IPF	Inese Voika

Transparency of Budget Expenditure as an Anti-Corruption Measure: The Case of Latvia Context and background ▪  Soros network initiatives OSI Governance initiatives OSI Report on Corruption & Anticorruption Policy  ▪ Relevant initiatives worldwide Transparency International: integrity systems Transparency International, Latvia IMF Fiscal transparency International Budget Project  ▪ Annotated papers Anti-corruption in Southeast Europe Private interest in public tenders On the road toward a more honest society OECD Best Practices For Budget Transparency    Project objectives analyze the budgetary process in Latvia compared with international standards identify corruption risk zones and conduct select case studies on possible misuses of the budgetary process write a research and policy paper in coordination with mentors on budget expenditure and corruption for Latvian and international researchers, informed civil society and media, as well as members of the Latvian Parliament and Government, especially those dealing with public finance policies

Fellow Website ▪ www.policy.hu/voika    Fellow activities & publications ▪ Expected in April 2006    The fellow ▪ Curriculum vitae ▪ Research proposal ▪ e-mail:    2005 Working Groups ▪ 2005 Working Group Summary ▪ Democratic Governance ▪ Wider Europe ▪ Public Health and Roma ▪ Policy Making ▪ Combatting Organized Crime ▪ Higher Education Reform ▪ Open Society in Former SU ▪ Open Society and Muslims    2006 Working Groups ▪ 2006 Working Group Summary ▪ Wider Europe ▪ Open Muslim Societies ▪ Open Society Threats ▪ Resource Curse ▪ Roma Exclusion ▪ Open Information Policy

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January 2006