African Parliamentary Reform

Herausgeber: Stapenhurst, Frederick; Imlach, Andrew; Draman, Rasheed

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Some of the most far-reaching and innovative parliamentary reform is occurring in Africa. While these reforms are not yet widespread across the continent, parliaments in some African countries are asserting their independence as policymakers, as overseers of government and as the guardian of citizens' rights and needs. African Parliamentary Reform presents recent reforms in selected African parliaments - Liberia, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Benin and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It also presents cross-cutting innovations by African parliaments - in fighting corruption, in providing development to constituents and in combatting climate change. Many of the chapters are authored by African MPs. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of African Politics, and to those international institutions that support parliamentary development. African Parliamentary Reform is a joint initiative by the World Bank Institute, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and the Parliamentary Centre (Africa).

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Oktober 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 252g
• ISBN-13: 9780415679466
• ISBN-10: 041567946X
• Artikelnr.: 42130858

Autorenporträt

Rick Stapenhurst, The World Bank. Rasheed Draman, The Parliamentary Centre. Andrew Imlach, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Cindy Kroon, The World Bank.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Engaging Civil Society - Ghana's First PAC Hearing 3.
Enhancing Research & Information - Uganda's Parliamentary Budget Office -
Hon. Beatrice Kiraso 4. Promoting Gender Equality in the Tanzanian
Parliament 5. Peace-building and National Reconciliation - the Role of the
Rwandan Parliament - Sen. Joseph Kamerera 6. Reaching Out to Citizens -
Enhancing the Opportunity for Private Members Bills & Constituency Offices
in Zambia 7. Promoting Parliamentary Reforms in Kenya - We Have Come a Long
Way 8. Benin; Citizen Participation in the Budget Debate via the Budget
Committee (A Note) - Parliamentary Centre Staff 9. Strengthening Financial
Accountability & Parliamentary Oversight in Ethiopia 10. Rebuilding
Parliament in a Conflict Affected Country - Interview with Senator Franklin
Siakor (Liberia) 11. Changing Standing Orders in Tanzania 12. The
Parliamentary PACs in Nigerian States: Structure, Working Practices and
Networking 13. Role Model for the World: The Formation of the African
Parliamentarians Network Against Corruption 14. Providing Services to the
Community- Constituency Development Funds 15. Climate Change -Establishing
a Continental Parliamentary Task Force 16. Strengthening Public Accounts
Committees Through Regional Networks Across Africa 17. The Role of
Parliamentarians in the Governance of Petroleum Resources