Coverage from ICGFM Global Survey

The Development Exchange covered the ICGFM Global Survey commenting:

An unexpected silver lining of the economic downturn is that it has exposed many flaws in public financial management and even spurred improvement efforts. Citizens are becoming more intense in their scrutiny of how governments allocate, spend and report on public funds, and governments have responded.

Sustaining member, FreeBalance, provided a blog entry about the survey suggesting:

The Progress in Public Financial Management Reform found that increasing transparency in government and engaging citizens were key motivations for improved governance.

FreeBalance team member have added comments in:

• Spanish: http://www.freebalance.com/blog/?p=741
• French: http://www.freebalance.com/blog/?p=730
• Arabic: http://www.freebalance.com/blog/?p=728