&#8217;sCapacity Development and Results team. It explores key questions and existing evidence around the impact of open budgeting.&#160;Despite the growing body of &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2014/02/18/a-review-of-the-evidence-on-open-budgeting/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=956&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>Participation, Transparency and Accountability: Innovations in South Korea, Brazil, and the Philippines</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2014/02/03/participation-transparency-and-accountability-innovations-in-south-korea-brazil-and-the-philippines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2014 17:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A report by Brian Wampler&#160;for the Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency (GIFT): Citizen participation in budgetary and other fiscal processes has been expanding at international, national, and local levels over the past 15 years. The direct participation of citizens, it &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2014/02/03/participation-transparency-and-accountability-innovations-in-south-korea-brazil-and-the-philippines/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=924&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>10 Most Read Posts in 2013</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2013/12/31/10-most-read-posts-in-2013/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2013 16:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below is a selection of the 10 most read posts at DemocracySpot in 2013. Thanks to all of those who stopped by throughout the year, and happy 2014. 1.&#160;Does transparency lead to trust? Some evidence on the&#160;subject. 2.&#160;The Foundations of &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2013/12/31/10-most-read-posts-in-2013/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=895&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>Open Budgets in Africa: Tokenistic?</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2013/09/20/open-budgets-in-africa-tokenistic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2013 17:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matt Andrews recently posted an interesting analysis in his blog. Measuring the difference in transparency between budget formulation and budget execution, Matt finds that &#8220;Most countries have a gap between the scores they get in transparency of budget preparation and &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2013/09/20/open-budgets-in-africa-tokenistic/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=851&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>Documentary: Participatory Budgeting in Belo Horizonte</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2013 22:13:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Through the Facebook Participatory Budgeting group I came across a documentary about Belo Horizonte&#8217;s PB. The documentary, by Joao Ramos de Almeida, provides a unique view of the functioning of one of the oldest PBs in Brazil. Among other things, &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2013/09/13/documentary-participatory-budgeting-in-belo-horizonte/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=843&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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