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Will Africa face another crisis in public sector pay?

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The rise and fall of the bureaucratic bourgeoisie

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Africa's clientelist budget policies revisited

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The trouble with budget transparency

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The capabilities of finance ministries: Uganda

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Incredible budgets: budget credibility in theory and practice

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Transparency for development: budget transparency, MDG expenditure, and results

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Unblocking results: using aid to address governance constraints in public service delivery

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ODI · 2012

Following the money: examining the evidence on pro-poor budgeting

Simson, R.

International Growth Centre · 2011

Tanzania: growth and structural transformation required to reach middle income status by 2025

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A guide to public financial management literature for practitioners in developing countries

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