State of Accountability in the Global South

Contents:

Foreword xvii
Introduction - public accountability in the global south:
approaches and practices 1
Sylvia I. Bergh, Wil Hout, Sony Pellissery and C. Sathyamala

PART I SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH
1 Enhancing citizen voices in service delivery in India: the
role of social accountability tools 23
Samuel Paul and Meena Nair
2 Social accountability initiatives in Egypt: unlocking the
'black box' of contextual factors 41
Yasmin Khodary
3 Governance in translation: participatory budgeting across
the developing world 60
Brian Wampler and Michael Touchton
4 Making the most of tech moments in accountable
governance: identifying suitable entry points, actors and contexts 77
Fletcher Tembo
5 Civil society and state accountability: holding the state
accountable in the context of shrinking civic space in Kenya 99
Antony Otieno Ong'ayo
6 Right to public services: reconceptualizing the path to
(social) accountability in India 126
Anognya Parthasarathy

PART II ACCOUNTABILITY POLITICS FROM THE
'SUPPLY SIDE' PERSPECTIVE
7 Frameworks of accountability in healthcare 151
James Warner Bjoerkman
8 Holding the Ugandan police to account: case study of the
Police Accountability and Reform Project 165
Wil Hout, Natascha Wagner and Rose Namara
9 The Office of Auditor General Zambia: becoming
a professional audit office that empowers the public 182
James Hathaway
10 Accountable to whom? Basic service delivery in India's
urban-development programmes 198
Arvind Balaji Rajasekaran
11 Neoliberal reforms and public accountability in the
Western Balkans 221
Rachel Kurian
12 Conclusion: main findings and future challenges to public
accountability 245
Sylvia I. Bergh, Wil Hout, Meenal Thakur and C. Sathyamala

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• Políticas da governo central
• Administração pública
• Serviço civil e sector público

Accountability; Governance; Public sector; Global South; Transparency; Service delivery