African parliaments
Subtitle: between governance and government
By: edited by M.A. Mohamed Salih.
Contributors: Salih, Mohamed Abdel Rahim M.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
Subjects: Legislative bodies -- Africa -- History; Pan-Africanism; Nationalism -- Africa -- History -- 20th century; Africa -- Politics and government
Description: This book offers in-depth analysis of parliamentary (legislature) 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. The chapters are divided into three parts articulating: a) a contextual analysis of the broader socio-economic and political circumstances within which African Parliaments operate; b) the evolution of African parliamentary systems from colonialism to the present; and c) the relationship between parliament and government (or legislature and executive) with particular reference to political accountability and oversight.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-283) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the changing governance role of African parliaments / M.A. Mohamed Salih; title: Parliaments, politics, and governance : African democracies in comparative perspective / Wil Hout; title: Legislative quotas for women / Aili Mari Tripp; title: Local assemblies and local democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa / Dele Olowu; title: Citizen's support for legislature and democratic consolidation [Mali] / Reneske Doorenspleet; title: Evolution of parliament-executive relations in Zambia / Jotham C. Momba; title: Longitudinal view on Ghana's parliamentary practices / Kwame Boafo-Arthur; title: People, party, politics, and parliament [Namibia] / Henning Melber; title: Parliament and dominant party system in Ethiopia / Kassahun Berhanu; title: Parliament as machinery for political system control [Tanzania] / Vibeke Wang; title: A decade of legislature-executive squabble in Malawi, 1994-2004 / Boniface Dulani, Jan Kees van Donge; title: The South African Parliament's failed moment / Tim Hughes; title: Conclusions / M.A. Mohamed Salih.