Self-restraining state power and accountability in new democracies
Self-restraining state power and accountability in new democracies
- London Lynne Rienner Publishers 1999
- x,395 p. 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-379) and index.
Introduction / Conceptual and Normative Issues. Conceptualizing Accountability / Horizontal Accountability in New Democracies / Comments on O'Donnell: Democracy and Constitutionalism / Comments on O'Donnell: The Limits of Horizontal Accountability / Comments on O'Donnell: Traditions of Accountability / Comments on O'Donnell: A Response to My Commentators / Electoral Administration. A Brief History of Electoral Commissions / Off the Streets and into the Courtrooms: Resolving Postelectoral Conflicts in Mexico / Institutionalizing Credible Elections in Ghana / The Third Dimension of Accountability: The International Community in National Elections / Judicial Systems. Larry Diamond, Marc F. Plattner and Andreas Schedler -- Andreas Schedler. Guillermo O'Donnell. Richard L. Sklar. Philippe C. Schmitter. Marc F. Plattner. Guillermo O'Donnell -- Robert A. Pastor. Todd A. Eisenstadt. E. Gyimah-Boadi. Robert A. Pastor -- 1. Pt. 1. 2. 3. 4. Pt. 2. 5. 6. 7. 8. Pt. 3. A Brief History of Judicial Review / Judicial Independence and Judicial Reform in Latin America / Building Judicial Independence in Common Law Africa / Surprising Success: The New Eastern European Constitutional Courts / Corruption Control. A Brief History of Anticorruption Agencies / Corruption, Democracy, and Reform in Benin / Combating Corruption in South Korea and Thailand / The Global Coalition Against Corruption: Evaluating Transparency International / Central Banks. A Brief History of Central Bank Independence in Developing Countries / Misguided Autonomy: Central Bank Independence in the Russian Transition / Herman Schwartz. Pilar Domingo. Jennifer Widner. Herman Schwartz -- Michael Johnston. John R. Heilbrunn. Jon S. T. Quah. Fredrik Galtung and Jeremy Pope -- Sylvia Maxfield. Juliet Johnson. 9. 10. 11. 12. Pt. 4. 13. 14. 15. 16. Pt. 5. 17. 18. Learning from Failure: The International Financial Institutions as Agencies of Restraint in Africa / Conclusion. Restraining the State: Conflicts and Agents of Accountability / Paul Collier -- Andreas Schedler. 19. Pt. 6. 20.
9781555877743
Political corruption--Prevention.
Responsibility.
Separation of powers.
Democracy.
352.35 / SE-
Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-379) and index.
Introduction / Conceptual and Normative Issues. Conceptualizing Accountability / Horizontal Accountability in New Democracies / Comments on O'Donnell: Democracy and Constitutionalism / Comments on O'Donnell: The Limits of Horizontal Accountability / Comments on O'Donnell: Traditions of Accountability / Comments on O'Donnell: A Response to My Commentators / Electoral Administration. A Brief History of Electoral Commissions / Off the Streets and into the Courtrooms: Resolving Postelectoral Conflicts in Mexico / Institutionalizing Credible Elections in Ghana / The Third Dimension of Accountability: The International Community in National Elections / Judicial Systems. Larry Diamond, Marc F. Plattner and Andreas Schedler -- Andreas Schedler. Guillermo O'Donnell. Richard L. Sklar. Philippe C. Schmitter. Marc F. Plattner. Guillermo O'Donnell -- Robert A. Pastor. Todd A. Eisenstadt. E. Gyimah-Boadi. Robert A. Pastor -- 1. Pt. 1. 2. 3. 4. Pt. 2. 5. 6. 7. 8. Pt. 3. A Brief History of Judicial Review / Judicial Independence and Judicial Reform in Latin America / Building Judicial Independence in Common Law Africa / Surprising Success: The New Eastern European Constitutional Courts / Corruption Control. A Brief History of Anticorruption Agencies / Corruption, Democracy, and Reform in Benin / Combating Corruption in South Korea and Thailand / The Global Coalition Against Corruption: Evaluating Transparency International / Central Banks. A Brief History of Central Bank Independence in Developing Countries / Misguided Autonomy: Central Bank Independence in the Russian Transition / Herman Schwartz. Pilar Domingo. Jennifer Widner. Herman Schwartz -- Michael Johnston. John R. Heilbrunn. Jon S. T. Quah. Fredrik Galtung and Jeremy Pope -- Sylvia Maxfield. Juliet Johnson. 9. 10. 11. 12. Pt. 4. 13. 14. 15. 16. Pt. 5. 17. 18. Learning from Failure: The International Financial Institutions as Agencies of Restraint in Africa / Conclusion. Restraining the State: Conflicts and Agents of Accountability / Paul Collier -- Andreas Schedler. 19. Pt. 6. 20.
9781555877743
Political corruption--Prevention.
Responsibility.
Separation of powers.
Democracy.
352.35 / SE-