| Description |
1 online resource (343 pages) : illustrations, tables |
| Series |
Routledge Critical Studies in Public Management |
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Routledge critical studies in public management ; 22.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I Public Accounts Committees and National Audit Offices: an introduction; 1 Public accountability: the role of the Auditor-General in legislative oversight; 2 Partnering with the Auditor-General's Office to improve the effectiveness of a Public Accounts Committee: an Auditor-General's perspective; 3 Government accountability in Sri Lanka: the roles of Parliamentary Oversight Committees and Auditor-General's Office |
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4 Parliamentarians' relations with the Auditor-General of Canada during Sheila Fraser's mandate (2001-2011)5 Danish public sector performance audit: an SAI and PAC tango; PART II Public Accounts Committees in Europe; 6 The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Commons; 7 In the absence of a Public Accounts Committee: the Swedish experience; PART III Public Accounts Committees in Australia and the Pacific; 8 Pragmatism, black letter law and Australian Public Accounts Committees |
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9 Making a Public Accounts Committee effective: a Chair's perspective from the State of New South Wales, Australia10 Public Accounts Committees in the Pacific -- a PEFA perspective; PART IV Public Accounts Committees in Asian regions; 11 The development of the Public Accounts Committees of Bangladesh's Parliament: an overview; 12 The role of the Public Accounts Committee in enhancing government accountability in Malaysia; 13 Responses to Public Accounts Committee of India: a textual analysis; 14 Promoting public sector accountability in Indonesia: a historical overview |
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15 The Public Accounts Committees in Thailand: a short notePART V Public Accounts Committees in African and Caribbean nations; 16 Evolution and effectiveness of the Kenyan Public Accounts Committee; 17 Strengthening PACs in small Parliaments: perspectives from the Caribbean; Appendix: review process and list of reviewers; Index |
| Summary |
Over the past two decades, there has been a paradigm shift in public administration and public sector accounting around the world, with increasing emphasis on good governance and accountability processes for government entities. This is all driven both by economic rationalism, and by changing expectations of what governments can and should do. An important aspect of this accountability and governance process is the establishment and effective functioning of a Public Accounts Committee (PAC), a key component of democratic accountability. With contributions from renowned scholars and practitione |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Finance, Public -- Accounting -- Case studies
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Finance, Public -- Accounting
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hoque, Zahirul, editor
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| ISBN |
9781315768618 |
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1315768615 |
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