Budgeting for the Military Sector in Africa - The Process and Mechanisms of Control

Informationen zum Autor Wuyi Omitoogun, SIPRI Researcher Klappentext In this comprehensive study! 15 African experts describe and analyse the military budgetary processes and degree of parliamentary oversight and control in nine countries of Africa! spanning across all the continent's sub-regions. Each case study addresses a wide range of questions! such as the roles of the ministries of finance! budget offices! audit departments and external actors in the military budgetary processes! the extent of compliance with standard public expenditure management procedures! and how well official military expenditure figures reflect the true economic resources devoted to military activities in these countries. Zusammenfassung In this comprehensive study, 12 experts describe and analyse the military budgetary processes and degree of oversight and control in eight African countries, spanning the continent's sub-regions. These analyses provide the basis for concrete recommendations to the governments of African countries and the international community.

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• Authors: Omitoogun, Wuyi Omitoogun, Wuyi (EDT)/ Hutchful Omitoogun
• Assisted by: Hutchful (Editor), Eboe Hutchful (Editor), Eboe (African Security Dialogue and Research Hutchful (Editor), Hutchful Eboe (Editor), Wuyi Omitoogun (Editor), Wuyi (SIPRI) Omitoogun (Editor), Omitoogun Wuyi (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.09.2006
• EAN: 9780199262663
• ISBN: 978-0-19-926266-3
• No. of pages: 293
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Series: SIPRI Monographs; Sipri Publication; Sipri Publication; SIPRI Monographs; Sipri Monograph
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Africa, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Public Finance, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, Political science & theory, Regional Studies, Political Economy, Regional / International studies, Military tactics, Political science and theory, Military and defence strategy, Public finance, Public finance and taxation, Theory of warfare and military science, Theory of warfare & military science