UID:
edocfu_9959227619302883
Format:
1 online resource (112 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-282-86910-8
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9786612869105
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1-920409-34-3
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1-920409-33-5
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1-920409-07-6
Content:
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
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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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
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-920118-91-8
Language:
English
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