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Report On The Tanzanian Public Accounts Committee In Comparative Perspective, Riccardo Pelizzo, Abel Kinyondo
Report On The Tanzanian Public Accounts Committee In Comparative Perspective, Riccardo Pelizzo, Abel Kinyondo
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The purpose of the present policy brief is to compare and contrast the organization and the activity but also the working practices and the functioning of the Tanzanian PAC with that of the Public Accounts Committees (PACs) from the East African region. The evidence presented here shows that Tanzania’s PAC is line with best practices at the global level. Specifically, the PAC is well above the regional average in terms of several organizational features, and that, most importantly is the most active PAC in the region.
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.
Report On The Public Account Commmittee In South Sudan, Riccardo Pelizzo
Report On The Public Account Commmittee In South Sudan, Riccardo Pelizzo
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this reports drafted on the basis of original data collected by the Author provides some key findings on the organization, structure, mandate, and activities performed by the Public Account Committee from South Sudan
Rethinking Crises And The Accretion Of Executive Power: The "War On Terror" And Conditionality Evidence From Seven Political Systems, Riccardo Pelizzo, John E. Owens
Rethinking Crises And The Accretion Of Executive Power: The "War On Terror" And Conditionality Evidence From Seven Political Systems, Riccardo Pelizzo, John E. Owens
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External shocks to democratic systems are likely to threaten the stability of relations between the executive and the representative assembly. This article investigates the impact of the so-called “war on terror” on executive-assembly relations in comparative perspective. We analyze data from seven countries, which varied in terms of form of government, level of democracy, culture, social structure, and geographic location, to evaluate its effects. We find that whereas in some systems the “war on terror” altered the balance of power between the executive and the assembly, in other cases the extant balance of power was preserved. We postulate various conditions …
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.