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Public Accounts Committees in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Comparative Analysis

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dc.creator Kinyondo, Abel
dc.creator Pelizzo, Riccardo
dc.date 2018-04-02T14:49:58Z
dc.date 2018-04-02T14:49:58Z
dc.date 2014
dc.date.accessioned 2018-04-11T08:38:46Z
dc.date.available 2018-04-11T08:38:46Z
dc.identifier Pelizzo, R. and Kinyondo, A. (2014). “Public Accounts Committees in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Comparative Analysis” (2014). Politics and Policy, 42(1), pp. 77-101.
dc.identifier 1747-1346
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4657
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4657
dc.description 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 that they enjoy as well as the dearth of quality technical support from parliamentary staff significantly undermines the effectiveness of these committees and their ability to play a greater role in curbing corruption.
dc.publisher Politics and Policy
dc.relation 42;1
dc.title Public Accounts Committees in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Comparative Analysis
dc.type Journal Article, Peer Reviewed


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