Auditing good government in Africa : public sector reform, professional norms and the development discourse /

The inability of many democratic governments in Africa to govern effectively has been an important factor in the many problems that the continent and its constituent countries have faced over the past decades. The question for scholars has been in learning what has caused the endemic failure of publ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gustavson, Maria, 1977-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Series:	Executive politics and governance.
Subjects:	Africa, Sub-Saharan > Politics and government > 21st century. Public administration > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Evaluation. Civil service reform > Africa, Sub-Saharan. Administrative agencies > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Management > Evaluation. Public officers > Professional ethics > Africa, Sub-Saharan. Political culture > Africa, Sub-Saharan. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy. POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
Good Government and Development in Africa
2. The Dynamics of Public Sector Reform -Two Research Traditions
3. The African Context of Public Auditors
4. State Audit Conceptualized
5. The National Audit Offices of Botswana and Namibia
6. Dimensions of Development
Transnational Professional Communities
7. Conclusions
Appendix
References.