The state of accountability in the global south : challenges and responses / edited by Sylvia I. Bergh, Sony Pellissery, C. Sathyamala.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Sathyamala, C., editor.

Bergh, Sylvia I. (Sylvia Irene), 1976- editor.

Pellissery, Sony, 1972- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development. .

Economic development--Developing countries.

Economic development.

Government accountability.

Developing countries.

Genre:

Informational works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, [2022]

Summary:

"Political leaders and institutions across the Global South are continually failing to respond to the needs of their citizens. This incisive book sets out to establish the pathways to and outcomes of accountability in a development context, as well as to investigate the ways in which people can seek redress and hold their public officials to account. Providing a timely complement to the current literature on accountability, the book features contributions from a diverse range of experienced and up-and-coming scholars and practitioners across the globe. Chapters explore questions of how improved accountability relations emerge, under what conditions they can be maintained, and what role civil-society actors, donors, and new ICT tools can and should play in developing countries. Integrating empirical case studies from Brazil, Egypt, India, Kenya, Uganda, and Zambia with a strong theoretical framework on accountability relations, the book delivers a comprehensive analysis of accountability initiatives across the Global South and ultimately reflects on how they contribute to reaching the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16. This insightful book will be an essential resource for academics, policymakers, and practitioners worldwide who are engaged in enhancing public sector accountability and implementing SDG 16. It will also help to guide social movements and citizen-led action"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright

Contents

Figures

Tables

Contributors

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Introduction - public accountability in the Global South: approaches and practices

PART I Social accountability in the Global South

1. Enhancing citizen voices in service delivery in India: the role of social accountability tools

2. Social accountability initiatives in Egypt: unlocking the 'black box' of contextual factors

3. Governance in translation: participatory budgeting across the developing world

4. Making the most of tech moments in accountable governance: identifying suitable entry points, actors and contexts

5. Civil society and state accountability: holding the state accountable in the context of shrinking civic space in Kenya

6. Right to public services: reconceptualizing the path to (social) accountability in India

PART II Accountability politics from the 'supply side' perspective

7. Frameworks of accountability in healthcare

8. Holding the Ugandan police to account: case study of the Police Accountability and Reform Project

9. The Office of Auditor General Zambia: becoming a professional audit office that empowers the public

10. Accountable to whom? Basic service delivery in India's urban-development programmes

11. Neoliberal reforms and public accountability in the Western Balkans

12. Conclusion: main findings and future challenges to public accountability

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Bergh, Sylvia I. The State of Accountability in the Global South

ISBN:

9781789907513

1789907519