African Parliamentary Reform (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Stapenhurst, Frederick; Kroon, Cindy; Hamilton, Alexander; Imlach, Andrew; Draman, Rasheed

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book presents recent reforms in selected African parliaments - Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Benin, Zambia, Ethiopia, Liberia and Nigeria. It also presents cross-cutting innovations by African parliaments - in fighting corruption, in providing development to constituents and in combatting climate change.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136656101
• Artikelnr.: 38274953

Autorenporträt

Rick Stapenhurst is a parliamentary consultant/advisor to the World Bank Institute, USA. His most recent publications include Parliaments as Peacebuilders: The Role of Parliaments in Conflict Affected Countries. Rasheed Draman is the Director of the Parliamentary Centre's program in Africa. His reports on African political developments include 'Poverty Reduction Strategy Process and Parliaments in Africa'. Andrew Imlach is the Director of Communications and Research at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Secretariat in London. Since 1983, he has been the Editor of The Parliamentarian, the Journal of Commonwealth Parliaments and Legislatures. Alexander Hamilton is a consultant at the World Bank Institute. USA, and is completing a PhD. in political economy at the University of Oxford. Cindy Kroon currently works at the World Bank Institute specializing on the engagement of parliaments in the extractive industries sector. She previously worked at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Dutch Central 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