African parliaments : between governance and government / / edited by M.A. Mohamed Salih

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910827274603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, N.Y., : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005
• ISBN: 1-281-36455-X; 9786611364557; 1-4039-7704-6; 1-4039-7930-8
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2005.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): SalihMohamed Abdel Rahim M (Mohamed Abdel Rahim Mohamed)
• Disciplina: 320.96
• Soggetti: Legislative bodies - Africa - History; Pan-Africanism; Nationalism - Africa - History - 20th century; Africa Politics and government
• 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 (p. 264-283) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures and Tables""; ""List of Abbreviations and Acronyms""; ""Notes on Contributors""; ""Preface""; ""PART I""; ""1 Introduction: The Changing Governance Role of African Parliaments""; ""2 Parliaments, Politics, and Governance: African Democracies in Comparative Perspective""; ""3 Legislative Quotas for Women: Implications for Governance in Africa""; ""4 Local Assemblies and Local Democracy in sub-Saharan Africa""; ""5 Citizen's Support for Legislature and Democratic Consolidation: A Comparative Study with Special Focus on Mali""; ""PART II""; ""6 Evolution of Parliament Executive Relations in Zambia""""7 Longitudinal View on Ghana's Parliamentary Practices""; ""8 People, Party, Politics, and Parliament: Government and Governance in Namibia""; ""9 Parliament and Dominant Party System in Ethiopia""; ""10 Parliament as Machinery for Political System Control: The Inner Workings of Bunge, Tanzania""; ""11 A Decade of Legislature Executive Squabble in Malawi, 1994-2004""; ""12 The South African Parliament's Failed Moment""; ""13 Conclusions""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: This book offers in-depth analysis of parliamentary development set in a historical context informed by Africa's post-1990s democratic resurgence. In particular, it illustrates how African parliaments are caught between the twin processes of being part of the machinery of government while exercising the function of holding government accountable.