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Demanding Good Governance : Lessons from Social Accountability Initiatives in Africa.

Social accountability refers to the wide range of citizen actions to hold the state to account, as well as actions on the part of government, media, and other actors that promote or facilitate these efforts. Social accountability strategies and tools help empower ordinary citizens to exercise their...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McNeil, Mary
Otros Autores: Malena, Carmen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : World Bank Publications, 2010.
Colección:Online access: World Bank World Bank Open Knowledge Repository.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Social accountability refers to the wide range of citizen actions to hold the state to account, as well as actions on the part of government, media, and other actors that promote or facilitate these efforts. Social accountability strategies and tools help empower ordinary citizens to exercise their inherent rights to hold governments accountable for the use of public funds and how they exercise authority. This book explains what social accountability means in the African context, distilling some common success factors and lessons that can help other practitioners and innovators in the field. D.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (429 pages)
ISBN:9780821383834
0821383833
9780821383803
0821383809