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Economic Governance Programme
This programme aims to ensure that the key principles of democracy – like accountability, citizen participation and access to information – enter into economic decision-making processes.
It is currently running the following projects:
The Public Expenditure and Smallholder Agriculture Project
The Right to Know, Right to Education Project
The Affiliated Network for Social Accountability
The Electricity Governance Initiative
Its mission statement is:
Idasa’s Economic Governance Programme (EGP) seeks to democratise economic decision making processes and resource management through sustained citizen engagement, to achieve sustainable socio-economic justice in Africa.
Recent Resources
News: NEW PUBLICATION: implementing the Public Finance Management Act in South Africa
01 Feb 2012Idasa’s Economic Governance Programme (EGP) has examined South Africa’s Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) in the light of calls to amend it but finds that ...
Articles: Beyond the jargon: The governance of climate finance
23 Nov 2011In this paper, Nancy Dubosse and Richard Calland argue that there is an urgent need to bring strategic and administrative coherence to the multiple sources ...
Research Reports: Revisiting the Principle of Country Ownership: Reflections on Climate Finance
14 Nov 2011This policy paper, from Idasa’s Economic Governance Programme, aims to identify ways to strengthen country-led approaches and to increase national participation in climate activities at ...
- Articles: Idasa trains Malian group in budget analysis
15 Sep 2011Idasa provided Mali’s Budget Monitoring Group with three days of training in September that focused on what a budget is, budget analysis approaches, basic budget ...
- Articles (15)
- Conference Reports (2)
- Legal Documents (1)
- News (16)
- Podcasts (4)
- Press Releases (2)
- Research Reports (34)
- Speeches (1)
- Submissions (5)
- Toolkits (2)
- Videos (2)
Where EGP works
Idasa's Economic Governance Programme works in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia, Tanzania, Mali, Liberia, Senegal, Zimbabwe. See more about our work here.
Funding partners
The Economic Governance Programme is supported and funded by the Department for International Development; the Ford Foundation; the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities; the World Resource Institute; and Article 19.
Staff List
Ms. Carmen Alpin Carmen Alpin is the Senior Researcher: Special Projects within our Economic Governance Programme.
Mr. Shumete Belete
Shumete Belete is an intern within EGP.
Mr. Thembinkosi Dlamini
Thembinkosi Dlamini is a Senior Researcher for the Economic Governance Programme.
Ms. Nancy Dubosse
Nancy Dubosse is the Head of Research for the Economic Governance Programme.
Ms. Francina MhundwaFrancina Mhundwa is the Head of Advocacy within our Economic Governance Programme.
Mrs. Petronella Murowe
Petronella Murowe is a Specialist: Training and Capacity Building within the Economic Governance Programme.
Ms. Relebohile SenyaneRelebohile Senyane is the Co-ordinator for Advocacy and Training within the Economic Governance Programme.
Mr. Yolanda TaylorYolanda Taylor is the Advocacy Officer/Capacty Builder for our Economic Governance Programme.
Ms. Carol TefuCarol Tefu is the Project Administrator and PA to Economic Governance Programme (EGP) - Programme Manager (Russell Wildeman).
Ms. Meleney TemboMeleney Tembo is a Trainer within Idasa's Economic Governance Programme (EGP).
Mr. Russell Wildeman
Russell Wildeman is the Programme Manager for our Economic Governance Programme.
Mr. Richard CallandRichard Calland is the Programme Director for the Economic Governance Programme.
Country Work
Featured Book
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Seeds for Growth: Financing smallholder farming in southern Africa
[Books]22-Sep-2011Between 250 and 300 million Africans suffer from hunger.
Contacts
Popular Articles
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- 01 Feb 2012NEW PUBLICATION: implementing the Public Finance Management Act in South Africa
- 31 Jan 201215 ratifications of the AU charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance
Themes
Idasa Blog
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Idasa responds to Land Bank announcement
19 Aug 2011The Public Expenditure and Smallholder Agriculture Project in African democracy institute, Idasa, has welcomed the Land Bank’s commitment to spend 1 billion rands on emerging farmers in the next two years as a move to unlock the long-term potential growth of agriculture as one of the pillars of South Africa’s economic development. Please read attached [...]
