Description
Very little research has been conducted on how parliamentary oversight is undertaken in small countries and jurisdictions or across the southern African region (excluding South Africa). This groundbreaking book fills that void, providing rich insights into how oversight works in these countries.
Featuring an expert group of scholars and practitioners, the book builds off previous research projects to offer detailed case study examinations of oversight across various global regions, including various Australian and Canadian jurisdictions, UK Crown and Overseas dependencies, Caribbean islands, autonomous Nordic territories, Southern Africa and several Pacific island states. Contributors present the most recent data on current developments in the world, including sub-national parliaments, drawing on primary research and first-hand experiences to offer greater theoretical and practical understanding into practices that could be adapted to improve oversight and governance, reduce corruption and boost economic development.
Enhanced Parliamentary Oversight will be an important book for practitioners, governments and both scholars and students of legislative studies, international relations and public administration.
Table of Contents
1. Context and Overview
Frederick Stapenhurst
2. Theory and Research Design
Frederick Stapenhurst
3. Public Accounts Committees in Australian Small Jurisdictions
Dalia Feldberg, Isabelle Watkinson and Anthony Staddon
4. Public Accounts Committees in Small Jurisdictions in the British Isles and Mediterranean Region
Anthony Staddon
5. Public Accounts Committees in Canada’s Small Provinces and Territories
Lesley Burns
6. Public Accounts Committees in Nordic Small Legislatures
Isabelle Côté, Isabelle Watkinson and Gitte Korff
7. Public Accounts Committees in the Caribbean Region
Anthony Staddon
8. Public Accounts Committees in Small Pacific Island States
Kevin Deveaux, Anthony Staddon and Isabelle Watkinson
9. Public Account Committees in South African Development Community Small States
Anthony Staddon
10. Conclusion – Towards a Best Practice Guide for PACs in Smaller Jurisdictions
Frederick Stapenhurst and Isabelle Watkinson
Annex: Offshore Financial Centres in Small States
Isabelle Watkinson, Dalia Feldberg and Daniella Springer
