Demanding Good Governance: Lessons from Social Accountability Initiatives in Africa (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780821383803)

Accountability is the cornerstone of good governance. Unless public officials can be held to account, then critical benefits associated with good governance, such as social justice, poverty reduction and development remain elusive. The impacts of non-responsive and unaccountable governance are perhaps most harshly felt by the citizens of Africa, where corruption and governance failures are broadly acknowledged as a principal obstacle to the achievement Over the past decade, a range of social accountability practices-such as participatory budgeting, independent budget analysis, participatory monitoring of public expenditure and citizen evaluation of public services have been experimented with in many Africa countries. Their outcomes and lessons have, thus far, received little attend and documentation. This volume aims to make a contribution towards filling this gap by describing and analyzing a selection of social accountability initiatives from seven Sub-Saharan countries.

Author: Mary McNeil, Carmen Malena
ISBN-10: 0821383809
ISBN-13: 9780821383803
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Language: English
Published: 06/23/2010
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2010 pg. 149