Description: Political Economy of Government Auditing : Financial Governance and the Rule of Law in Latin America and Beyond, Hardcover by Santiso, Carlos, ISBN 0415477735, ISBN-13 9780415477734, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US The Political Economy of Government Auditing addresses the elusive quest for greater transparency and accountability in the management of public finances in emerging economies; and, more specifically, it examines the contribution of autonomous audit agencies (AAAs) to the fight against corruption and waste. Whilst the role of audit agencies in curbing corruption is increasingly acknowledged, there exists little comparative work on their institutional effectiveness. Addressing the performance of AAAs in emerging economies, Carlos Santiso pursues a political economy perspective that addresses the context in which audit agencies are embedded, and the governance factors that make them work or fail. Here, the cases of Argentina, Brazil and Chile are examined, as they illustrate the three – parliamentary, court and independent – models of AAAs in modern states, and their three distinct trajectories of reform, or lack of reform. Beyond Latin America, considerations on the reform of government auditing in other countries, developed and developing are also taken up as, it is argued, while institutional arrangements for government auditing matter, political factors ultimately determine the effectiveness of AAAs. Reforming AAAs, it is concluded, must consider the trajectory of state building, the role of law in public administration and the quality of governance. An important contribution to the comparative study of governance institutions, and especially those tasked with overseeing the budget and curbing corruption, The Political Economy of Government Auditing will be of interest to scholars and students of comparative politics, development studies, administrative law, and public finance; as well as to development practitioners and policy-makers in developing countries, donor governments and international institutions.
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Book Title: Political Economy of Government Auditing : Financial Governance a
Number of Pages: 182 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Political Economy of Government Auditing : Financial Governance and the Rule of Law in Latin America and Beyond
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Item Height: 0.7 in
Subject: Public Finance, International Relations / Trade & Tariffs, General, International, Auditing
Publication Year: 2009
Item Weight: 15.2 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Law, Political Science, Business & Economics
Author: Carlos Santiso
Item Length: 9.5 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Series: Law, Development and Globalization Ser.
Format: Hardcover
