ISBN:
9789819907809
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xxii, 256 Seiten)
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Edition:
1st ed. 2023.
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Keywords:
Africa—Politics and government.
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Legislation.
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World politics.
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Political science.
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Africa
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Parlament
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Gesetzgebende Gewalt
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Gesetzgebung
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Öffentlicher Haushalt
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Bewilligung
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Qualitativ vergleichende Analyse
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Nigeria
Abstract:
1. Salient Topical Issues on Legislative Effectiveness in Nigeria’s National Assembly: An Introduction -- 2. Concept, Origin, Significance and Composition of Legislature in Democratic Governance: A Theoretical Exposition -- 3. Historical Development and the Institutional Framework of the Nigerian National Assembly -- 4. Legislative Powers and Lawmaking Process in the Nigerian National Assembly -- 5. Legislative Effectiveness: A Discourse on Measuring Toolkits, Benchmarks and Indicators -- 6. Measuring Legislative Effectiveness in the Nigerian National Assembly: The Birth of ILES Model -- 7. Comparative Analysis of Legislative Effectiveness of the 4th–8th National Assemblies -- 8. Assessing the Legislative Effectiveness of the National Assembly: The ILES Model Approach -- 9. Interpreting the Lawmaking Performance and Determinants of Legislative Effectiveness of the National Assembly -- 10. Legislative Impact on the People and the Challenges Facing the National Assembly -- 11. The Patterns and Dynamics of Legislative-Executive Relations and the Impact on Legislative Effectiveness -- 12. Cost of Running the National Assembly and the Budgetary Process in the Fourth Republic -- 13. Conclusion: Toward Reforming the National Assembly
Abstract:
This book evaluates the legislative effectiveness of Nigeria’s National Assembly under the Fourth Republic. The assessment covers five Assemblies (4th–8th) and focuses specifically on lawmaking, cost of running the National Assembly, and the budget making process. It empirically assesses the effectiveness of the Nigerian national legislature beyond previous emotional and sentimental evaluations of the institution. It has developed a model ‘Institutional Legislative Effectiveness Score’ used in assessing the institutional performance of the National Assembly from two perspectives: first, by comparing the performances of the two chambers in the same Assembly; and second, by comparing the performances of the institution across Assemblies. Aside lawmaking, the book also covers the major topical issues that characterized public evaluation of the institution. These include: size of the institution, budgeting process, cost of funding the institution, and the debate on the appropriate way in reforming the National Assembly. Adebola Rafiu BAKARE is a lecturer and currently Head of the Department of Political Science, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.
DOI:
10.1007/978-981-99-0780-9
