{"product_id":"parliament-the-budget-and-poverty-len-verwey-9781920118914","title":"Parliament, the Budget and Poverty in South Africa: A Shift in Power","description":"Effective and transparent government budgeting is vital to any democracy. In South Africa, massive poverty, inequality and unemployment remain, despite the successful political transformation, citizens and Parliament have a particularly important role to play in shaping budget policy and overseeing its implementation. South Africa reached a crossroads in fiscal governance when it passed the Money Bills Amendment Act in 2009, a law which granted Parliament strong powers to amend the budget prepared by the executive. This publication explores the content of the new law as well as the challenges and opportunities arising from it. It also discusses the role of Parliament in ensuring pro-poor budgeting. Good fiscal governance is too important for the wellbeing of South Africans to not be a part of our public conversations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Len Verwey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1920118918\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781920118914\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Institute for Democracy in South Africa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.23d","brand":"Len Verwey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47579538555135,"sku":"9781920118914","price":40.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b7e858f3-e3df-4471-9344-223a24bf3b08.jpg?v=1763874883","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/parliament-the-budget-and-poverty-len-verwey-9781920118914","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}