In the twenty-first century, gender responsive budgeting (GRB) has emerged as a development tool that explores if and how gender equality goals and targets are being effectively supported through government funding. Gender Responsive Budgeting in Practice: Lessons from Nigeria and Selected Developing Countries argues that, although justified by the high costs of gender inequality to economic growth and development, the use of GRB as a tool to further global and regional gender equality goals has seen little progress in the twenty-first century, especially in developing countries. Through analyses of budgets and the budgeting process in Nigeria from 2000-2020, the contributors analyze why GRB has failed to gain traction or yield success in developing countries. Using these analyses, the contributors identify critical success factors that are missing in the developing world and must be enacted in order to further and facilitate inclusive growth and sustainable development.
Bola Akanji is an International Development Consultant of Agriculture, Gender and Sustainable Development and teaches at Quinnipiac University. Funmi Soetan is professor of economics at the Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria.
Introduction: Gender Responsive Budgeting in Developing Countries: An Inclusive Development Tool in Muted Progress Bola Akanji Part 1: Conceptualizing Gender Responsive Budgeting for Traction Chapter One: Rationale and Entry-Points for Gender Responsive Budgeting in Developing Countries Bola Akanji Chapter Two: "Speaking to Data": Gender Statistics as an Imperative for GRBs Bola Akanji, Funmi Soetan, and Tolulope Jerumeh Part 2: Fiscal Policies, Budgets, and Gender Equality in Nigeria Chapter Three: Does Research Influence Policies in Favor of Gender Responsive Budgeting? Evidence from Nigeria's Education Sector Adebukola Daramola, Bola Akanji and Abubakar Oladeji Chapter Four: Policy Trends, Budgetary Practices, and Gender Equality in Nigeria's Education Sector: A Historical Lens on Governance Regimes Monica Adele Orisadare and Ayoola Helen Akinyemi Chapter Five: The Paradox of Gender Policies and Gender Budgets: Critique of the Nigerian Agricultural Sector Policies and Budgets Olanike. F. Deji, Bola Akanji, Dorcas L. Alabi, and Aanuoluwa O. Opayinka Chapter Six: Does Presumptive Taxation Promote the Tenets of a Good Tax System? Stakeholder Assessment of Associational Tax Regime in the Informal Sector of Lagos State, Nigeria Abiodun A. Adegboye, Funmi Soetan, and Adeniyi O. Adekanla Chapter Seven: A Gender Audit of Financial Governance in Nigeria: Analysis of Participation in Budgetary Processes in Selected States Fidelis Allen, Emem Okon, and Grace Isodiki Allen Part 3: Cross-Country Learning Experiences of Gender Responsive Budgeting Chapter Eight: Gender-Responsive Budgeting in South Korea Reina Ichii Chapter Nine: Designing and Using Indicators of Gender Equality: Lessons from Timor-Leste Siobhan Austen and Monica Costa Chapter Ten: Gender Gap Analysis of the Budgeting Process in Ethiopia's Public Financial Management System Misrak Tamiru, Enat Shiferaw, and Neteru Wondwosen Chapter Eleven: Gender Responsive Budgeting in Ghana: Reality or Rhetoric? Vera Acheampong and Abena D. Oduro Chapter Twelve: The Budget's Impacts on Gender Equality: An Empirical Analysis of Foreign Aid in West Africa Funmi Soetan, Phillip Olofin, and Ifeolu Olagbaju Chapter Thirteen: Criss-crossing the West Africa Region: ISODEC's Lessons of Experience in Gender Responsive Budgeting Bishop Akolgo Chapter Fourteen: Gender Responsive Budgeting: Lessons from the Eastern and Southern Africa Region Judith Mulusa Epilogues: Opportunities and Threats to GRB in Developing Countries: Looking Ahead Epilogue One: GRB: From the Margins to the Mainstream Zohra Khan Epilogue Two: Imperatives and Politics of Financing Gender Equality in Developing Countries: GRB to the Rescue? Olufunke Mojubaolu Okome
