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Following the Money: Comparing Parliamentary Public Accounts Committees
Rick Stapenhurst
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Description for Following the Money: Comparing Parliamentary Public Accounts Committees
Hardback. Examines the ways in which parliamentary committees can enhance democratic governance. Series: Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBK; KFCP; LNDP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
This report re-examines the ways in which parliamentary committees can enhance democratic governance.
Revisiting a report first published 10 years ago, it looks at the ways in which Public Accounts Committees (PACs) work in practice, and considers whether they continue to fulfil expectations as important guarantors of good governance. Noting that PACs themselves, and our knowledge about them, have evolved substantially in the intervening decade, this volume examines the original concept of public financial accountability, noting its origins in the nineteenth century; evaluates the findings of the original study; analyses research data produced in the aftermath ... Read more
This report re-examines the ways in which parliamentary committees can enhance democratic governance.
Revisiting a report first published 10 years ago, it looks at the ways in which Public Accounts Committees (PACs) work in practice, and considers whether they continue to fulfil expectations as important guarantors of good governance. Noting that PACs themselves, and our knowledge about them, have evolved substantially in the intervening decade, this volume examines the original concept of public financial accountability, noting its origins in the nineteenth century; evaluates the findings of the original study; analyses research data produced in the aftermath ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
Series
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745334363
SKU
9780745334363
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About Rick Stapenhurst
Rick Stapenhurst is a Senior Public Sector Management Specialist in the World Bank Institute. He is the author of Following the Money (Pluto, 2013). Riccardo Pelizzo is a consultant in comparative legislative systems. He is the author of Following the Money (Pluto, 2013). Kerry Jacobs is a Professor of Business and Economics at the ... Read more
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