LEADER 03067nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910814172703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-86910-8 010 $a9786612869105 010 $a1-920409-34-3 010 $a1-920409-33-5 010 $a1-920409-07-6 035 $a(CKB)2560000000049524 035 $a(EBL)1135312 035 $a(OCoLC)830165104 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000440604 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11292955 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000440604 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10471756 035 $a(PQKB)10274224 035 $a(OCoLC)646849411 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse21969 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1135312 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10344587 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL286910 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1135312 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000049524 100 $a20090926d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aParliament, the budget and poverty in South Africa $ea shift in power /$fedited by Len Verwey, with Kate Lefko-Everett, Ahmed Mohammed, and Musa Zamisa 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aPretoria $cIdasa$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (112 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-920118-91-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aFront Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Foreword; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; Chapter One. PRO-POOR BUDGETING: GENERAL REFLECTIONS AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN SITUATION; Chapter Two. SOUTH AFRICA'S NEW PARLIAMENTARY BUDGET PROCESS: AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT; Chapter Three. BUDGET OVERSIGHT AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES; Chapter Four. BUDGET OVERSIGHT AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN BUDGET OFFICE; Chapter Five. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN BUDGETING: OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED BY NEW AMENDMENT POWERS; Appendix; Endnotes; Back Cover 330 $aEffective and transparent government budgeting is vital to any democracy. In South Africa, massive poverty, inequality and unemployment remain, despite the successful political transformation, citizens and Parliament have a particularly important role to play in shaping budget policy and overseeing its implementation. South Africa reached a crossroads in fiscal governance when it passed the Money Bills Amendment Act in 2009, a law which granted Parliament strong powers to amend the budget prepared by the executive. This publication explores the content of the new law as well as the challenges 606 $aPoverty$zSouth Africa 606 $aBudget$zSouth Africa 615 0$aPoverty 615 0$aBudget 676 $a336.68 701 $aVerwey$b Len$01681091 701 $aLefko-Everett$b Kate$01681092 701 $aMohammed$b Ahmed$01681093 701 $aZamisa$b Musa$01681094 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910814172703321 996 $aParliament, the budget and poverty in South Africa$94050293 997 $aUNINA