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Public Accounts Committees In Eastern And Southern Africa. A Comparative Analysis, Riccardo Pelizzo, Abel Kinyondo
Public Accounts Committees In Eastern And Southern Africa. A Comparative Analysis, Riccardo Pelizzo, Abel Kinyondo
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This article provides the first and most comprehensive analysis of Public Accounts Committees (PACs) from Eastern and Southern Africa building on the work of McGee, Jacobs, Stapenhurst, and Staddon. By analyzing an original set of data, this article shows that PACs in these two regions are bigger, have more staff members, and are more likely to be chaired by opposition Members of Parliament than they have in other countries and regions. Furthermore, the data show that Eastern and Southern African PACs are more active than their counterparts elsewhere. However, lack of political will and limits to the range of powers …
Public Accounts Committees In Eastern Africa. A Comparative Analysis, Riccardo Pelizzo, Abel Kinyondo
Public Accounts Committees In Eastern Africa. A Comparative Analysis, Riccardo Pelizzo, Abel Kinyondo
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The paper presents a comparative analysis of the organization, the powers, the functioning of public accounts committees in Eastern Africa. The paper highlights the exceptionalism Eastern African PACs. The paper in fact discovers and reports an inverse relationship between the amount of activities performed and the range of powers with which Eastern African PACs are endowed
Report On The Public Accounts Committee In Uganda, Riccardo Pelizzo
Report On The Public Accounts Committee In Uganda, Riccardo Pelizzo
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the report analyzes the structural characteristics, the powers, the organization, the functioning and the activities of the PAC from Uganda
The Dividends Of Good Governance, Riccardo Pelizzo, Rick Stapenhurst
The Dividends Of Good Governance, Riccardo Pelizzo, Rick Stapenhurst
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this analysis reveals that corruption is a luxury that developing countries cannot afford. countries with lower levels of corruption are all more developed, regardless of how development is measured
Pacs And Their Functional Equivalents In South East Asia., Riccardo Pelizzo
Pacs And Their Functional Equivalents In South East Asia., Riccardo Pelizzo
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in this presentation, we present the preliinary results of an analysis of the tools and the committees in charge of performing budgetary and financial oversight in south East Asian countries.
Como Mejorar La Rendicion De Cuentas Democratic A Nivel Mundial, Riccardo Pelizzo
Como Mejorar La Rendicion De Cuentas Democratic A Nivel Mundial, Riccardo Pelizzo
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No abstract provided.
Oversight Effectiveness And Political Will: Some Lessons From West Africa, Riccardo Pelizzo
Oversight Effectiveness And Political Will: Some Lessons From West Africa, Riccardo Pelizzo
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The effectiveness with which legislatures perform their oversight function depends on terms of reference (mandate), resources (human, technical and financial) and above all political will. Quantitative analyses and in depth case studies confirm this very important lesson.
A Strategic Interaction Model, Riccardo Pelizzo
A Strategic Interaction Model, Riccardo Pelizzo
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The paper argues that institutional change and performance can bothe be explained on the basis of a simple startegic interaction model. The purpose of this presentation is to sketch this model.
Le Virtù Del Clientelismo, Riccardo Pelizzo
Le Virtù Del Clientelismo, Riccardo Pelizzo
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The paper provides a critical discussion of Simona Piattoni's Le virtù del clientelismo.