Legislative Financial Oversight in Ghana - The Role and Challenges of the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament of the Republic of Ghana

Master's Thesis from the year 2013 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: Africa, University of Passau (Department of Political Science), course: Governance and Public Policy, language: English, abstract: This study examines the role of the Public Accounts Committee of Ghana (PAC) and discusses some of the key internal and external structural issues most likely to affect the performance of the Committee. The study makes recommendations on best practices needed to improve the Committee´s performance. Data for the study were obtained from interviews with Members of the Public Accounts Committee of Ghana, Staff of the Ghana Audit Service, Financial Accountability Experts and Civil Society Organizations in the field of good financial governance.

Product details

• Authors: Samuel Asamoah
• Publisher: Grin Verlag
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2015
• EAN: 9783668054288
• ISBN: 978-3-668-05428-8
• No. of pages: 28
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 210 mm x 1 mm
• Weight: 56 g
• Illustrations: 1 Farbabb.
• Series: Akademische Schriftenreihe Bd. V306593; Akademische Schriftenreihe Bd. V306593
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education