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Budgeting for the Military Sector in Africa - The Processes and Mechanisms of Control (Hardcover, New)
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Budgeting for the Military Sector in Africa - The Processes and Mechanisms of Control (Hardcover, New)
Series: SIPRI Monographs
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In this comprehensive study, 12 experts describe and analyse the
military budgetary processes and degree of oversight and control in
eight African countries-Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique,
Nigeria, Sierra Leone and South Africa-spanning the continent's
sub-regions. Each country study addresses a wide range of
questions, such as the roles of the finance and defence ministries,
budget offices, audit departments and external actors in the
military budgetary processes; the extent of compliance with
standard public expenditure management procedures; and how well
official military expenditure figures reflect the true economic
resources devoted to military activities in these countries. The
framework for the country studies is provided by a detailed model
for good practice in budgeting for the military sector. The
individual studies are tied together by a synthesis chapter, which
provides a comparative analysis of the studies, classifies the
eight countries according to their adherence to the principles of
public expenditure management and explains why individual countries
find themselves with a certain classification. The book draws on
the results of the country studies and their analysis by making
concrete recommendations to the governments of African countries
and the international community. While the military sector in many
African states is believed to be favoured in terms of resource
allocation and degree of political autonomy, it is not subject to
the same rules and procedures as other sectors. Because of the
unique role of the armed forces as the guarantor of national
security, and their demand for a high degree of confidentiality in
certain activities, the military sector receives a significant
proportion of state resources and is not subject to public
scrutiny. The book argues that while the military sector requires
some confidentiality it should be subject to the same standard
procedures and rules followed by other state sectors.
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