Staddon, A. 2015. Strengthening PACs in small Parliaments: perspectives from the Caribbean. in: Hoque, Z. (ed.) Making Governments Accountable: The role of Public Accounts Committees and National Audit Offices Oxford and New York Routledge. pp. 293-306
| Chapter title | Strengthening PACs in small Parliaments: perspectives from the Caribbean |
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| Authors | Staddon, A. |
| Editors | Hoque, Z. |
| Abstract | Recent efforts to strengthen the oversight capacity of the Parliaments of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago have paid particular attention to the public accounts committee (PAC). This chapter provides an analysis of the PACs in both countries. The committees have some similar features in terms of mandate and composition, but both have struggled to be effective, partly because of the difficulties in developing functioning committees in small jurisdictions and partly because of an unhelpful external context. Progress has been made in developing the internal environment of the PACs, but producing and demonstrating significant outputs and outcomes remain a major challenge. |
| Keywords | Public Accounts Committee; Public Accounts Enterprises Committee; Auditor General; Trinidad and Tobago; Jamaica; Auditor General; public audit. |
| Book title | Making Governments Accountable: The role of Public Accounts Committees and National Audit Offices |
| Page range | 293-306 |
| Year | 2015 |
| Publisher | Routledge |
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| Published | 2015 |
| Place of publication | Oxford and New York |
| ISBN | 9781138783584 |