Enhanced parliamentary oversight : promoting good governance in smaller states / edited by Frederick Stapenhurst, Anthony Staddon, Isabelle Watkinson and Lesley Burns.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Stapenhurst, Frederick, editor.
• Staddon, Anthony, editor.
• Watkinson, Isabelle, editor.
• Burns, Lesley, editor.
• Taylor & Francis eBooks

Series:

• Routledge research in public administration and public policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Finance, Public--Auditing--Case studies.
• Legislative oversight--Case studies.
• Subnational governments--Case studies.
• States, Small--Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 187 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.

Biography/History:

Frederick Stapenhurst is Associate Professor and Parliamentary Programs Coordinator at McGill University, Canada. He is a former board member at Parliamentary Centre, member of Transparency International and North American co-chair of the Research Committee of Legislative Specialists. Prior to joining McGill University, he worked at the World Bank concentrating on anti-corruption and parliamentary development and writing extensively on these issues. Anthony Staddon is an Independent Political and Parliamentary Consultant and Instructor at McGill University School of Continuing Studies, located in London, United Kingdom. Isabelle Watkinson is a strategic management and international business student and research assistant at McGill University's Desautels Faculty of Management, located in Oakville, Canada. Lesley Burns is Vice-President of Oversight at the Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation, located in Ottawa, Canada.

Contents:

• Context & overview / Frederick Stapenhurst
• Theory & research design / Frederick Stapenhurst
• Public accounts committees in Australian small jurisdictions / Dalia Feldberg, Anthony Staddon & Isabelle Watkinson
• Public accounts committees in small jurisdictions in the British Isles & Mediterranean Region / Anthony Staddon
• Public accounts committees in Canada's small provinces and territories / Lesley Burns
• Public accounts committees in Nordic small legislatures / Isabelle Watkinson & Gitte Korff
• Public accounts committees in the Caribbean region / Anthony Staddon
• Public accounts committees in Small Pacific Island States / Dalia Feldberg, Anthony Staddon & Isabelle Watkinson
• Public account committees in South African development community small states / Anthony Staddon
• Conclusion : towards a best practice guide for public accounts committees in smaller jurisdictions / Frederick Stapenhurst & Isabelle Watkinson
• Annex : offshore financial centres in small states / Dalia Feldberg, Daniella Springer & Isabelle Watkinson.

Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
• Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 29, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Enhanced parliamentary oversight

ISBN:

• 9781003330257
• 1003330258
• 9781000915426
• 1000915425
• 9781000915389
• 1000915387

Publisher Number:

40031891348

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.