01121nam a22002297a 4500003000500000005001700005008004100022020003000063040002300093082001500116100002500131245009000156260005100246300005300297504006900350520035100419521001000770651001700780654006500797655001300862700001600875322820250116104222.0250116b        sa ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780796 921697qPaperback  aRDAbENGLISHc3228  a328.6 AFRI  aSalih,  M.A. Mohamed  aAfrican parliaments: between governance and government /ceditor. M.A. Mohamed Salih.  aCape Town, South Africa : bHSRC Press,c2006.  axviii, 286 pages bColour illustrations:c 22 cm  aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [264]-283) and index.  aSummary: African Parliaments offers an in-depth analysis of parliamentary development in sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on the continent's post-1990s democratic resurgence. In particular, it illustrates how African parliaments struggle to serve as part of the machinery of government while exercising the function of holding government accountable.  aAdult  aSouth Africa  2Legislative bodies  Politics and government  Africa  History  aHistory.  aJenny Frost