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04185aam a22005418i 4500 001 DF1737A4EAE411E387729F9EDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140603010131 008 131024s2014 enk b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2013041768 020 $a 1137282711 (hardback) 020 $a 9781137282712 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)861966419 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d CDX $d CHVBK $d UKMGB $d YUS $d OCLCO $d IUL $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a fb----- 050 00 $a JQ1879.A15 $b G89 2014 082 00 $a 352.4/30967 $2 23 084 $a POL030000 $a POL010000 $a POL016000 $a POL017000 $a POL030000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Gustavson, Maria, $d 1977- 245 10 $a Auditing good government in Africa : $b public sector reform, professional norms and the development discourse / $c Maria Gustavson. 263 $a 1312 264 1 $a Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; $b Palgrave Macmillan, $c 2014. 300 $a vii, 214 pages ; $c 23 cm 490 1 $a The executive politics and governance series 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-208) and index. 505 0 $a 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. 520 $a "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. "-- $c Provided by publisher. 651 0 $a Africa, Sub-Saharan $x Politics and government $y 21st century. 650 0 $a Public administration $z Africa, Sub-Saharan $x Evaluation. 650 0 $a Civil service reform $z Africa, Sub-Saharan. 650 0 $a Administrative agencies $z Africa, Sub-Saharan $x Evaluation. $x Evaluation. 650 0 $a Public officers $x Professional ethics $z Africa, Sub-Saharan. 650 0 $a Political culture $z Africa, Sub-Saharan. 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Politische Kultur. $2 gnd 650 7 $a Verwaltungsreform. $2 gnd 650 7 $a OÌffentlicher Dienst. $2 gnd 650 7 $a Good Governance. $2 gnd 651 7 $a Afrika. $2 gnd 830 0 $a Executive politics and governance. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231021022130.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=DF1737A4EAE411E387729F9EDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search