Perspectives on the Legislature and the Prospects of Accountability in Nigeria and South Africa

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Fagbadebo, Omololu (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Ruffin, Fayth (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development,
• Subjects: Comparative politics.; Public policy.; Africa-Politics and government.; Comparative Politics.; Public Policy.; African Politics.

This book examines the problem of accountability in two African political systems, South Africa and Nigeria. Despite the principle of separation of powers and the doctrine of checks and balances among the institutions of governance, a burgeoning governance crisis stifles the potential of accountabil...