Title: Civil society, public action and accountability in Africa

Authors: Devarajan, Shantayanan and Khemani, Stuti and Walton, Michael

Place: Washington, DC

Publisher: World bank

Year: 2011

Journal: Policy research working paperFaculty research working paper series

Volume: WPS 5733RWP11-036

PAGE: --

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: public administration, local government, public services, accountability, civil society, development aspects, africa south of sahara

Abstract: This paper examines the potential role of civil society action in increasing state accountability for development in Sub-Saharan Africa. A key question is how to improve the incentives of higher-level leadership to hold within-state agencies or frontline providers accountable.

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-5733

Document type: Other