Accountable government in Africa
Subtitle: perspectives from public law and political studies
By: editors: Danwood Chirwa, Lia Nijzink
Publisher: United Nations University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9789280812053
Subjects: Politics and government; Government accountability
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Accountable government in Africa: introduction / Danwood Chirwa & Lia Nijzink; title: Post-apartheid accountability: the transformation of a political idea / Andrew Nash; title: The politics of constitutional reform in Zambia: from executive dominance to public participation? / Neo Simutanyi; title: Judicial independence and the judicialisation of electoral politics in Malawi and Uganda / Siri Gloppen & Fidelis Kanyongolo; title: From parliamentary supremacy to judicial review: relations between parliament and the judiciary in Tanzania / Jwani Mwaikusa; title: Judicial review of parliamentary actions in South Africa: a nuanced interpretation of the separation of powers / Hugh Corder; title: Prosecutions, politics and the law: the way things are / Philip Stenning; title: The civilianisation of prosecutorial services in Tanzania / Sifuni Mchome; title: Accountable governance and the role of national human rights institutions: the experience of the Malawi human rights commission / Danwood Chirwa & Redson Kapindu; title: Balancing independence and accountability: the role of Chapter 9 institutions in South Africa's constitutional democracy / Pierre De Vos; title: Accountability compromised: floor crossing in Malawi and South Africa / Lia Nijzink; title: Democracy within political parties: the state of affairs in East and southern Africa / Augustine Magolowondo; title: Political parties in Malawi: an accountability analysis / Nandini Patel; title: Family matters: the interplay between formal and informal incentives for accountability in Mali's local communities / Martin van Vliet; title: Understanding local forms of accountability: initial findings from Ghana and Malawi / Diana Cammack; title: External accountability meets accountability assistance: the case of legislative strengthening in Africa / Peter Burnell.