Concepts such as Good Governance, Good Financial Governance and accountability have become increasingly significant in the international discussion. Supreme Audit Institutions are key pillars of accountability and Good Governance. They are important actors on the national level, as well as in the international development discourse. This volume of essays highlights the current international discussion and furnishes the reader with a wealth of information about ways in which the external audit function can contribute to Good Governance. It will provide the reader with fresh insights, inspiring suggestions, and ideas.t Beiträgen von:Josef Moser, Generalsekretär der Internationalen Organisation der Obersten Rechnungskontrollbehörden (INTOSAI), Barbara Dutzler (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH), Carlos Santiso (Interamerikanische Entwicklungsbank), Katharina Noussi (GIZ), Luis Fernando Velásquez Leal (Consultant), Clay Wescott (Weltbank), Michael Castro, Carolina Cornejo und Andrew Lyubarski (International Budget Partnership (IBP)), Juan Manual Portal Martinéz (Oberste Rechnungskontrollbehörde Mexiko), Alar Karis (Oberste Rechnungskontrollbehörde Estland), Imrich Gál und Annamaria Vizikova (Oberste Rechnungskontrollbehörde Slowakische Republik), INTOSAI Donor Sekretariat, INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI) sowie Carlos Mauricio Cabral Figueiredo (GIZ).