The Transparency and Accountability Project hosts a new twice monthly luncheon seminar series, "Toward Better Governance: Strengthening Government Accountability in Low- and Middle-Income Countries," to increase the debate on promoting better governance.

Thursday, July 26, 2007

Giving People Voice through Opinion Polling: Lessons from Nigeria


Presenter: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Distinguished Fellow, The Brookings Institution

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Book Launch, Ann Florini's "The Right to Know"

Presenter: Ann Florini

Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution

Thursday, June 21, 2007

Do Constitutions Matter? Constitutional Reforms, Democratic Governance, and Budgetary Politics in Thailand, South Africa and the Philippines

Presenter: Bjoern Dressel

SAIS Professorial Lecturer in International Development

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Developing a Framework for Understanding Interactions of Governance Structures and Goals for Improved Transparency and Accountability

Presenter: David de Ferranti
Director – Transparency and Accountability Project, The Brookings Institution

Thursday, May 10, 2007

The International Budget Project's Open Budget Index: Promoting Transparent and Accountable Budgets

Presenter: Pamela Gomez
Project Leader, Open Budget Index; International Budget Project

Thursday, April 26, 2007

Strengthening Governance and Promoting Democracy: One Agenda or Two?

Presenter: Thomas Carothers
Vice President for Studies–International Politics and Governance, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Thursday, April 12, 2007

Strengthening World Bank Group Engagement on Governance and Anti-Corruption: Current Status and Future Directions

Presenter: Brian Levy
Advisor, Public Sector Governance, World Bank