Parliament, the budget and poverty in South Africa : a shift in power / edited by Len Verwey, with Kate Lefko-Everett, Ahmed Mohammed, and Musa Zamisa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Verwey, Len.

Lefko-Everett, Kate.

Mohammed, Ahmed.

Zamisa, Musa.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poverty--South Africa.

Poverty.

Budget--South Africa.

Budget.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (112 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Pretoria : Idasa, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Effective and transparent government budgeting is vital to any democracy. In South Africa, massive poverty, inequality and unemployment remain, despite the successful political transformation, citizens and Parliament have a particularly important role to play in shaping budget policy and overseeing its implementation. South Africa reached a crossroads in fiscal governance when it passed the Money Bills Amendment Act in 2009, a law which granted Parliament strong powers to amend the budget prepared by the executive. This publication explores the content of the new law as well as the challenges

Contents:

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Foreword; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; Chapter One. PRO-POOR BUDGETING: GENERAL REFLECTIONS AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN SITUATION; Chapter Two. SOUTH AFRICA'S NEW PARLIAMENTARY BUDGET PROCESS: AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT; Chapter Three. BUDGET OVERSIGHT AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES; Chapter Four. BUDGET OVERSIGHT AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN BUDGET OFFICE; Chapter Five. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN BUDGETING: OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED BY NEW AMENDMENT POWERS; Appendix; Endnotes; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-86910-8

9786612869105

1-920409-34-3

1-920409-33-5

1-920409-07-6

OCLC:

830165104