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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459963003321

Titolo

Demanding good governance [[electronic resource] ] : lessons from social accountability initiatives in Africa / / Mary McNeil and Carmen Malena, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2010

ISBN

1-282-72563-7

9786612725630

0-8213-8383-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (429 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

McNeilMary <1956->

MalenaCarmen

Disciplina

320.6096

Soggetti

Social accounting - Africa

Public administration - Africa

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Editors; About the Contributors; Abbreviations; Map: Social Accountability Initiatives from Seven Selected Countries; Chapter 1: Social Accountability in Africa: An Introduction; Chapter 2: Participatory Budgeting in Fissel, Senegal; Chapter 3: Civic Participation in Policy and Budgetary Processes in Ilala Municipal Council, Tanzania; Chapter 4: Tracking the Ghana District Assemblies Common Fund; Chapter 5: Enhancing Civil Society Capacity for Advocacy and Monitoring: Malawi's Poverty Reduction Strategy Budget

Chapter 6: Gender-Sensitive and Child-Friendly Budgeting in ZimbabweChapter 7: The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and Publish What You Pay Nigeria; Chapter 8: Citizen Control of Public Action: The Social Watch Network in Benin; Chapter 9: Social Accountability in Africa: An Analysis; Index; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

Social accountability refers to the wide range of citizen actions to hold the state to account, as well as actions on the part of government, media, and other actors that promote or facilitate these efforts. Social



accountability strategies and tools help empower ordinary citizens to exercise their inherent rights to hold governments accountable for the use of public funds and how they exercise authority. This book explains what social accountability means in the African context, distilling some common success factors and lessons that can help other practitioners and innovators in the field. D