Parliament, the budget and poverty in South Africa : a shift in power /

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Imprint:Pretoria : Idasa, 2009.
Description:1 online resource (100 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11220070
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Other authors / contributors:Verwey, Len.
Lefko-Everett, Kate.
Mohammed, Ahmed.
Zamisa, Musa.
ISBN:9781920409340
1920409343
1920409076
9781920409074
9781920118914
9781920409074
1920118918
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
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Summary:Effective and transparent government budgeting is vital to any democracy. In South Africa, massive poverty, inequality and unemployment remain, despite the successful political transformation, citizens and Parliament have a particularly important role to play in shaping budget policy and overseeing its implementation. South Africa reached a crossroads in fiscal governance when it passed the Money Bills Amendment Act in 2009, a law which granted Parliament strong powers to amend the budget prepared by the executive. This publication explores the content of the new law as well as the challenges.
Other form:Print version: Parliament, the budget and poverty in South Africa. Pretoria : Idasa, 2009 9781920118914