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

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    • Gustavson, Maria

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

Maria Gustavson

(The executive politics and governance series)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-208) and index

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Description

This book gives a comprehensive overview of the literature on development in Sub-Saharan Africa, and challenges the notions of African public officials presented there. It focuses on public audit institutions and offers rich empirical research results, which contradicts many assumptions made in the literature on development in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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

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