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Highlighted Programme
Accountability (ANSA)
The Affiliated Network for Social Accountability (ANSA)-Africa is a leading African advocate of citizen involvement in demand-side governance initiatives. ANSA-Africa Secretariat is hosted by Idasa.
African Charter on Democracy
The African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance was adopted by the African Union in January 2007. Idasa is working with the African Development Forum to promote the Charter which encourages sustainable democracies in Africa, and has recently launched a project to build constituencies of support for the Charter in ...
Economic Governance Programme
Idasa's Economic Governance Programme (EGP)aims to put the politics back into economics – to address the current democratic deficit in the way that decisions are made about economic policy.
Electricity Governance
Idasa leads a consortium of South African civil society organisations and research institutes in the local chapter of the Electricity Governance Initiative (EGI). The consortium aims to improve governance of the electricity sector in South Africa.
Global Transparency
Idasa’s Economic Governance Programme (EGP) is part of the Global Transparency Initiative (GTI) - a network of civil society organisations promoting openness in International Financial Institutions (IFIs) such as the World Bank, the IMF, the European Investment Bank and Regional Development Banks.
Governance and AIDS Programme
Idasa's Governance and AIDS Programme aims to strengthen good governance to counter the effects of HIV/AIDS by instituting evidence-based advocacy, skills building and active citizenship, targeting intergovernmental organisations (IGOs) and relevant regional non-state actors.
Leadership and Democracy in Africa
iLEDA - the initiative for Leadership and Democracy - is a democracy training programme for political and citizen leaders from across Africa.
Political Governance Programme
The Political Governance Programme (PGP) aims to build and strengthen democratic institutions and relationships between elected representatives, appointed officials and citizens in order to enhance meaningful engagement between governments and citizens.
Political Information and Monitoring Service
The Political Information and Monitoring Service (PIMS) provides insights into the South African legislative process in order to promote an open and accountable executive and strong, independent parliament.
Private Funding for Political Parties
In South Africa, there is currently no regulation of private funding to political parties. What this means is that donors can give as much as they want, in secret, to the political party of their choice. This lack of regulation of party funding may allow efforts of the wealthy to ...
Right to Know campaign
The proposed Protection of Information Bill, being debated in South African parliament has generated much discussion among the public and the media, as people fear for media freedoms and their right to access information.
Safety and Security Programme
This programme aims to promote citizen safety, largely by researching and promoting crime interventions at local level.
Southern African Migration Programme
The Southern African Migration Project (SAMP) provides information regarding cross-border population migration, and promotes public awareness of the role, status and contribution of foreign immigrants of African origin in South Africa.
Special Projects
In addition to its main programme areas, Idasa also has special projects.
States in Transition
The States in Transition Observatory (SITO) facilitates understanding of challenges faced by African countries experiencing a democratic deficit, by providing analysis of political developments in countries in transition.
USA Office
"Friends of Idasa" is Idasa's US office and builds support in the United States for Idasa and its programmes. As with Idasa's other offices, our US office aims to influence the discussion surrounding democracy and governance in Africa in order to raise awareness of Idasa’s work and help to mobilize ...
Youth Zones
Youth Zones is a project that uses soccer to make a difference in the lives of young people living in vulnerable communities in Southern Africa
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See #Idasa's B Sims' opinion piece in which he appeals for #political inclusivess in #Liberia to ensure stability. http://t.co/U8EqM0ZM
See #Idasa's B Sims' opinion piece in which he appeals for #political inclusivess in #Liberia to ensure stability. http://t.co/U8EqM0ZM
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Check #Idasa's #Zimbabwe #Election Watch on http://t.co/isafFxMw A new Zim Election Watch will be published later this week on our website.
Check #Idasa's #Zimbabwe #Election Watch on http://t.co/isafFxMw A new Zim Election Watch will be published later this week on our website.
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See #Idasa's J February op-ed on #political #party funding on our website. http://t.co/ZuR3NyhJ
See #Idasa's J February op-ed on #political #party funding on our website. http://t.co/ZuR3NyhJ
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