Follow the Money: A Guide to Monitoring Budgets and Oil and Gas Revenues (Lifting the Resource Curse, 1)

Many countries, rich in natural resources, squander their wealth, enriching a minority, while corruption and mismanagement leave the majority impoverished. A special responsibility falls on civil society in such countries to push their governments toward transparency and spending the responds to public needs. This book provides practical information to nongovernmental groups on how to monitor government earnings and expenditures. It includes advice on effective analysis, building advocacy coalitions, media work, and dealing with public officials. Government staff and journalists will also find this book helpful in learning to work with advocates on issues involving budgets and extractive industry revenues.