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

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Auditing good government in Africa :/ Maria Gustavson.
Reminder of title:	public sector reform, professional norms and the development discourse /
Author:	Gustavson, Maria,
Description:	1 online resource.
Subject:	2000 - 2099 -
Subject:	Administrative agencies - Management - Africa, Sub-Saharan -
Subject:	Africa, Sub-Saharan - Politics and government. -
Online resource:	http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137282729
ISBN:	113728272X (electronic bk.)

Auditing good government in Africa : = public sector reform, professional norms and the development discourse /
Gustavson, Maria,1977-

Auditing good government in Africa :public sector reform, professional norms and the development discourse /Maria Gustavson. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographical references.

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.

"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 public institutions throughout Africa and understanding how to create good government in the future of the continent. Strongly supported by empirical evidence, this book challenges the existing literature on the subject by breaking with the traditional notion among academics that the key to good government in Africa is through the creation of unique administrative structures, or at the very least developing significantly adapted foreign structures with an emphasis on the specific structure of African societies. Instead the author contrasts this notion with theories from other research fields suggesting that public officials are likely to be interested in following professional norms and that organizations generally strive to imitate each other, regardless of geographical location. This book presents rich original empirical research from the field of state audit in Sub-Saharan Africa where the above different theoretical approaches are empirically explored. The research results contradict many assumptions made in the literature on development and points to the importance of adding other dimensions, such as professional norms, to nuance the discussion of the future of the African continent. "--

ISBN: 113728272X (electronic bk.)

Source: 642277Palgrave Macmillanhttp://www.palgraveconnect.comSubjects--Chronological Terms:

2000 - 2099
Subjects--Topical Terms:

1007188
Administrative agencies
--Management--Africa, Sub-SaharanSubjects--Geographical Terms:

801850
Africa, Sub-Saharan
--Politics and government.Index Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: JQ1879.A15 / G89 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 352.4/30967

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