03355nam 2200613Ia 450 991045996300332120200520144314.01-282-72563-797866127256300-8213-8383-3(CKB)2670000000041493(EBL)589808(OCoLC)811492999(SSID)ssj0000409840(PQKBManifestationID)12138837(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000409840(PQKBWorkID)10348082(PQKB)11194316(MiAaPQ)EBC589808(Au-PeEL)EBL589808(CaPaEBR)ebr10408436(CaONFJC)MIL272563(EXLCZ)99267000000004149320100304d2010 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDemanding good governance[electronic resource] lessons from social accountability initiatives in Africa /Mary McNeil and Carmen Malena, editorsWashington, D.C. World Bankc20101 online resource (429 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8213-8380-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 BudgetChapter 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 coverSocial 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. DSocial accountingAfricaCase studiesPublic administrationAfricaCase studiesElectronic books.Social accountingPublic administration320.6096McNeil Mary1956-1037014Malena Carmen1026346World Bank.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459963003321Demanding good governance2457678UNINA