AFRICAN PARLIAMENTS: BETWEEN GOVERNANCE AND GOVERNMENT; ED. BY M.A. MOHAMED SALIH

He has published on a range of issues pertaining to elections (Review of African Political Economy 1995), refugees and land tenure ( Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introduction: The Changing Governance Role of African Parliaments....Pages 3-24 Parliaments, Politics, and Governance: African Democracies in Comparative Perspective....Pages 25-47 Legislative Quotas for Women: Implications for Governance in Africa....Pages 48-60 Local Assemblies and Local Democracy in sub-Saharan Africa....Pages 61-78 Citizen’s Support for Legislature and Democratic Consolidation: A Comparative Study with Special Focus on Mali....Pages 79-97 Front Matter....Pages 99-99 Evolution of Parliament-Executive Relations in Zambia....Pages 101-119 Longitudinal View on Ghana’s Parliamentary Practices....Pages 120-141 People, Party, Politics, and Parliament: Government and Governance in Namibia....Pages 142-161 Parliament and Dominant Party System in Ethiopia....Pages 162-182 Parliament as Machinery for Political System Control: The Inner Workings of Bunge, Tanzania....Pages 183-200 A Decade of Legislature-Executive Squabble in Malawi, 1994–2004....Pages 201-224 The South African Parliament’s Failed Moment....Pages 225-246 Conclusions....Pages 247-263 Back Matter....Pages 264-286 Introduction : the changing governance role of African parliaments / M.A. Mohamed Salih Parliaments, politics, and governance : African democracies in comparative perspective / Wil Hout Legislative quotas for women / Aili Mari Tripp Local assemblies and local democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa / Dele Olowu Citizen's support for legislature and democratic consolidation [Mali] / Reneske Doorenspleet Evolution of parliament-executive relations in Zambia / Jotham C. Momba Longitudinal view on Ghana's parliamentary practices / Kwame Boafo-Arthur People, party, politics, and parliament [Namibia] / Henning Melber Parliament and dominant party system in Ethiopia / Kassahun Berhanu Parliament as machinery for political system control [Tanzania] / Vibeke Wang A decade of legislature-executive squabble in Malawi, 1994-2004 / Boniface Dulani, Jan Kees van Donge The South African Parliament's failed moment / Tim Hughes Conclusions / M.A. Mohamed Salih.

This book offers in-depth analysis of parliamentary (legislature) development set in a historical context informed by Africa’s post 1990s democratic resurgence. In particular, it illustrates how African parliaments are caught between the twin processes of being part of the machinery of government while exercising the function of holding government accountable. The chapters are divided into three parts articulating: a) a contextual analysis of the broader socio-economic and political circumstances within which African Parliaments operate; b) the evolution of African parliamentary systems from colonialism to the present; and c) the relationship between parliament and government (or legislature and executive) with particular reference to political accountability and oversight.

"African Parliaments offers in-depth analysis of parliamentary development in sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on the continent's post 1990s democratic resurgence. In particular, it illustrates how African parliaments struggle both to serve as part of the machinery of government and to exercise the function of holding government accountable. Salih and contributors present a contextual analysis of the broader socio-economic and political circumstances within which African Parliaments operate, the evolution of African parliamentary systems from colonialism to the present, and the relationship between parliament and government with particular reference to political accountability and oversight."--BOOK JACKET Offers in-depth analysis of parliamentary (legislature) development set in a historical context informed by Africa's post 1990s democratic resurgence. This book illustrates how African parliaments are caught between the twin processes of being part of the machinery of government, while exercising the function of holding government accountable