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Introduction: Understanding the Legislature as an Instrument of Accountability

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

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  • Omololu Fagbadebo

    (University of KwaZulu-Natal)

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The assumption of the advocates of liberal democracy is that the legislature should have an independent capacity to hold the executive accountable (Barkan 2005). This assumption premises on the role of the legislature as an instrument of accountability. When fully developed, in terms of its capacity to perform its collective functions, the legislature is an institution of countervailing power that facilitates both horizontal accountability across governmental agencies, and downward accountability to the public (Barkan 2005, p.2).

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  • Omololu Fagbadebo, 2019. "Introduction: Understanding the Legislature as an Instrument of Accountability," Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development, in: Omololu Fagbadebo & Fayth Ruffin (ed.), Perspectives on the Legislature and the Prospects of Accountability in Nigeria and South Africa, pages 1-15, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:aaechp:978-3-319-93509-6_1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-93509-6_1
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